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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will hold town hall meeting in three Northwest Louisiana towns on Tuesday.

The anger of some lawmakers over Gov. Bobby Jindal's veto of their pet projects is understandable, since the governor allowed funding for similar projects in other areas.

TRAVELIN' MEN: Tyler's David Huffine , San Antonio's David McKain , and Homer, La., resident David Fowler are on the road 49 weekends a year with their Southern Gospel group David's Song.

HOMER - A man and woman were arrested Saturday after injuring each other during a domestic dispute, Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey said in a news release.

While Gov. Bobby Jindal enraged lawmakers by stripping millions of dollars from their favored projects in this year's budget, he only struck at less than a third of the add-ons crammed into the state's spending ...

Piney Hills Harmony member Lisa Holmes, of Homer, has been named the local Sweet Adeline of the Year.

While Roots and Blues also hosts a wide array of multi-cultural and roots genres of music, the 16th Annual is most definitely jam-packed with some of the hottest blues artists on the planet - ' and no one is ...

A couple of months ago, while enjoying a steak at Moon's Cafe near Homer, I heard a familiar voice on the 70-year-old restaurant's official country music radio station.

SALINE - A driver who was stopped for improper lane use in Saline, along with his passenger, went to jail on drug charges, Bienville Sheriff John Ballance said.

HOMER - A husband and wife are accused of burning down their home to collect insurance money, according to information from Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey.

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider-a positively Homerian quest-but the old college friend who can clear their good names with the ...

HOMER - A Summerville man who was speeding on U.S. Highway 79 in Claiborne Parish ended up going to jail on a drug charge after a suspected marijuana-filled cigarette was found in the vehicle, Claiborne Parish ...

“There's not enough electrical capacity”

ARCADIA - The Bienville Parish Courthouse will get an electrical upgrade in the coming weeks. via The Shreveport Times

“It's hard to think about Port Jervis without Homer's”

Rumors have been flying around that Homer's Coffee Shop, an institution dating back to the 1950s, is closing. via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

“So it was pretty productive night”

HOMER - About 450 cars passed through the Claiborne Parish sheriff's DWI checkpoint during a 31 2-hour span Friday night, with two drivers being arrested on driving while intoxicated charges, Sheriff Ken Bailey ... via The Shreveport Times

“The closure of the road will not hinder access to any location or residence of the immediate area”

NATCHITOCHES - The Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival will celebrate its 34th year June 14-15 at historic Melrose Plantation. via The Shreveport Times

Patsy Ann Auzenne of Opelousas and Otha Anders of Grambling announce the engagement of their daughter Kourtney Renie Auzenne to Willie A. Williams Sr. via Daily World

“This case is still under investigation and other arrests may be forthcoming”

MOUNT LEBANON - The 40th annual Stagecoach Trail Day and Quilt Show, sponsored by the Mount Lebanon Historical Society, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. via The Shreveport Times

Created: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM Modified: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM A North Louisiana man pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an 83-year-old woman who was killed two years ... via KTBS-TV Shreveport

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider - a positively Homerian quest - but looking for the old college friend who can clear their ... via The Pitch