Ferriday News

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell has never been one to bite his tongue, as a past state senator, gubernatorial candidate and now as head of the statewide regulatory agency in charge of public utilities and the oil industry for District 5, which includes Concordia Parish.

Work to prepare the Ferriday water plant to receive its new tank - and thus have the town removed from the boil-water order - has begun.

The family of a local man who has been missing for nearly two weeks is looking for any information about his whereabouts.

Five retired FBI agents -- four who worked in Concordia and one who worked in Natchez in the 1960s -- say they are unsure who killed Ferriday shoe shop owner Frank Morris or Vidalia motel employee Joseph "JoeEd" Edwards four decades ago.

District 5 Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell will schedule a meeting in Concordia Parish with all of the state's high-speed Internet providers to find out what can be done to provide high-speed connections to rural areas in the parish.

The Concordia Parish Library is hosting a book signing with author, Jake Webber, from 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Saturday, Nov.

The Concordia Waterworks District No. 1 Board of Directors has agreed -- if certain conditions are met -- to provide water to a group of Lake Concordia residents along La.

BY ELODIE PRITCHARTT It felt like the day after Christmas as attendees and hit songwriters dragged their bags and guitar cases through the lobby and out the door of The Grand Soliel.

The children at Ferriday Upper Elementary School let out mixed screams of delight and terror as the body came flying out of the vehicle window.

Charles Colvin Dies in Tragedy Five persons perished -- including Dr. Charles Colvin of Ferriday -- early today when two light airplanes collided in mid-air at the Concordia Parish Airport.

Three Vidalia businesses will be moving in the near future to new locations. Supermarket Operations Barry Loy said the target date for the opening of the new Vidalia Market is Nov.

The Vidalia V-Town Surround Sound Band has a goal - be better than "excellent." On Oct.

PurpleStride 5K fun walk/run for Pancreatic Cancer: 8 a.m., Chapel on the Campus, 3355 Dalrymple Drive, benefiting the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

The Concordia Parish Police Jury took care of a number of matters, from the adoption of road ordinances to fund transfers during, its regular meeting Monday.

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell will visit Concordia, Catahoula, and Tensas Parishes October 28-29 to answer questions from local residents about their utilities.

When Xavier Allen arrived at the Vidalia Riverfront Convention Center on Wednesday for the Concordia Parish School Board's College Day, he already had a plan for his future.

Crafting a good song isn't always easy, but those who want to learn how to will have an opportunity to do so Oct.

Block High was forced to forfeit its wins over Vidalia and Jena after it was ruled a player who moved from Jena was ruled ineligible to play.

The year 2010 has been designated as "Year of the Song" in Louisiana. As part of capitalizing on Ferriday's musical background, songwriter Tommy Polk of Vidalia asked assistance from Natchez native Daniel B. Morrison in promoting the town in Europe.

VIDALIA a ' The defendant in a August 2008 manslaughter case was in court Wednesday.