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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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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 ...
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Westlake Fire Department trains with MedEvac unit from Fort Polk
By Emily Burleigh Firefighters with the Westlake Fire Department spent Thursday morning conducting joint training operations with the ...
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Council: Waste Management collection issues being addressed
By Ashlyn Little During the Leesville City Council meeting on Monday, Councilman Phillip Hunt thanked residents for understanding ...
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Secure your spot on the Nice List with Leesville’s Christmas in July
By Ashlyn Little The city of Leesville will be hosting its inaugural Christmas in July Friday and Saturday ...
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Louisiana launches High Impact Jobs Program focused on energy, advanced manufacturing
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square A new state program designed to boost high-paying employment in Louisiana officially ...
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Area schools benefit from glove donation
By Ashlyn Little Beauregard and Vernon parishes are benefiting from the donation of more than one million elastic ...
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Two years after switch, Fort Polk’s name returns
By Ashlyn Little Fort Johnson — which was named after World War I Sgt. William Henry Johnson — ...
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Leesville Police join Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign
Special to the Leesville Leader Officers with the Leesville Police Department will be participating in the statewide Drive ...
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McNeese announces president’s honor list
Special to the Leesville Leader The president’s honor list for the spring 2025 semester at McNeese State University ...
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Leesville OKs Street Rehabilitation Project contract
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville City Council approved the notice of award of contract to APECK Construction, LLC ...
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Under pressure: More than 4,000 Iowa National Guard soldiers train at Fort Polk
By Sgt. Ryan Reed | Special to the News Leader FORT POLK — More than 4,000 soldiers from ...
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Improvements coming to Leesville’s recreational complex
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville Council has agreed to proceed with the construction of a splash pad at the ...
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Army restores the names of seven bases — including Fort Polk
Seven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back ...
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At the session: See how SW La. lawmakers are voting
By Jim Beam Southwest Louisiana legislators, for the most part, have supported the more controversial measures of the ...
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50-year sentence stands for man guilty of sexual battery, molestation
The 50-year sentence will stand for an Anacoco man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to multiple counts of ...
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After nearly six years, no answers in missing person case
By Ashlyn Little It’s been nearly six years since Bradley Stracener went missing — and there are still ...
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Leesville recipient of 2025 National Main Street Accreditation
Leesville’s Main Street is among the 22 Louisiana communities designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for ...
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Several local students earn college degrees
Special to the Leesville Leader NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State awarded 937 degrees to 914 graduates during spring 2025 ...