Oakdale News

Songs of the season with CWC dancers, band choir, soloists and children's choir.

By Abbey Brown abrown@thetowntalk.com 487-6387 PINEVILLE -- Saturday was a historic day - not just for the more than 100 graduates from Louisiana College, but for the college itself.

If everyone loves a parade, everyone should be very happy this weekend. Christmas parades galore are on tap this weekend, and they began Friday night with the annual Pineville Christmas Parade.

The Christmas parade season begins in earnest tonight with the annual Pineville Christmas parade.

LifeShare Blood Centers has scheduled several blood drives for December to help keep pace with the increasing demand of blood, One of the biggest events in the state will be held Friday -- the 9th Annual Avoyelles Parish Holiday Blood Drive.

State police say an Oakdale man died and a Pitkin man was arrested as the result of a head-on collision.

"This isn't where you wanna be," Darryl Griffin shouted to a group of teenagers Wednesday morning.

Earlier today, a crash involving one vehicle killed one man and injured another.

'Trick or Treat Downtown' will be held from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Oakdale.

BATON ROUGE - Former Gov. Edwin Edwards expressed regret Thursday over the death of his once adversary, now friend, former Gov.

Who Was Leroy Johnson? I visited the courthouse in Oberlin recently and noticed a large, bronze memorial plaque on one of the courthouse walls near the main entrance of the building with the inscription 'Leroy Johnson killed on Dec.

As long as Oakdale remains one of the larger cities in the region with only one public high school, there will be traditions that keep the school and town unique.

Boise Cascade announced that it is indefinitely curtailing the majority of production at its manufacturing facility in Oakdale, affecting 130 workers.

Earlier today, a crash involving one vehicle occurred which has caused US Hwy 165 to be closed to motorists.

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde Holloway has scheduled office hours in Central Louisiana.

The State Bond Commission met on Thursday, August 20 and approved $33.9 million in funding for projects in North Louisiana, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy.

Mr. and Mrs. David Chop of Winnfield, La. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Haley Claire Chop, to Mr.

A Gonzales doctor sentenced to 37 months in prison earlier this year has reported to federal prison.

The Lafayette man piloting a boat involved in a fatal crash last month on False River had a blood alcohol level that exceeded legal limits.