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National defense budget could allocate millions to Louisiana military bases
By Jacob Mathews | The Center Square The U.S. fiscal 2025 national defense budget includes over $300 million dedicated ...
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Tax that funds sewer maintenance up for renewal on Dec. 7 ballot
By Emily Burleigh Leesville residents will vote on a tax renewal in December. Voters will approve or deny ...
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Stencil program designed to help children practice educational skills
By Emily Burleigh Colorful and educational stencils were installed at Dogwood Park and Vernon Middle School to encourage ...
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Landry’s ambitious tax plan hits first bump
By Quinn Marceaux | LSU Manship School News Service Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious tax plan, which had previously ...
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Leesville High grad to lead US Army in the Pacific
Special to the News Leader FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Ronald P. Clark, a 1984 graduate of Leesville High ...
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful now accepting applications for Trash Receptacle Grant
Keep Louisiana Beautiful s pleased to begin accepting applications online for the 2024-25 Trash Receptacle Grant. The purpose of ...
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Strong early voting turnout in SW La.
By Doris Maricle Early voting across Southwest Louisiana has seen a strong voter turnout with many residents eager ...
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USDA/NRCS Louisiana announces landscape restoration program signup dates
Special to the News Leader The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) in Louisiana announced ...
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Speaker Johnson on the ground in storm-damaged western North Carolina
Special to the Beauregard News Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, joined North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards and Sen. Thom ...
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Cassidy hosts rural community summit in Leesville
Special to the Leesville Leader U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., hosted his third Rural Community Funding Summit of ...
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La. Guard mobilizes to support Fla. in anticipation of Hurricane Milton
By Capt. Peter Drasutis | Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the ...
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House Ways and Means committee to hear testimony on tax reform
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The House Ways and Means committee will continue hearings on tax ...
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Milton gains strength at rate rarely seen
Mandatory evacuations have been issued in Florida after Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a major hurricane in the ...
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Twenty-two inducted as new members into Leesville Mayor’s Youth Council
By Emily Burleigh Twenty-two new members were inducted into the Leesville Mayor’s Youth Council by Mayor Pro Tempore ...
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Caribbean system expected to strengthen, could hit Florida as a major hurricane
There are no expected direct tropical impacts forecast for the Southwest Louisiana area this week from a tropical ...
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‘Gothic Jail After Dark’ opens Oct. 11
By Emily Burleigh Starting Oct. 11, DeRidder’s Gothic “Hanging” Jail, 205 W. 1st St., will host its annual ...
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National Guard soldier dies in Alexandria
Special to the Leesville Leader The Louisiana National Guard announces the death of a Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier on Sunday. Sgt. William Mitchell Benham, ...
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Leesville’s Ford in high gear: RB puts up ridiculous numbers in first two weeks
By Rodrick Anderson Leesville’s Xavier Ford is putting up video game-like numbers two games into his senior season. ...
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Cassidy: Second assassination attempt ‘beyond concerning’
A second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is “beyond concerning,” U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy told the ...
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Francine now a Category 1 hurricane
Francine intensified into a Category 1 hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. The storm continues ...
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Shelves go bare ahead of Francine’s arrival
By Rita LeBleu Navigating the parking lot of the Walmart Lake Charles Neighborhood Market was a bit treacherous, ...
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Louisiana power companies gear up for potential storm damage
By Emily Burleigh Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine — expected to be upgraded to a category one hurricane ...
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Francine shifts aim to central Louisiana
Tropical Storm Francine has shifted yet again and is now aimed at central Louisiana — particularly the Morgan ...
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Francine projected to make landfall near Intracoastal City
The westward movement of the eye of Tropical Storm Francine has been slowing as the system hits dry ...
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Francine’s timing, intensity picking up
The timing and intensity of now-Tropical Storm Francine has changed over the past few hours as it continues ...