Bunkie News

Ronnie Anderson, 61, of Ethel, was re-elected Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation president Sunday during the organization's 87th annual meeting, according to a news release.

The Bunkie Police Department is looking for an alleged robber who often visits Baton Rouge.

Legislation to establish a loan program to help Louisiana health care providers move to an electronic medical records system cleared a House panel Thursday.

If I were involved in politics, and I was looking for a special candidate to back in a major election, what attributes would that person have? What would be that person's background that would make him or her a sure winner? May I present, for your consideration, Alice Howard.

A one-car accident near Beggs early Saturday morning has claimed the life of Michael C. Buller, 20, of the Bunkie area.

A Bunkie man died early today in a single-vehicle crash near Beggs in St. Landry Parish.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: Anthony R. Barker, 48, 219 Oak St., Melville, charged with failure to register as a sex offender, failure to comply with sex offenders register, and special identifications.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Joseph E. Thomas, 47, 2825 Boone St., Opelousas, charged with domestic abuse battery.

Alliene and Johnny McDonald of Farmerville, La. and Sandy and Maurice Harris of Grayson, La.

A new ruling from a federal judge in the Avoyelles Parish School District desegregation lawsuit is being celebrated as a success by all sides.

With hurricane season only days away, preparations have begun at the state's emergency 'megashelter' near LSU at Alexandria.

Johnny Lee Harris, 29, whose last known address was 601 Pershing Highway, Bunkie was arrested Monday in Bunkie by the Bunkie Police Department.

Pam Villemarette had been cobbling together a college degree, piece by piece, for several years.

Sajel Lynn Patel and William Anthony Speyrer II will be united in marriage on Saturday May 30, 2009, at 1:30pm, at Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Lafayette, LA.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Della LeDay, 48, 613 Shute St., Opelousas, charged with theft and forgery.

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A portrait of abolitionist Frederick Douglass is not usually a staple in a federal courtroom, but things are different in U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon's court.

Some little girls dream of being ballerinas. Alexis Alpha of Bunkie has always wanted to belly dance.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: Joshua D. Cormier, 28, 1166 Mech Road Rayne, charged with simple burglary, simple criminal damage to property and felony theft.

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning, a single-vehicle crash on LA 1 in Lettsworth claimed the life of a Bunkie man.