Malcolm Maddox, who has more than 38 years experience in the banking industry, has joined IberiaBank as senior vice president and senior commercial relationship manager.

Bastrop begins the holiday season with a Southern brunch followed by a concert by Synergy Brass Quintet on Sunday sponsored by Louisiana Main Street and the Rose Theatre.

A recall petition against a Northeast Louisiana mayor is slated to start soon. Bastrop Mayor Betty Alford-Olive has been in office less than a year, but this morning, the Secretary of State's office received paperwork requesting a recall petition.

A recall effort against Bastrop Mayor Betty Alford-Olive is expected to begin following the Thanksgiving holidays after organizers were delayed in registering the recall petition with the state.

Louisiana Tech University President Dan Reneau said Wednesday he remains a firm supporter of the state's Taylor Opportunity Program for Students that pays tuition at in-state schools for high-achieving high school students.

Fourth District Court Judge Wilson Rambo swore in Morehouse Parish Jobs for America's Graduates during a ceremony at the Morehouse Parish Courthouse in Bastrop.

Sterlington police arrested on Saturday arrested Louis A McDaniel, 38, of Bastrop after he allegedly tried to evade an officer trying to stop him on U.S. 165, according to an arrest affidavit.

Peoples Water Service Co. of Bastrop, which serves about 7,000 customers in Morehouse Parish, has applied for a 20 percent rate increase that Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell said he will oppose at the PSC's next meeting on Tuesday in Baton Rouge.

Sterlington police said a wanted Bastrop man led them on a chase Saturday morning that ended with his arrest.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two men for drugs Thursday as the result of a traffic stop on Lowery Avenue.

State Sen. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, has been reappointed to the Southern Regional Education Board by Gov.

Todd and Charmaine McGuffee of West Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Margaret McGuffee, to Cody Lane Zaunbrecher, son of Downey and Deanne Black of Bastrop and Jeff and Beth Zaunbrecher of Sterlington.

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Anthony Haynes of Bastrop, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Frances Haynes, to Austin James Lee, son of Mr.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport has affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Anthony Glen Wilson, the Monroe man convicted in July 2007 of simple burglary that netted him a bottle of cologne and 58 pennies.

One year ago this month, I had the opportunity to accept the position of director of the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Office of Career Connections & Experiential Education.

Ouachita Parish deputies arrested Sammie Blackman, 61, of 6848 Old Monroe Highway, Bastrop, on Saturday.

Monroe police arrested Seneca Shane Bostick, 32, of 3371 Bayou Acres Drive, Bastrop, Wednesday night on a domestic abuse battery complaint.

Metro Narcotics agents arrested four people Thursday afternoon suspected of drug activity.

Saturday's favorable vote on the V-Vehicle property tax should reassure potential investors in our area that northeastern Louisiana is poised for progress.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDonald was the setting for the Sept. 22 Ninth Annual McDonald Family Barbecue benefitting the Children's Coalition of Northeast Louisiana.