DeRidder News

Robert Bebee Jr. was arrested Thursday night following a traffic stop in DeRidder and charged with simple escape and illegal possession of a stolen firearm.

DERIDDER -- A policy review committee has voted to relax the Beauregard Parish school system's dress code and to ban electronic cigarettes and gauge piercings in the upcoming school year.

If you're looking for a shade tree for your yard, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is hosting a shade tree sale.

In my opinion, the answer is we do not. The way I see this, the Common Core plan is one size fits all.

Plant expanding: A $130.2 million expansion of Boise Southern Co.' s DeRidder pulp and paper mill was announced.

Monday was a rainy day in Bunkie, with yet another winter storm in the offing, but the dismal weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of Mayor Mike Robertson as he scurried around Haas Auditorium in jeans and a casual work shirt.

The cold weather we are experiencing can be downright miserable, even when you have heavy coats to keep warm.

KPLC has learned more about a former volunteer firefighter arrested and charged with arson.

A former Beauregard Parish volunteer firefighter has been charged with four counts of simple arson in connection to fires set in a wooded area south of DeRidder in 2012 and 2013, according to a release.

Veronica Mosgrove, press secretary for the state Department of Agriculture & Forestry, said that Brandon Harris was arrested Tuesday following a month-long investigation.