New Roads News

If you're from a rural area of south Louisiana, you probably know what cushaw is - a big, green- and white-striped crookneck squash.

Officials in Pointe Coupee Parish say a soon-to-be-released state plan will offer what looks like a workable plan to address the water quality in the oxbow lake known as False River.

Capital Area Technical College held three commencement exercises to graduate students with certifications, licensures, diplomas and/or associate degrees in various career areas.

On Friday, the Pointe Coupee Historical Society will present "King Creole," starring Elvis Presley, as the fifth movie in its Louisiana Film Series.

He was injured during the shooting on Rita Street Mother's Day night. Police say two Thornton and another man opened fire after re-igniting an argument the day before.

The New Roads City Council has adopted an ordinance that will increase court costs in Mayor's Court from $45 to $65. The Advocate reports the measure passed Tuesday after a public hearing during which no one spoke in opposition of the change.

The state-run Recovery School District announced Thursday the names of the six principals who will lead the north Baton Rouge public schools it plans to run in the 2012-13 school year.

One year after it opened, the $409 million John James Audubon Bridge has not attracted a large number of motorists eager to cross the Mississippi River between West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee parishes near St.

Damaging testimony against Robyn Davis and Sissy Saltzman, on trial for murder of Robyn's husband Brian Davis.

The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

This April 20, 2012, photo shows wolf dog hybrid Chief in its cage at Pointe Coupee Veterinary Clinic in New Roads, La.

Gonzales Police report a 6-year-old girl was hit by a train. Police confirm that the girl is "not responding". The accident happened at about 6:30 p.m. near the New St.

NEW ROADS, La. - The bad dog of the neighborhood has received a life prison sentence.

New Roads will present a three-day shopping extravaganza, "Market at the Mill," from Friday through Sunday at the historic cotton mill three blocks north of Main Street, off Oak Street.