There will be an area on the Sunday, Feb. 14, Alexandria Mardi Gras Krewe Parade Route that is alcohol and tobacco free The 'free zone' will be located at the Alexandria Mall, Circuit City parking lot, from 11 a.m. until the end of the parade.

Free health screenings will be offered to residents age 18 and older at selected Walgreens stores in Alexandria, Pineville and Leesville.

Alexandria Mayor Jacques M. Roy found the "perfect fit" for his new public safety commissioner.

Two search warrants by the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office Wednesday netted three arrests and more than three and a half pounds of marijuana.

Alexandria Police narcotics agents made multiple drug arrests over the past few weeks, some of which resulted from community complaints and tips about drug activity in neighborhoods.

William E. "Bill" Nichols, the former owner of now-defunct Southern Funding Mortgage in Alexandria, was sentenced today, Feb.

President Barack Obama has nominated Elizabeth Erny Foote to the federal bench of the Western District of Louisiana.

An Alexandria man was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated second-degree battery in a jury trial.

Alexandria Police officers arrested a Marksville man Thursday after he allegedly drove up to a teen waiting for a bus and offered money for sex, authorities reported.

Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy says the city still faces a serious hurdle to sealing a deal to run the city's convention center and two hotels connected to it.

Alexandria Police officers have arrested a suspect in a string of armed robberies over an eight-day span.

An Alexandria man was arrested today, Feb. 1, and charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of a woman in Alexandria, city police reported.

The city of Alexandria is working on a plan to add restrooms to the Riverfront Amphitheater along the Red River in downtown.

The woman whose body was found floating in Kincaid Lake on Tuesday has been identified as 22-year-old Amanda L. Stroud of Montgomery, who had previously been reported missing.

A roundtable discussion on jobs and economic growth is set for 10 a.m. today, Jan.

Cyber communications -- progress or problem? That was the question seven high school students had to answer Thursday as they competed in the Optimist Club annual Oratorical Contest.

Drainage continues to be one of biggest issues facing the city of Alexandria. A number of residents signed up to speak earlier this week during a 90-minute City Council committee meeting, and almost every one of them spoke about drainage problems throughout the city, and particularly in District 3. City Council President Roosevelt Johnson called ...

The last of the four 'Happy Families in Hectic Times' forums is from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb.

The sun might not be out today or tomorrow, but students from Alexandria Country Day School will have their moment to shine in the school's production of the beloved Broadway hit, "Annie." The performance will take place at 7 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center at 1202 Third St.

Of the 147 million doses of swine flu vaccine that have been shipped across the United States, 1,035,000 have been sent to Louisiana.