Rosepine News

Several areas in Central Louisiana remain under boil water notices, though many of the problems in water systems stemming from recent cold weather had been solved by Tuesday.

"Open it, open it," Dylan Gaspard said excitedly from his hospital bed. With a big smile on his face, Senior Trooper Troy McNeal did just that to the package containing a tractor.

A DeRidder man died when the vehicle he was riding in became submerged in floodwaters Friday night following a traffic accident in Vernon Parish.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SABINE RIVER NEAR BURKEVILLE. * FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

Winn Parish voters made a strong statement at the polls Saturday, and that statement was "no." A parishwide law enforcement 1-cent sales tax referendum failed, as did five proposals for alcohol sales in District 7. The sales tax received less than 30 percent of the vote, falling 2,309 to 950.

Billy N. Owens is the new alderman for the town of Rosepine. Owens, a Republican, tallied 99 of the 138 votes to outpace his opponent, James David Jones, with 72 percent of the vote.