06/04/11 Louisiana Legislature and Gov. Bobby Jindal are at odds over budget cuts
06/04/11 The Jindal administration gave wardens at five state prisons a schedule for possible layoffs because of budget cuts. JUNE 9: Identify targeted positions.
06/03/11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's corrections secretary has sent a memo to wardens at five state prisons, ordering them to prepare for layoffs next month to shut down the facilities, in case the Senate agrees to budget cuts proposed by the House. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc, an appointee of the governor, sent the layoff timeline to wardens this week, blaming a proposed $27.5 million ...
05/24/11 The amendment approved by the Louisiana House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that strips the revenue from the proposed sales of three state correctional facilities from House Bill 1 would have a significant impact on public safety, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Secretary James Le Blanc said.
03/25/11 (AP:BATON ROUGE, La.) Dozens of prison workers, their family members and local union leaders protested Thursday at the Louisiana Capitol to oppose Jindal administration plans to sell state prisons and hire private companies to run some of them.
03/24/11 Dozens of prison workers, their family members and local union leaders protested Thursday at the Louisiana Capitol to oppose...
03/18/11 Visit this month-by-month guide to festivals in South Louisiana for 2011
03/02/11 Just as Gov. Bobby Jindal proposes to sell off three prisons, he goes around boasting that recidivism rates are way down. The Times-PicayuneGov. Bobby JindalHe needs to find a better sales gimmick. If more and more ex jailbirds really are...
01/23/11 University of Louisiana at Monroe President Dr. Nick Bruno has announced the President's List and Dean's List for the fall 2010 semester at ULM.
10/05/10 MARKSVILLE -- Avoyelles Parish school officials hope that improved student transportation will bring the district into compliance with one of the so-called Green factors used to determine whether public schools meet federal desegregation requirements.
10/01/10 COTTONPORT -- Jeannette Sweeney spent most of her life in New Orleans, but decided to move back to her native Cottonport after retiring.
09/24/10 Associated Press - September 24, 2010 7:54 AM ET ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Rapides Parish man and booked him with Tuesday's armed robbery of the Effie branch of the...
09/24/10 ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Rapides Parish man and booked him with Tuesday's armed robbery of the Effie branch of the Cottonport Bank.
09/24/10 ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Rapides Parish man and booked him with Tuesday's armed robbery of the Effie branch of the Cottonport Bank. Deputies say 46-year-old Michael David Gordon was arrested Thursday at his home near Libuse. Gordon is accused of brandishing a handgun at the bank, binding two employees' wrists and locking them in a closet while he committed the robbery ...
09/22/10 EFFIE, La. (AP) - Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies are search for a man who robbed a branch of Cottonport Bank in Effie. Deputies say the robbery of the bank branch on La. Highway 107 took place at approximately 1:40 p.m. Tuesday.
09/22/10 EFFIE, La. - Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies are search for a man who robbed a branch of Cottonport Bank in Effie. Deputies say the robbery of the bank branch on La. Highway 107 took place at approximately 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies tell The Town Talk that the suspect had earlier been to the branch to inquire about a loan. He returned a short time later and waited for the single customer to ...
09/22/10 Avoyelles Parish sheriff's deputies are search for a man who robbed a branch of Cottonport Bank in Effie.
09/08/10 Tiger Stadium is but a hop, skip and a jump for a group of Cenla residents now living in the state capital.
08/23/10 You will be redirected to the page you want to view in seconds. Aug. 27 - Football Jamboree at Pineville High, 6 p.m.
07/23/10 Today, Governor Bobby Jindal traveled to the Plaquemines Parish Emergency Operations Center (EOC) where he met with Louisiana Sheriffs' Association Executive Director Hal Turner, Parish President Billy Nungesser and first responders for an assessment of state and local preparations for Tropical Depression Bonnie. Governor Jindal said, "We came to Plaquemines Parish because this area will likely ... | 
