An Alexandria teen facing a maximum prison sentence of 99 years on Wednesday spurned a plea offer of probation.

A man facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a Pineville man might be suspected in another homicide, his attorney said Wednesday.

Mary Vinson, the artist and author born without a name, didn't learn how to read or write until she was in her 50s.

With temperatures plunging, the city of Alexandria opened a warming station at the Bolton Avenue Community Center for "locals ...

The need for diapers is immense, and the Diaper Brigade in Central Louisiana is the Haitian center’s only source of cloth ...

Artist and author of "Born Without A Name" Mary Vinson didn't learn how to read or write until she was in her 50s.

A former psychiatric nurse practitioner has been placed on probation after serving less than half of his prison sentence, and ...

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Two friends fishing in a Louisiana bass tournament rescued an 80-year-old man from his submerged car. Dauzart pulled the man from the car while Newcomb called for help. The Natchitoches Parish ...

Two Alexandria high school freshmen are each number one in the state in girls' and boys' shot put. Skipper and Rivet will compete at the LHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Meet on Feb. 22.