Dry Prong News

Twenty-four Southern Baptists from a broad cross-section of the denomination comprise the new North American Great Commission Task Force set to meet for the first time on Tuesday, June 23, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Louisville, Ky.

It is a lean budget year in state government, with health care and higher education programs trying to stave off deep cuts as lawmakers grapple with a $1.3 billion drop in revenue.

State Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, standing, talks with Rep. Billy Chandler, D-Dry Prong, on the House floor Wednesday.

The Rapides Parish woman who is still sitting in jail in connection with the alleged trade of two children for an expensive bird was convicted more than 10 years ago for kidnapping a Dry Prong woman.

Possible changes are being considered to the deer-dog season within the Kisatchie National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

On a day when he and other veterans were honored for their service to our country, Chad E. Williams recalled being severely injured while serving in Iraq.

POLLOCK - The U.S. Penitentiary at Pollock is in desperate need of correctional officers for its medium-security facility at the prison complex, an official said today.

Three people were killed in Winn Parish Sunday night when their car ran off the road and crashed into a tree.