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Leesville teen struck by train, killed
A 16-year-old was fatally struck by a train Wednesday afternoon while walking on the side of railroad tracks ...
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Sowela hosts first-ever College Transfer and Military Fair
Sowela Technical Community College will host its first-ever College Transfer and Military Fair on Wednesday, March 8, from ...
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Former Fort Polk soldier sentenced to 50 years for sexually abusing stepdaughters
A former Fort Polk soldier convicted in 2022 of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age ...
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Louisiana’s combined sales tax rate is the nation’s highest
By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Louisiana’s combined state and local sales taxes are the highest in the ...
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State could roll out pilot program for road usage fee to replace gas tax
By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson is proposing a ...
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Community Development Works to host spring trainings
Special to the Leesville Leader ALEXANDRIA — Community Development Works, a program of The Rapides Foundation, announces its ...
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Fort Polk ceremony highlights Black history by honoring 761st Tank Battalion
By Angie Thorne FORT POLK — The Kisatchie National Forest hosted a commemoration ceremony honoring the 761st Tank ...
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Fort Polk drives into future with solar charging stations, electric cars
By Angie Thorne | Public Affairs Office The world seems to be driving in the direction of vehicles run ...
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32nd Hospital Center soldiers head to Iraq
By Chuck Cannon | Public Affairs Office A casing of the colors ceremony for Fort Polk’s 32nd Hospital ...
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Dogwood Park’s walking bridge, book nook vandalized
By Emily Burleigh The walking bridge and Book Nook at Dogwood Park on Belview Road in Leesville have ...