Veterans Affairs Secretary Rodney Alexander said a Metairie firm has been picked to design the new Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear found in Concordia Parish.
A citizen alerted authorities on Dec. 20 about a dead black bear in the woods in the Yancey Wildlife Management Area.
A 39-year-old Evans man died Christmas morning as the result of a Tuesday night traffic accident in Vernon Parish.
A woman whose unattended children burned to death in a mobile home fire has pleaded guilty to four counts of negligent homicide.
Shaqueta McDade faces a possible five-year sentence on each count. Dist. Judge John Trahan will sentence her at a future date.
By John Maginnis
& Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics News Service
