Bogalusa News Archives

“This is all about God in biology class”

The chairman of the Senate education committee is sponsoring a bill to revamp the way science is taught in public schools, including views that challenge biological evolution. via WBRZ

Categories: Shows Creative Arts "Black History Month Show" is bring brought to Bogalusa for a weekend of theater. via NOLA.com

It may seem like our state Legislature has already done a lot of work with two special sessions, and they have, but the big one, the 85-day regular session is waiting in the wings. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

The following were reported to law enforcement authorities: ARRESTS Ann Meynard, 42, 1641 Lake Ave., Metairie, was arrested March 11 and booked with seven counts of forgery, bank fraud and theft over $500. ... via NOLA.com

Bogalusa police officers ordered the testing after interviewing the children's babysitter, in connection with the death of six-week-old Diana. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Posted by Milena Merrill, NOLA.com March 21, 2008 3:05PM BOGALUSA Lindsey Daigle, the 19-year-old mother of Diana Nelson, was arrested today and charged with cruelty to her 14-month-old daughter. via NOLA.com

The 22-year-old woman accused of beating, burning, and drugging an infant in Bogalusa was arraigned Monday. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“Well son, I'm Senator Sixty Rayburn, and I'm the fella that created all this mess you say you're going to clean up.”

As in most states, political figures come and go. Some are talked about for a few years, and others are even memorialized with plaques and statues surrounding some public building. via BayouBuzz.com

A mother in mourning spoke first to ABC26 about the loss of her six-week-old daughter, and why she thinks a friend may have killed her. via WGNO-TV New Orleans

So where did former state Sen. B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn get his nickname? A grandson, Keith Bedwell, said his grandfather got the nickname "Sixty" because that was the seat number assigned to him in a rural ... via WDSU-TV New Orleans

A 28-year-old Covington man has been convicted by a St. Tammany jury for using an aluminum baseball bat to beat the man who was accompanying his estranged wife as she removed her possessions from their home. via Times-Picayune

A woman whose 6-week-old baby died after being burned, beaten and drugged says she thinks the motive was revenge, a Bogalusa newspaper reported Friday. via WWL-TV New Orleans

Bogalusa police have arrested a 22-year-old baby sitter in the abuse case of a 6-week-old infant. via 4 WWL-TV

Former state Sen. B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn of Bogalusa, an ally of former Gov. Earl Long who spent nearly five decades in the state Legislature, has died at age 91. via 4 WWL-TV

A six-week-old baby is on life support at Children's Hospital in New Orleans after Bogalusa police say someone abused her. via WNOL-TV New Orleans

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The Daily News Open your windows and prick up your ears. Large numbers of birds are passing through the area. via Bogalusa Daily News