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9/11 anniversary: Remembering those for whom the bell tolls
By Emily Burleigh The values that guided those during the events of Sept. 11, 2001, live on through ...
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‘It is really tragic’: Wildfires wipe out income for Louisiana forest landowners
By Olivia McClure WESTPORT— In west-central Louisiana, where wildfires have ravaged thousands of acres of drought-stricken forests in ...
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Grant bringing new life to historic National Hotel
By Emily Burleigh With the help of a $55,000 grant, Leesville Main Street is becoming a historic business ...
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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise
Watch as W.T. Henning Elementary fifth-grader teacher Leslie Mire McFarland is notified she is this week’s Benoit Motors ...
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Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week: Leslie McFarland ‘blessed to be a small part of a child’s journey’
By Emily Burleigh Leslie Mire McFarland, 47, emulates the teacher who inspired her to become an educator. She ...
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UPDATE: Tiger Island Fire 65 percent contained
By Emily Burleigh Firefighters with the Southern Area Red incident Management team are still working to extinguish four ...
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Investigators: Tiger Island Fire started ‘intentionally’ in secluded area of forested property
By Emily Burleigh The Tiger Island Fire was caused by arson, said state officials have confirmed. The Louisiana ...
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Sheriff: ‘Situation better, but we are not out of the woods yet’
Voluntary evacuations remain in place for the Junction community, north of Merryville, as firefighters spent their Labor Day ...
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La. Guard aviation assets drop over 1 million gallons of water to combat persistent wildfires
Special to the News Leader NEW ORLEANS – Since Louisiana National Guard aviation assets began water-drop missions on August ...
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Fort Johnson honors National Airborne Day
By Keith Morrow / Fort Johnson Air Officer Aug. 16 may be just another day to some, but to a ...