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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise

Watch as W.T. Henning Elementary fifth-grader teacher Leslie Mire McFarland is notified she is this week’s Benoit Motors ...

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Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week: Leslie McFarland ‘blessed to be a small part of a child’s journey’

By Emily Burleigh Leslie Mire McFarland, 47, emulates the teacher who inspired her to become an educator. She ...

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UPDATE: Tiger Island Fire 65 percent contained

By Emily Burleigh Firefighters with the Southern Area Red incident Management team are still working to extinguish four ...

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Investigators: Tiger Island Fire started ‘intentionally’ in secluded area of forested property

By Emily Burleigh The Tiger Island Fire was caused by arson, said state officials have confirmed. The Louisiana ...

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Sheriff: ‘Situation better, but we are not out of the woods yet’

Voluntary evacuations remain in place for the Junction community, north of Merryville, as firefighters spent their Labor Day ...

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La. Guard aviation assets drop over 1 million gallons of water to combat persistent wildfires

Special to the News Leader NEW ORLEANS – Since Louisiana National Guard aviation assets began water-drop missions on August ...

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Fort Johnson honors National Airborne Day

By Keith Morrow / Fort Johnson Air Officer Aug. 16 may be just another day to some, but to a ...

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Crews continue to battle Tiger Island Fire as it reaches pine plantations

By Emily Burleigh The Tiger Island Fire — located east of Merryville — is burning in pine plantations ...

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Wildfire victims may be eligible for SNAP replacements

By Emily Burleigh Families and individuals on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that have been affected by ...

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BREAKING: Governor visits Vernon Parish, thanks first responders for ‘heroic work’

Gov. John Bel Edwards conducted a flyover of wildfire damage in Sabine and Vernon parishes Saturday afternoon, thanking ...

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