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N.O. students write, act out their own Katrina odysseys
"Oh great muse tell me that story of Kelsi Alexander. A great hero whom everyone calls 'The Mighty Superwoman.' For she has fought all types of villains, and now she's on a journey.
Region briefs: Branch library to have open house
CASTOR — An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the new Castor Branch Library, 1955 Highway 507.
Governor awards Claiborne Parish veterans with medals
HOMER - Gov. Bobby Jindal today awarded 137 veterans from Claiborne Parish with the Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal at the Homer Town Hall.
Bobby Rush brings the blues back home
Some folks may have forgotten or perhaps never realized that noted blues man Bobby Rush is a Louisiana native.
ACLU alleges racial profiling in Homer, La. and Claiborne Parish
In the wake of last February's shooting death of Bernard Monroe at the hands of the Homer, La.
Regional Briefs: Music club to show DVD of recital today
HOMER - The Mildred Bevill Music Club will show a DVD of vocalist Charles Williams' recital "To Haynesville with Love" at 6 p.m. today in First Methodist Church's McCalman Hall.
Homer teens accused of making bomb threat
Two Claiborne Parish teenagers are accused of calling in a bomb threat that emptied Haynesville High School Thursday afternoon shortly before the end of the school day.
All clear at Haynesville High following afternoon bomb threat
HAYNESVILLE - The all clear has been given at Haynesville High following a bomb threat that was called into the Claiborne Parish School Board office in Homer shortly before 3 p.m. The caller warned school administrators that they needed to get the students out of the schools before it was blown up.
LSU AgCenter Hill Farm field day scheduled for Oct. 1
The LSU AgCenter's Hill Farm Research Station at Homer, La., will host an educational field day Oct.
Time running out for - Cash for Clunkers'
Time running out for 'Cash for Clunkers' KSLA News 12 Headlines More>> Man admits setting fire that burned SRAC SFD lays out Tuesday arson timeline Chris Brown sentenced in Rihanna assault case McCain blasts Obama health care plan at AZ meeting White House, Congress project record deficits Obama names Bernanke for another term Shooting ...
Report delivered on police shooting
NEW ORLEANS - State police delivered a report to the district attorney Tuesday on their investigation of the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern Louisiana by white officers.
The race report from the racer is here! Destry Abbott gives us his take on the Washington WORCS/ AMA Hare Scramble race.
The race report from the racer is here! Destry Abbott gives us his take on the Washington WORCS/ AMA Hare Scramble race.
Police officers resign after fatal shooting
Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern Louisiana have resigned from the force.
Police officers resign after fatal shooting
Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern Louisiana have resigned from the force.
Mobile Home for Sale in Homer, Louisiana
Description: Beautiful one acre shaded by tall pines in Claiborne Lake area overlooking Claiborne Lake with lake view.
Boyte removed from work release program
Former Ouachita Parish Police Jury Public Works Director Frederick "Bo" Boyte, who is serving jail time for malfeasance in office, has been booted from Sheriff Royce Toney's work release program.
Community Briefly: Parades, celebrations mark the Fourth
NATCHITOCHES - Celebration on the Cane kicks off at 9 a.m. today in Natchitoches with Cane River Green Market and continues through a fireworks display at nightfall.
Blotter: Enrollment under way for free bicycle rodeo
The Caddo sheriff's office will hold a free bicycle rodeo for first- through fifth-graders from 10 a.m. to noon July 10 at Sheriff's Safety Town, 8910 Jewella Ave.
Broadband Important for Rural Areas, Groups Say
Without broadband, Becky Collins would be out of business. Collins, owner of Granny B's Clothesline , said she was able to leave her job filing out Medicare forms and start her own children's clothing business because of broadband availability in Homer, Louisiana, population 3,800. Collins, who started out selling dresses to friends, left her ...