Clayton News

Governmental offices and many private businesses will be closed for the Christmas holiday period.

The annual Christmas parades in Ferriday and Vidalia will officially usher in the holiday season this weekend.

Holiday closures for Thanksgiving include the following: Town halls at Clayton, Ferriday and Vidalia will close at 12 noon on Wednesday and remained closed until Monday.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell joined local citizens seeking access to high-speed Internet service with Internet providers Tuesday in his first Broadband Access Workshop.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. The following is a rundown of action taken by the Terrebonne Parish Council at its regular meeting Wednesday.

Vidalia has a chamber of commerce. Ferriday has a chamber of commerce. But local business leaders are asking - should there be a Concordia Parish chamber of commerce? At the Vidalia Chamber of Commerce's meeting Tuesday, members were handed a survey asking if the Vidalia and Ferriday chambers should join together to form a parish-wide chamber.

A Pineville child care center whose license to operate was revoked by the state last week is appealing the decision.

Early this morning, a crash involving one vehicle killed a teenager in Catahoula Parish.

A teenager from Foules was killed in an accident this week in Catahoula Parish, authorities say.

A 16-year-old boy died after a one-car crash in Catahoula Parish. State police say Kevin C. Skipper of Clayton was westbound on La.