Lecompte News

Central Louisiana's film industry is poised to take off. That was the message delivered last week by Bill Hess, the city's economic development director who has been working with film industry representatives for three years.

Do I have your attention? The sleepy little town of Lecompte is under siege by urchins who run the streets every evening breaking into and grabbing whatever they find value in.

One hundred and twenty new graduates from Louisiana State University at Alexandria are off to new beginnings.

Area fire officials said this winter has been a relatively safe one and are hoping that trend continues.

A family of three was able to escape their Lecompte mobile home late Tuesday night before fire destroyed their home at 43 Bill Gunter Road.

They came from Northeast and South Louisiana as well as communities closer to Central Louisiana.

Lauren Baronet of Lecompte is a member of Belmont University's Musical Theatre ensemble.

Southdown Plantation House and Museum plans to serve up a new holiday event flavored with recipes, cookbooks and possible video appearances by famed French chef Julia Child.

Flames shot from the remains of Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse on Barrow Street this morning, nearly nine hours after firefighters say a blaze broke out at the restaurant.

Jessica Marie Dunn of Alexandria and Eric Davis Bordelon of Lecompte were married Saturday, November 14, 2009, in a 7 p.m. ceremony at St.

HARVEST FELLOWSHIP: 4-6 p.m., Nazarene Baptist Church, 2611 Overton St., Alexandria.

Alexandria Police Thursday arrested a man in connection with a carjacking one week ago.

A Lecompte man was killed after the pickup he was driving rear-ended a Union Pacific truck.

Earlier today, a crash involving two vehicles killed a man from Lecompte, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 9:15 am, which occurred on US Hwy 71 south of Alexandria in Rapides Parish.

North Alexandria target neighborhood. Citizens of Alexandria are urged to attend one of the hearings.

Struggling to survive can be an extremely painful and traumatic situation for an individual and their family.

The stars of the party will be Emma Jacob, Sarah Darling, Jeff Bates and special guest Rick Ferrell.

One of the two missing teenage girls from Lecompte has been found, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.

WASHINGTON A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to firing three shots from a shotgun at the home of three Hispanic men and, after they fled, entering the home and setting a fire that burned it to the ground, the Justice Department announced.

A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to firing a shotgun at the home of 3 Hispanic men and setting fire to their house in a racially motivated attack.