Alexandria News

While much of the nation's attention has been focused on the damage Hurricane Gustav inflicted on South Louisiana, Monroe and Alexandria have been suffering in relative obscurity.

The state's top school superintendent says an estimated 60 percent of Louisiana's school districts will be shut down until at least Monday because of Hurricane Gustav.

Northwestern State University's Alexandria campus at the Learning Center for Rapides Parish will be closed until Monday, Sept.

Boats had to be used in rescuing some victims of flooding in central Louisiana Wednesday.

Ronald Essig of the Bronx went to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina struck, and he said yesterday that the situation is much better this time.

A contingent of Vermont Air National Guard members is headed to Louisiana to help with the clean up of Hurricane Gustav.

ALEXANDRIA -- Two deaths in central Louisiana are being attributed to Hurricane Gustav.

Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy is asking that only "essential" businesses be open in the city today.

Jeremy Glode was breathing a sigh of relief yesterday. Glode and his girlfriend left the new house they began renting a month ago in New Orleans and scrambled to get out of Hurricane Gustav's path when it ...

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Water has become a precious commodity in both Pineville and Alexandria after Gustav knocked out water wells.

Maryland Army National Guard officials say dozens of soldiers and airmen will travel to Louisiana to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Gustav.

New Orleans shrugged off a pounding blow by Hurricane Gustav, with relieved officials saying the city survived the storm's best shot and that it was time to prepare for residents to return.

Gustav has weakened to a tropical storm as it crosses central Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained winds have dropped to about 60 mph.

As of 3PM, light rain is falling outside here in Alexandria. The wind is picking up.

While businessmen and politicians decide the fate of the Bentley Hotel, others have put themselves to the task of saving its past.

Alexandria Town Talk - Alexandria,LA,USA Local lodging facilities are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Gustav in preparation of history repeating itself.

Tens of thousands of residents of coastal parishes and cities streamed out of harm's way Saturday as Hurricane Gustav, with winds reaching 150 mph, swelled to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 and took dead ...

Friday afternoon, Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet asked residents to evacuate as soon as possible.

Red Cross volunteers, John and Linda Depugh leave for Alexandria Louisiana today, as a state of emergency has been called and the National Guard is on standby preparing for hurricane Gustav, projected to be a ...