Vidalia News

A Vidalia police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave following an accusation of sexual misconduct.

Monday, three of Concordia Parish's four mayors are going to be a little harder to reach, because they won't be in Concordia Parish.

On Feb. 3, 1973, the Mississippi River at Vidalia stood at 41.5 feet. Four months later, it crested one-tenth higher than the 1927 flood crest of 56.6 feet.

Klan informants told FBI agents in 1967 that Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office deputy Frank DeLaughter had it out for Frank Morris, a black man, because the Ferriday shoe shop owner may have done something not even a white man would dare do in 1964 -- stand up to the notoriously violent deputy.

The trial date for a Vidalia man accused of murder has been scratched off the Seventh Judicial District Court calendar after he pleaded guilty to lesser charge two weeks ago.

The Louisiana Economic Development Department's representative to Europe will be in Shreveport on Thursday to explain why now is a good time for Louisiana companies to expand into the European market.

Bettye Jenkins, Carla Jenkins and Sarah Wisner share more than genes. The three generations of ladies also share a bond with the Mississippi River that they all said has their blood laced with the muddy water of the Mississippi.

Louisiana Elastomer LLC constructing 36,000 square-foot building in Vidalia, La.

The City of Vidalia and Louisiana Elastomer, LLC announced this week the construction of a 36,000 square foot building in the Vidalia Industrial Park -- a $4 million capital investment -- and the creation of 86 additional jobs by 2012.

Concordia Parish Personnel Coordinator Ann Sandidge said she received several applications for a new head football coach at Vidalia High.

The Concordia Parish Police Jury voted Monday to call a special election to renew the existing tax for the Consolidate Recreation District No.

After months of actively searching for a head of school, Trinity Episcopal Day School's board of trustees named Vidalia High School's guidance counselor Cynthia Smith to the position Thursday.

Local leaders fine-tuned their talking points for an upcoming trip to Washington D.C., at the Wednesday meeting of the Concordia Parish Economic and Industrial Development District board.

VIDALIA a ' A Vidalia man was arrested Tuesday night by the Central Louisiana Violent Crime Task Force and the U.S. Marshala TMs Service.

Consult your Cajun French to English pocket translator and Thursday night's goal is simple - let the good times roll.

VIDALIA, La. - A Vidalia man changed his plea to "no contest" after 1 1/2 days of a trial on incest charges, and got a five-year suspended prison sentence with a six-month term in the parish prison.

For students taking advantage of the Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church tutoring program, school doesn't end when the bell rings.

A decline in oilfield operations and in car sales resulted in lower sales tax collections in Concordia in 2009 although both Vidalia and Ferriday's collections increased during the last two years.

A dispute about a $10 tattoo needle led to a shooting incident late Monday night.

Two sign applications and two occupational licenses were approved at the Vidalia Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night.