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WEATHER WATCH: Cold front bringing thunderstorms, tornado risk
A cold front expected to move through the area Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning is expected to ...
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Cassidy: Maduro’s arrest ‘good first step’ in reasserting America’s leadership
By Emily Burleigh U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy expressed his support for President Donald Trump’s decision to order American ...
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More people leaving Louisiana than arriving, report says
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana is becoming more competitive for businesses that offer higher-paying jobs, leaders ...
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Entergy seeks more big projects in 2026 as Louisiana load surges
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square After spending much of 2025 pitching regulators on major projects to prepare ...
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Manslaughter sentence in deadly police chase stands
A Missouri woman serving a 25-year sentence for a 2024 deadly car chase in Vernon Parish that killed ...
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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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Cost of Thanksgiving turkey up: Per pound price for whole turkeys spikes 70%
By Adam Russell | Texas A&M AgriLife Prices for centerpiece turkeys are up, but overall consumers are likely to ...
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Couple files suit against Leesville, its mayor and council for constitutional violations, gerrymandering
By Ashlyn Little The city of Leesville, Leesville City Council and Mayor Rick Allen are being sued for ...
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Truancy, chronic absenteeism a problem in Louisiana schools
By Emily Burleigh In a recent webinar hosted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), state ...
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Legislature approves $150 million for SNAP funding
By Courtney Bell, Avery White and Sheridan White | LSU Manship News Service As the state Legislature finished its ...
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Legislature delays primary election, ends special session
By Gracie Thomas, Kylah Babin, Avery White and Sheridan White | LSU Manship News Service The state ...
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Vernon residents express concern with carbon capture proposals
By Ashlyn Little “The wolf is at your door. What are you going to do about it?” Col. ...
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SNAP cardholders to receive no benefit for November due to government shutdown
Gov. Jeff Landry is warning all SNAP welfare cardholders that they will receive no new benefits on their ...
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Math not adding up? Cassidy bill makes it easier to fix mistakes on tax returns
By Emily Burleigh U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., discussed a piece of legislation he spearheaded that was recently ...
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Pumpkin Rockin Fun Fest raises money for a good cause
By Ashlyn Little The second annual Pumpkin Rockin Fun Fest will be held Saturday at Flag Plaza in ...
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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, ...
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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 ...