Baker News

A former dean of students at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired has been named interim director at the school.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Corrina Anne Fontenot, 38, 1120 E. Ardoin, Eunice, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute a Schedule IV drug and illegal possession of stolen things.

Police are looking for the man who broke into the cash machines at carwash locations and got away with thousands of dollars.

Roy O. Martin III is quite happy with his company's health plan. The president and CFO of Roy O. Martin Lumber Co.

Operation Holiday Card is collecting cards to send to troops stationed overseas and away from their families during the holiday season.

Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers.

The men and women of the Baker Fire Department welcome visitors to a 10 a.m. grand opening and public dedication of the new fire station at 3701 Groom Road on Monday.

The city is preparing for Monday's 10 a.m. grand opening of its new state-of-the-art fire station at Ewell Boulevard and Groom Road.

Flag ceremonies by the Alexander Sterling Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in East Feliciana Parish cemeteries: 9 a.m., Dawson Cemetery; and 3 p.m., Town of Jackson Cemetery, Clinton Masonic Cemetery and Redwood Cemetery, La.

Advocate staff photo by Patrick Dennis/ Keith Patton watches as his adopted children, from left, Angelina, 7, Patrick, 10 months, and ZoA , 9, play on the floor.

Bruce Chaisson,33, of Ethel, was killed in a traffic crash around 10:55 p.m. Thursday night.

Police arrested a Baker man accused of breaking into a church Wednesday night and a residence last month, a Baker Police Department spokesman said.

A survey of nearly 500 local leaders shows that Capital Region businesses are more optimistic about 2010 than they were about this year and they have an even brighter outlook for 2012.

A Crime Stoppers tip has led to the arrest of a man accused of stealing Jeep parts.

Managers of the Baker Trails Apartment Complex on Baker Boulevard say someone lit their dog on fire, and they think it was meant as retaliation.

Two boys were taken to the juvenile detention center Sunday after they allegedly tried to steal a car from a tow yard but got stuck while trying to escape through a nearby field.

A 40-year-old Baton Rouge man was indicted Wednesday in the deaths of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, her unborn child and her younger brother.

A 27-year-old Baton Rouge man was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday in what a prosecutor called the vigilante-style slaying of another man in 2008.

The Board of Aldermen learned Tuesday night that a city-parish sewer project will bring $4.2 million in rehabilitation work to help eliminate sewer overflows.

Police arrested two women and five men Friday night in an undercover operation involving Internet advertisements for prostitutes, Police Chief Mike Knaps said.