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Filed under: Uncategorized - @ 4:44 pm ALEXANDRIA, La. - An umpire teasingly calls him "Bat Man." His teammates consider it an embarrassment and a "slap in the face." His former ballclub sees it as a bit of ...

By Alexandria Burris * aburris@dailyworld.com * May 30, 2008 A St. Landry Parish grand jury indicted the husband of the Krotz Springs police chief Thursday on a charge of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

The City of Alexandria will provide shuttle bus service to LSU at Alexandria for summer school beginning June 2. The shuttle will leave the Atrans Bus Terminal in downtown Alexandria at 7 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. ...

A train derailment in Lafayette resulted in a massive hydrochloric acid spill. Rhett Desselle with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said a spill is a possibility in Alexandria and the ...

A new deal is in the works in Alexandria that, if successful, could result in the sale of the historic, now shuttered Hotel Bentley along with the Alexander Fulton Hotel, uniting management of the two downtown ...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development considered bids totaling more than $63 million at its April 30 public bid opening.

The City council was in session and focused on economic development issues and follow-up on retreat discussion.

BATON ROUGE - About 300 people representing food banks across the state flooded the State Capitol this afternoon urging lawmakers to approve funding so they can feed the growing number of poor and hungry ...

A bomb-disposal squad from Monroe is X-raying a suspicious suitcase that led authorities to close off the 600 block of Murray Street in downtown Alexandria today.

“He always told me no matter what I would do, to always be backed by a strong education”

By Alexandria Burris aburris@dailyworld.com When Northwest High School senior David Stelly decided to design and build an all-terrain vehicle, he embarked on a nearly 10-month process of trial and error. via Daily World

“We're just not giving them new dollars”

The Louisiana House signed off Thursday on a $30 billion budget proposal for next year, adding a costly school support worker salary bonus but refusing to restore cuts to health care and education programs ... via WWL-TV New Orleans

Louisiana State Police Troop E, with the assistance of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, will be distributing free bicycle helmets at Avoyelles Charter and Mansura Middle School on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 ... via KALB-TV Alexandria

A neighbor concerned with drug activity helps police nab two Alexandria citizens. via KALB-TV Alexandria

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced three appointments to the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners. via KALB-TV Alexandria

An investigation into possible drug activity in an Alexandria, La., neighborhood led city police to an abandoned car with 53 marijuana plants growing in it. via Fox News

“This is the most important philanthropic challenge alumni and LSU supporters have ever been asked to undertake, and this is our chance to make a difference.”

The "Forever LSU" fundraising campaign is up to about $485 million, university officials announced Wednesday. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

A 41-year-old Woodworth woman has been arrested and charged with 67 counts of felony theft after an Alexandria surgeon reported to police more than $500,000 had been stolen from his office by his former office ... via KNOE-TV Monroe

Producers of a new movie about Bonnie and Clyde are looking for locals to populate the Great Depression-era scene they will recreate for the silver screen. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

“Then, once those athletes are identified, we take them through a six week course. During those six weeks we focus on jumping mechanics, strengthening, flexibility and neuromuscular training.”

If you are a female or have a daughter who plays sports, you should know that one out of every 100 high school and one out of every 10 collegiate female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury this year. via KALB-TV Alexandria

The Alexandria City Council was in special session today. Many people thought when they came out, there would be an agreement between Cleco and the City. via KALB-TV Alexandria