Pineville News

A Louisiana Army National Guard unit that deployed last year to Afghanistan was highlighted by the U.S. Army Tuesday, for its recent trek on what's described as one of that country's most dangerous highways.

R. Russell Davis and Jeffrey W. Hall to retire from Cleco Corporation PINEVILLE, La., May 29, 2012 - Cleco Corporation announces the appointment of Thomas R. Miller as vice president - treasurer.

Music degree: David J. Lane of Alexandria was awarded the master of church music degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Memorial Day Ceremony at Pineville National Cemete...: Memorial Day Ceremony at Pineville National Cemetery -Tia Owens-Powers/ towens@thetowntalk.com Members of the Alexandria/Pineville Honor Guard give a 21-gun salute at the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville on Monday.

Indian Hills neighborhood profile: Residents of Pineville's Indian Hills subdivision explain why they enjoy life in the quiet, peaceful neighborhood.

City employees in Alexandria and Pineville will take a day off on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day.

The following private schools in Central Louisiana parishes will accept vouchers: Avoyelles St.

Except for the supply-tight West Coast, motorists can expect more relief at the pump heading into peak summer driving season.

Allen Lavalais, program assistant at the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, kneels next to a geographical marker that denotes the center of the state.

A member of the Coushatta Indian tribe was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison and three years probation after his conviction on burglary charges.

Don Plauche, a key prosecution witness in the federal bribery retrial of Steve Bordelon, testified Friday that he didn't believe he had bribed the former Rapides Parish police juror.

A jury of 12 and two alternates was seated Wednesday evening and witness testimony will begin today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.

Two Ville Platte teenagers were killed in a late-morning crash just east of here.

Department of Veterans Affairs facilities throughout the country will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 28, with ceremonies recognizing service members who have given their lives for their country.

An accident between a Rapides Parish School District bus and an 18-wheeler in downtown Shreveport today knocked out power to several businesses for most of the day.

A firefighter douses hot spots Thursday across the street from a structure fire on Harlem Street in the Wardville area near Pineville.

Alexandria Dixie officials spoke to members of the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority's board of commissioners on Tuesday in hopes of getting the economic development entity behind the group's efforts to host the tournaments.

Jury selection starts today in the murder trial of a Tioga man accused of killing his wife then trying to run over two deputies who responded to a gunshots-fired call in 2010.

An Alexandria man is facing multiple charges after he broke the front door to his girlfriend's apartment, according to Pineville police.

Health programs including hospice care, a behavioral health hospital and services for the disabled are on the chopping block, and higher education is anticipating hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts under a proposal aimed at meeting House demands that the state not use one-time money for expenses next year, officials told the Senate Finance ... (more)