Forest Hill News

FOREST HILL, La. - A Rapides Parish constable shot and killed his wife and then committed suicide in his wife's store, leaving their son orphaned on his ninth birthday, authorities said Wednesday.

A murder suicide in Rapides Parish left a husband and wife dead Tuesday morning.

FOREST HILL - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a customer walked into a bait store near Forest Hill and found both owners dead.

For six years, Starr Homeplace in Oak Ridge has hosted monthly Community Days to encourage and support the old folkways that were normal to farm life in the days before fuel-fired machines took over - activities like hammering hot metal into horseshoes and weaving colored threads in a loom to make a piece of fabric.

State Senator Joe McPherson announced Monday the end of his campaign to replace Pat Manuel on the Louisiana Pubic Service Commission, leaving the position to be claimed by Clyde Holloway.

One week after a rain delay for the Cajun Classic National Enduro in Forest Hill, La., several local competitors made the lengthy tripa 'about 8 hours one waya 'for the challenging event.

KTM's Mike Lafferty made it two wins in a row after dropping the fewest amount of points at the Cajun Classic Enduro, the fourth round of the AMA/Rekluse National Enduro Series in Forest Hill, Louisiana, April 5. Lafferty was quickest in fourth of the six special test and finished off the enduro with 33.21 points on his scorecard.

OPELOUSAS - Both the District 24 state Senate race and the contest to name a new alderman for Opelousas' District A have ended in runoffs.

Scattered elections will be held around the state Saturday. In Monroe, voters will elect a District 5 councilman and voters in Bastrop will elect a mayor and a board of aldermen.

The three candidates seeking the 4th District seat on the Public Service Commission in Saturday's primary election all point to their experiences as businessmen when asked what they believe is their primary qualification for the office.

A single vehicle crash around the Forest Hill area has left one man dead and another injured.

Former Congressman Clyde Holloway is seeking the District 4 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission in the April 4 election.

FOREST HILL - State police say a pedestrian was killed while walking in the roadway.

In just one day, Miss-Lou residents will have fewer stations to choose from when they flip on the television.

Experts with the LSU AgCenter say last week's snowfall across south Louisiana caused major damage to the state's commercial and ornamental plant industry, but has not yet been able to put a price tag on the ...

Although the exact costs aren't totaled yet, the unexpected snowfall last week caused more damage to Louisiana's commercial ornamental horticulture industry than hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Forest Hill's deputy clerk has been arrested in connection with the theft of nearly $9,500 from the village.

A Louisiana man has been indicted on charges he violated the federal housing rights of three Hispanic men by shooting at them and setting fire to their home in June.