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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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Leesville Council approves seeking bids on artificial turf
By Ashlyn Little The Leesville City Council agreed on Monday to pay for an appraisal of 27 acres ...
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Fight over insurance costs to hit House floor
By Avery Sams | LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana insurance ...
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Louisiana reaches post-pandemic jobs milestone, but economic gaps remain
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Louisiana has finally regained all the jobs it lost during the ...
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Louisiana lawmakers seek to rein in carbon capture projects Trump supports
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square President Donald Trump has formally endorsed carbon capture and sequestration, a ...
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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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Harris, Reynolds in run-off for DeRidder mayor
By Emily Burleigh Retired U.S. Army Cpt. Michael D. Harris and DeRidder Councilman Danny Reynolds will face off ...
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Library grateful for scrapbook display donations
Special to the News Leader The Vernon Parish Library would like to thank everyone who attended the Pilot ...
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McNeese rolls out red carpet for new coach
By Jim Gazzolo For the third time in four months, McNeese State rolled out the red carpet for ...
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Cassidy: Texting chain error will be used ‘as a learning experience’
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included ...
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As president of LMA, Leesville mayor to represent municipalities at session
By Emily Burleigh Leesville Mayor Rick Allen will be in Baton Rouge for several weeks for the upcoming ...
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SW La. students recognized by Northwestern State
Seven hundred seventeen Northwestern State University students were named to the Honor List for the fall 2024 semester. ...
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Fortified roof program isn’t reaching every homeowner equally
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square A new review of the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program highlights its potential ...
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Lawsuit could deal major blow to Landry’s tax reforms
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square A legal challenge to a sweeping constitutional amendment backed by Gov. Jeff ...
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Early voting set for March 15-22
Special to the Leesville Leader The primary election in Vernon Parish has been set for 7 a.m.-8 p.m. ...
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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 ...