Ferriday News

Kiersten Duncan of Houston signed a track letter of intent with the University of Texas.

A Concordia Parish delegation wrapped up meetings in Washington D.C. today after speaking with members of the state's Congressional delegations on a number of issues, including the four-laning of Hwy.

Realty owner LAFAYETTE Services for real estate company owner Julius Stagg, III will be Tuesday.

A delegation from Concordia Parish is heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal officials and lobby for grant funding for local projects.

Ferriday High senior Richard Jefferson signed a football scholarship with Louisiana College today at Ferriday High.

Louisiana High School Athletic Association member principals approved a proposal that will allow member schools to play one class above their enrollment-based classification, starting in 2013-14. "We're not moving up," said Vidalia High principal Rick Brown.

"We've set up talks with Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sen. David Vitter and Rep. Rodney Alexander," Copeland said.

There's a Storm brewing in Concordia Parish. Delta Charter School hopes to be opening its doors in August and has already decided on "Storm" as the mascot name.

Stanley Nelson, who was named a Pulitzer finalist last year for his investigation into a Klan murder in Louisiana, is continuing to report on cold cases from the civil rights era .A Nelson, editor of The Concordia Sentinel in Ferriday, La., feels as though he's in a race against time; a number of witnesses and suspects in two different cases have ... (more)

Kyle and Melany Landreneau Vidrine of Eunice are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amelia Louise Vidrine, to Blake Karrington Smith, son of Eric and Becky Williams Gray of Ferriday and the late Claude Rush of Vidalia.

The Board of Elementary & Secondary Education agreed Tuesday to allow the Delta Charter Group to move forward with its plan to open a charter school in Ferriday.

Martin Luther King on Monday. The event was held at the Delta Music Museum Arcade.

The redistricting plan for the town of Ferriday that halted aldermen candidates from qualifying for the spring ballot is being reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Election promises echoed the walls of the Arcade Theatre Monday afternoon, as the four candidates for mayor for the Town of Ferriday presented their platforms and answered questions from citizens.

The four candidates running for mayor of the Town of Ferriday will share their visions and goals Monday with an audience attending the third annual Martin Luther King Jr.