Alexandria News

Gov. Bobby Jindal used a central Louisiana courthouse Tuesday as the backdrop to sign into law nine bills toughening the state's sexual predator laws to "ensure that our children are kept safe from these monsters." Jindal's bill-signing ceremony at the Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria was the final stamp of approval on the legislative ...

A Louisiana man is behind bars today after being arrested by Jones County Deputies over the weekend for possession of drugs.

Gov. Bobby Jindal used a central Louisiana courthouse today as the backdrop to sign into law nine bills toughening the state's sexual predator laws to "ensure that our children are kept safe from these monsters." Jindal used a ceremony at the Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria to approve the bills, part of his package of legislation cracking ...

Louisiana Detective Kara Gillian has two problems on her hands: A serial killer is plaguing the town of Beaulac on the north shore of New Orleans and the wrong creature appears during a routine demonic 'summoning' in Diana Rowland's debut novel, Mark of the Demon .

Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Travis Ford is once again dipping into the Louisiana high school talent pool, getting a verbal commitment from Baton Rouge wing Brian Williams, according to an Internet report.

Louisiana Land and Water Co. owner Jeff Pruett pleaded not guilty Thursday by federal court in 17 felony counts of violating federal pollution laws.

Former New Orleans City Councilman Oliver Thomas has moved closer to home. On June 9, Thomas was transferred from the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta to Oakdale Federal Prison, which is about 35 miles south of Alexandria, Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE - Rep. Herbert Dixon is trying to head off a move that could lead to downgrading the amount of services at Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville.

State schools Superintendent Paul Pastorek suffered another legislative defeat Thursday, first enduring a blistering critique from an angry senator, then watching as her colleagues voted to exempt a single school from a state takeover due to poor performance.

ALEXANDRIA, La. - Police in Alexandria have released the name of a 15-year-old they say critically injured another teen before turning the gun on himself.

The current spate of dry weather approaching drought conditions has Louisiana farmers in a bind, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter.

New Orleans lawyer Kim Boyle is the first African-American woman to become president of the Louisiana State Bar Association, a news release says.

BATON ROUGE - Despite a threat of gubernatorial veto, the House on Tuesday approved legislation that exempts an Alexandria nontraditional high school from the state accountability program.

Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of a former Louisiana congressman charged with bribery after federal agents found $90,000 in cash in his freezer.

A 51-year-old Grant Parish woman has been arrested in the shooting death of a Pineville man.

State police say a single vehicle crash has claimed the life of a 22-year-old Shreveport man.

Gov. Bobby Jindal has been dragged, week by week, into supporting the ad hoc plans in the Legislature to patch his proposed cuts in higher education.

The two engraving proofing presses previously written about are going up to Alexandria, LA for a beauty makeover.

While the news had been surprisingly quiet following the Cowboy elite basketball camp held this past weekend, the biggest story to break is that the coaching staff received their first commitment to the 2010 class in the person of Alexandria, Louisiana shooting guard Markel Brown who talked with OSI last night about what led to his pledge.

C.J. Roth straightens his helmet while getting his dragster ready for a race at the State Capitol Raceway in Port Allen Saturday.