Woodworth News

A Woodworth woman arrested and charged in connection with reportedly stealing more than $500,000 from her former employer has pleaded guilty.

Watching lawmakers work can be frustrating. The creation of laws and public policy is messy, fraught with hidden agendas and often driven by ego, rather than the best interests of regular folks.

I suppose it shouldn't come as a surprise that the more blog posts I publish, the more I notice links and patterns among them.

A bill to ban use of hand-held cellular phones while driving died Thursday in a state Senate committee.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would give East Baton Rouge and some other area parishes a greater share of state mineral revenues cleared the Louisiana Senate on Thursday.

BATON ROUGE - Death of legislation aimed at developing Interstate 49 as the "Energy Corridor" doesn't mean the plan to utilize innovative funding died with it, says Sen.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Landry of Carencro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie Landry to Adam Randall Camel, son of Mr.

The Louisiana State Senate Wednesday approved legislation calling for a 30% movie tax credit.

Legislation that would require all passengers in vehicles to wear seat belts is one step away from final legislative approval after the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works approved one version of the proposal Thursday.

BATON ROUGE - Money issues top the agendas in the House and Senate this week as the 2009 legislative session hits its mid-point. The Legislature can meet 45 days in a 60-day period in this session.

If the worm that is the state Legislature were ever going to turn, it would have happened last week.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal's plans to create a government streamlining panel were reworked Wednesday by a Senate committee to give lawmakers more oversight and the ability to choose which panel recommendations they will support.

Flying largely below radar, the number of video bingo machines in Louisiana has grown by hundreds over the past five years - mostly in parishes that banned video poker more than a decade ago.

Children in grades 4 through 6 who sing are invited to join the Louisiana Baptist Convention's Children's Honor Choir April 18-18 at Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center in Woodworth.

OPELOUSAS - Both the District 24 state Senate race and the contest to name a new alderman for Opelousas' District A have ended in runoffs.

The three candidates are seeking the 4th District seat on the Public Service Commission in Saturday's primary election.

On this point, there's wide agreement. Louisiana has too many public four-year higher education institutions.

'Yes We Can!' is a day devoted to celebrating the abundant life of special needs families.

LECOMPTE - A search warrant conducted at a Lecompte home ended with the seizure of about 10,000 prescription pills that Rapides Parish sheriff's detectives suspect were stolen from a Woodworth pharmacy last ...

Mardi Gras madness almost consumes Louisiana this time of year. Partying and parade going is an art form here, and most residents know you don't have to go to the big cities to have plenty of fun.