Bunkie News

BATON ROUGE - Charter schools, envisioned in 1995 as places to use innovative teaching methods to reach troubled students but didn't always find success, are making a huge comeback now that the state is taking over failed public schools.

Earlier today, a crash involving one vehicle has left a Cottonport teen in serious medical condition.

Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal announced the artwork selected for display in the Louisiana's Governor's Mansion for the month of November.

Louisiana's use of technology in schools and the overall system has brought recognition in a national survey but Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek says the best thing is that it keeps students involved in learning.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Peter Carter, 49, 414 Arkansas Street, Opelousas, theft of goods.

Charter schools, envisioned in 1995 as places to use innovative teaching methods to reach troubled students but didn't always find success, are making a huge comeback now that the state is taking over failed public schools.

It's not free money for the Avoyelles Parish School Board, but it's the next best thing -- interest-free money.

Just after midnight last night, a single vehicle crash in Rapides Parish has left a man in serious condition.

Harris J. Turner III, 24, of Bunkie sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash just after midnight this morning, Louisiana State Police reported.

Bossier sheriff's investigators are asking the public for help identifying and locating a man who stole some beer and tried to rob Red River Travel Plaza in Elm Grove on Thursday night.

Yesterday afternoon, a crash involving two vehicles claimed one life and injured three.

The Bunkie Police Department arrested six people in connection with the Monday robbery at Club Bunkie.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office booked the following people: n Kelvin Cassimere, 32, 2175 U.S. Route 167, Opelousas, charged with driving while intoxicated , careless operation of a vehicle, possession of a Schedule IV narcotic and possession of marijuana.

Many people may remember their school days as sitting passively listening to a two-hour lecture or reading scores of textbooks to prep for a test.

A program that links medical records at LSU hospitals and 14 rural hospitals in central and north Louisiana is getting national attention as a model for electronic health records.

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde Holloway has scheduled office hours in Central Louisiana.

Authorities have arrested three teenagers and charged each of them with two counts of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and two counts of felony theft.

Blake Chatelain of Alexandria, the new chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisor, says the university must be as committed to top-notch academics as it is to top-notch athletics.

Central Louisiana hospitals report seeing patients suffering from influenza, including likely cases of the H1N1 or swine flu.

Residents of rural northeastern Louisiana communities have seen their available health services slowly dwindle.