Addis News

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Earl Poche' of Lafayette announce the engagement of their daughter, Michal Elizabeth, to Michael Thomas Jones.

Parish President Riley "Peewee" Berthelot on Thursday issued a 15-day ban on projectile fireworks in unincorporated areas of West Baton Rouge Parish.

State police say a White Castle woman died and a man was injured in a single-car crash on La.

Gatha Green, center, of Addis, holds up a sign in protest of Gov. Bobby Jindala s refusal to accept federal stimulus dollars for unemployment compensation.

In an update Monday to the Town Council about preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, Deano Moran, West Baton Rouge Parish homeland security director, said the parish will assume responsibility for the shelters in Addis and Erwinville, previously operated by the Red Cross.

The West Baton Rouge Parish Council on Thursday discussed ways to strengthen laws regarding possession of dog breeds deemed to be vicious.

GETTING THERE: Nottoway Plantation, 31025 La. 1, is on the west side of the Mississippi River at White Castle.

Work crews on Sunday removed a railroad tank car carrying molten sulfur and rebuilt a train trestle at Plaquemine - a day after a southbound Union Pacific freight train derailed, Louisiana State Police said.

He stabbed her 14 times last weekend and allegedly also hit her with his truck. He was arrested last year for domestic violence against the same girlfriend.

Law enforcement officers use a stun gun to subdue a man Addis Police Chief Ricky Anderson identified as the brother of Lavinia Banks, 34, of Addis.

Exactly one week before Christmas, police say a woman upset with her husband shot and killed her 7-year-old son before killing herself.