Homer News

A grand jury on Thursday declined to indict a white police officer who shot an elderly black man in the small Louisiana town of Homer in a case that heightened racial tension and sparked protests.

Judi Folds, wife of Tokyo Baptist Pastor Dennis Folds, leads a Bible study at Bethel Colony for recovering addicts.

Ran into an old friend in Claiborne Parish this week. We caught up on days gone by, talked about all the meals we'd eaten together, about ballgames in the rearview mirror, about the year he gave my dad those speeding tickets, about the time he arrested me " . Good times.

Red River Marina will become the latest north Louisiana landmark to become history when the site of numerous major BASS and FLW events closes its doors on Jan.

Irvin Mayfield, the trumpeter who already has established a jazz program at the University of New Orleans , will teach a course there this semester that will be available in person and online.

A Homer resident has been arrested after allegedly stealing from her employer, the Wal-Mart Super Center on Homer Road, Minden.

A Claiborne Parish grand jury set to be impaneled Wednesday is expected to hear testimony in the shooting death of an elderly man by Homer police.

Convicted sex offender Bryan Roberts is back behind bars, but this time at the David Wade Maximum Security Facility in Homer, LA.

GREENWOOD, LA On Christmas Eve, authorities are searching for a prison escapee who is considered dangerous.

After reviewing a deadly police-involved shooting case for more than three months, Claiborne Parish District Attorney Jonathan Stewart has decided to give the file to the state attorney general's office for prosecution.

KSLA News 12 has learned that a Louisiana District Attorney has removed himself from the case of an elderly black man who was shot to death in February by a Homer, Louisiana police officer.

From purses and shirts to cookies and baked goods, the fifth annual Mistletoe and More Arts and Crafts Show had a little bit of everything.

Richard Turnley worked for IBM for 30 years, but he knew retirement wasn't for him.

The creator of a singular sound which he dubbed "folk-funk," multi-instrumentalist Bobby Rush was among the most colorful characters on the contemporary chitlin circuit, honing a unique style which brought together a cracked lyrical bent with elements of blues, soul, and funk.

I've had a number of people complain about the steel sword that Laban had in 600 B.C., allegedly long before steel would be invented.

Twenty-one cows suspected of being illegally sold by a man who lives near the pasture where they were kept were returned to their rightful owner Friday, according to Erin Habich, a Bossier sheriff's office spokeswoman.

"Oh great muse tell me that story of Kelsi Alexander. A great hero whom everyone calls 'The Mighty Superwoman.' For she has fought all types of villains, and now she's on a journey.

CASTOR &#151 An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the new Castor Branch Library, 1955 Highway 507.

HOMER - Gov. Bobby Jindal today awarded 137 veterans from Claiborne Parish with the Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal at the Homer Town Hall.

Some folks may have forgotten or perhaps never realized that noted blues man Bobby Rush is a Louisiana native.