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Budget group says the actual federal debt is $158.6 trillion
By Casey Harper | The Center Square As Americans file their taxes at the last minute today, the ...
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Legislature approves 343 highway projects for construction bids
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana Legislature kicked off the 2025 regular session by approving ...
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DOGE: Feds gave thousands of suspected terrorists SSNs, taxpayer-funded benefits
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or ...
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Library seeks descendants of orphan train riders to preserve their stories
Special to the Leesville Leader Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between ...
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Louisiana voters overwhelmingly reject all four constitutional amendments
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Louisiana voters overwhelmingly rejected four proposed constitutional amendments which aimed to ...
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For street artists, public spaces are their galleries
By Emily Burleigh “Contained: Street Artists in the Wild” is an exhibit that highlights art that exists outside ...
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Sentence stands for Texas man who solicited 13-year-old Vernon Parish girl
The sentence for a Texas man who pleaded guilty to indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation ...
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Louisiana lawmakers prefile six bills ahead of legislative session
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square With the regular session approaching, Louisiana legislators have prefiled six bills ...
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Temple: Changes to La. insurance industry won’t be felt overnight
By Emily Burleigh The effects of the legislative changes made to Louisiana’s insurance industry won’t be experienced overnight. ...
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REAL ID enforcement date now just three months away
Special to the Leesville Leader The REAL ID enforcement date is just three months away and the Louisiana ...
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Sex offender charged with porn possession
A New Llano man was arrested Thursday on 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Attorney General Murrill said ...
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Louisiana Armed Forces Alliance opens new offices
By Emily Burleigh After 19 years of work to pull together Louisiana communities, the Louisiana Armed Forces Alliance ...
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Historic winter storm unlikely to have long-term effects on crawfish season
By V. Todd Miller | LSU AgCenter As south Louisiana begins to thaw out after the historic arctic blast ...
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Abundance of caution: Louisiana increases security measures ahead of Super Bowl, Mardi Gras
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square With Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras fast approaching, Louisiana officials are ...
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State sees significant gains in national education rankings
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Louisiana has achieved its highest ever ranking in fourth grade reading and ...
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Artists challenged to think ‘inside and outside the box’
By Emily Burleigh Gallery One EIIIVEN in Leesville challenged artists to think “inside and outside the box.” Over ...
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Hundreds attend meeting as proposed carbon capture project faces backlash
By Doris Maricle A proposed carbon capture project faced a backlash Monday as hundreds of residents from Allen, ...
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Leesville honors one of its own with Heroism Samaritan Award
By Emily Burleigh The city of Leesville honored long-time resident Rosie Hackett on Monday with the Heroism Samaritan ...
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Job fair slated for Jan. 14
Special to the News Leader The city of Leesville will host their 2025 Job Fair Event 10 a.m.-6 ...
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Vernon library to host authors autograph party
By Emily Burleigh The Vernon Parish Library believes every story matters and that every author should be championed. ...
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Snowfall chances ‘slim’ but flooding real possibility
By Emily Burleigh Despite below-average temperatures and heavy rainfall, the odds of frozen precipitation in Southwest Louisiana are ...
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After New Orleans attack, Cassidy urging Americans to ‘not live in fear’
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is urging Americans to not live in fear — instead “live in freedom.” Cassidy, ...
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Chance for snow in Leesville later this week
Southwest Louisiana can expect daytime temperatures in the mid-30s to low-40s through the end of the week. “It’s ...
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FBI identifies Texas man as Bourbon Street attacker; at least 15 dead
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square The FBI has identified the driver of a truck that plowed ...
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La. attorney general to issue guidance on Ten Commandments law
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says her office will issue guidance on ...