Bastrop News

West Monroe police arrested a man Friday evening for drugs after initially being pulled over for failing to use a turn signal.

The last sad public act connected to Brittany Johnson should be past us. The Kilbourne High teacher and coach has pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, has accepted her punishment and has been banished from teaching or having contact with children.

Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings used to advise us, when life gets out of hand, 'get back to basics.' Nothing is more basic than home cooking, using fresh ingredients right off the farm.

The exhibits will be on display from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. both days at the Bastrop Visitor's Center, 124 N. Washington St.

Officials at LifeShare Blood Centers in Monroe say blood types "O" and "B" are critically needed.

In another hot and humid day of racing at the Twin City Dragway, the action was delayed an hour to avoid the main heat of the day on Saturday.

With perfect poise and bright white smiles, the 29 contestants in the 2009 Miss Louisiana Pageant stepped off the Monroe replica trolley on Monday at the Civic Center to begin rehearsals.

Even though V Vehicle Co. won't begin taking applications for its 1,400 jobs for at least six months, that hasn't stopped a flood of interest from job-seekers both near and far.

Walter Crow of Bastrop, the man who suffered severe burns after the 18-wheeler he was driving collided with the locomotive of a Union Pacific train on Riverbarge Street in Monroe just after 7 p.m. Monday, is in guarded condition at LSU Health Sciences Center-Monroe after undergoing two surgeries late Monday night.

'Home is where the heart is' is the theme for the Perryville History Project's first History Exhibit and Historic Site Tour this month.

Mr. Dennis Knighten of West Monroe and Ms. Bonnie Knighten of West Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Haley Rhena Knighten, to Tanner Lowell Brecheen, son of Mr.

Technical college officials are optimistic proposed budget cuts for the technical college system will not be as severe as currently projected.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Boone of Jones announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Adrienne Blanks Boone, to Mr.

Laura Gale Farley and Billy James Bryan are engaged to be married at 10:30 a.m., July 11 at the Historical Casa Marina Hotel in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

The faith-based film company was launched by Monroe land surveyor Rodney Ray in fall 2008, producing the six-minute short film 'Mumbai Baby' with a crew of nine and a cast of two.

BATON ROUGE - Converting UL's former horse farm into a 'passive park' with trails and green space would meet the expectations of the groups that originally opposed the university selling the property, says a leader of the protest.

Bastrop head coach Brad Bradshaw knew long ago that the Class of 2010 was going be on the small side.

BATON ROUGE - All games of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional will be televised on Cox Sports Television , the NCAA announced Tuesday evening.

Lafayette - More than 1,300 students graduated May 17 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette commencement.

This is to try to help letter writer W.H. Boyd of Rayville. I tried to call him and failed to find a phone number.