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Vernon rescinds support of carbon capture sequestration projects
By Ashlyn Little The Vernon Parish Police Jury voted unanimously this week to rescind two resolutions approved during ...
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Louisiana special sessions cost taxpayers nearly $6M
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Four special sessions convened by Gov. Jeff Landry since he took office ...
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Unseasonably warm temperatures in forecast
Unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast this week across Southwest Louisiana. Afternoon highs are expected to reach the 80s ...
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Longest-ever government shutdown ends after 43 days
By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reopen and fund the federal ...
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Pilot Club of Leesville partners with LSU AgCenter to launch fitness signage at Dogwood Park
Special to the Leesville Leader Community members recently gathered at Dogwood Park to celebrate the installation of nine ...
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Landry orders moratorium on new carbon capture projects, industry pushes back
By Alton Wallace | The Center Square Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, while citing the economic potential of carbon capture ...
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Remembering Tiger Island Fire: Beauregard Museum exhibit honors those who fought against largest fire in state history
By Ashlyn Little It’s been two years since the historic Tiger Island Fire in Beauregard Parish. The fire, ...
Lifestyle
A-maze-in Dry Creek farm fall festival
By Ashlyn Little “Hometown Heroes” is this theme for this weekend’s CM Farms Fall Fest in Dry Creek. ...
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Golf course manager: New projects, golf carts worth checking out
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville City Council held its regular meeting on Monday with Mayor Rick Allen and ...
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Inspired to serve: Local paramedic was an 8th-grader in NY when towers struck
By Doris Maricle Casey Sullivan-Flood, a paramedic and recruiter with Acadian Ambulance, was an eighth-grader in New York ...
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Conservative campus activist Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
By Esther Wickham | The Center Square Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder and executive director and close ally ...
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Landry rebukes Cassidy on ‘dangerous’ COVID vaccine stance
By Emily Burleigh Louisiana Jeff Landry has spoken out against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s comments on the importance ...
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La. joins push to strike down gun magazine ban
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of 27 states ...
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Inspirational book club coming to Leesville
By Ashlyn Little Leesville residents of all ages will soon have a new Life Group and Book Club ...
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Council to purchase property to expand Recreation Complex
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville City Council on Monday agreed to purchase land from Mark McRae Properties in ...
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Zoom off to Hollywood: Louisiana’s virtual ‘Idol’ audition date
By Ashlyn Little “American Idol” auditions are coming to a live Zoom near you. Louisiana auditions are scheduled ...
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Student art selected to hang in halls of Congress
Special to the Leesville Leader To promote art in schools, each of the 435 members of the House ...
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Louisiana sues Roblox, alleging platform enables child exploitation
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against the online ...
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Audit: Louisiana Medicaid paid $9.6M for coverage after beneficiaries’ deaths
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana Department of Health paid roughly $9.6 million in monthly premiums ...
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Free breakfast, lunch for Vernon students
Special to the News Leader All students in Vernon Parish schools will continue to receive free breakfast and ...
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Council: Christmas in July a tremendous success
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville Council has voted to purchase eight mowers from the state for the Fort ...
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State financial officers urge financial institutions to abandon ESG
By Tom Joyce | The Center Square A group of 26 financial officers from 21 states sent letters ...
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Louisiana ‘ahead of the game’ on Medicaid overhaul, but funding challenges loom
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Rep. Stephanie Berault, R-Slidell, who sits on the House Health and Welfare ...
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Landry forms task force to pursue break from traditional university accreditor
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order this week creating the Governor’s ...
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Landry appoints new leadership to Department of Children and Family Services
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Gov. Jeff Landry announced a leadership shakeup Friday at the Louisiana Department ...