Staff Reports, Author at Leesville Leader

LEAP tests

Louisiana students maintain LEAP gains made over last two years

By Emily Burleigh Following two years of student proficiency growth, Louisiana students “maintained recent gains.” The Louisiana Department of Education released LEAP results for the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 25, 2024 7:04 am

Leesville Council

Firefighter training now available for Vernon students

By Emily Burleigh Vernon Parish students will now have the opportunity to participate in firefighter training. The Leesville City Council unanimously approved a partnership between ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 5:52 pm

Keep Louisiana Beautiful

Keep Louisiana Beautiful offers litter kits available for checkout at area libraries

Keep Louisiana Beautiful has launched the Get Down & Clean Up program in collaboration with the State Library of Louisiana and the Louisiana Public Library System, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 1:26 pm

Presidential race

Louisiana Democrats thank Biden, support Harris as new nominee

By Steve Wilson |The Center Square  Louisiana Democrats have switched their support to Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee and were thankful ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, July 22, 2024 9:07 pm

Pinecrest

Audit finds abuse and neglect in state care facilities

By Jacob Mathews | The Center Square In audit of intermediate care facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities in Louisiana found major deficiencies related to ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, July 22, 2024 9:08 am

Joe Biden

Biden’s long path to the White House

By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square President Joe Biden’s road to the White House began in 1973 when he was sworn in as one ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 21, 2024 9:31 pm

Mike Johnson

Speaker Johnson: Biden ‘must resign the office immediately’

Special to the Leesville Leader U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., released the following statement after the Democrat Party invalidated the votes of millions of Americans ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 21, 2024 9:16 pm

Joe Biden

Biden exits race, endorses VP Harris as his successor

By Tom Gantert and Dan McCaleb | The Center Square President Joe Biden ended his bid for reelection Sunday with a written announcement on social ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 21, 2024 3:34 am

Mike Johnson

Speaker Johnson: ‘We will make America safe again’

Special to the Leesville Leader Milwaukee, Wis. –Speaker Mike Johnson, Permanent Chair of the 2024 RNC Convention, delivered remarks Tuesday evening focused on tonight’s Convention theme of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 9:20 pm

Medicaid

Number of Medicaid users in Louisiana drops

By Jacobs Mathews | The Center Square Registration for Medicaid in Louisiana dropped 18.5% from about 2.1 million to 1.7 million over the last 12 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 9:12 pm

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