Homer News

While Roots and Blues also hosts a wide array of multi-cultural and roots genres of music, the 16th Annual is most definitely jam-packed with some of the hottest blues artists on the planet - ' and no one is ...

A couple of months ago, while enjoying a steak at Moon's Cafe near Homer, I heard a familiar voice on the 70-year-old restaurant's official country music radio station.

SALINE - A driver who was stopped for improper lane use in Saline, along with his passenger, went to jail on drug charges, Bienville Sheriff John Ballance said.

HOMER - A husband and wife are accused of burning down their home to collect insurance money, according to information from Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey.

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider-a positively Homerian quest-but the old college friend who can clear their good names with the ...

HOMER - A Summerville man who was speeding on U.S. Highway 79 in Claiborne Parish ended up going to jail on a drug charge after a suspected marijuana-filled cigarette was found in the vehicle, Claiborne Parish ...

“There's not enough electrical capacity”

ARCADIA - The Bienville Parish Courthouse will get an electrical upgrade in the coming weeks. via The Shreveport Times

“It's hard to think about Port Jervis without Homer's”

Rumors have been flying around that Homer's Coffee Shop, an institution dating back to the 1950s, is closing. via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

“So it was pretty productive night”

HOMER - About 450 cars passed through the Claiborne Parish sheriff's DWI checkpoint during a 31 2-hour span Friday night, with two drivers being arrested on driving while intoxicated charges, Sheriff Ken Bailey ... via The Shreveport Times

“The closure of the road will not hinder access to any location or residence of the immediate area”

NATCHITOCHES - The Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival will celebrate its 34th year June 14-15 at historic Melrose Plantation. via The Shreveport Times

Patsy Ann Auzenne of Opelousas and Otha Anders of Grambling announce the engagement of their daughter Kourtney Renie Auzenne to Willie A. Williams Sr. via Daily World

“This case is still under investigation and other arrests may be forthcoming”

MOUNT LEBANON - The 40th annual Stagecoach Trail Day and Quilt Show, sponsored by the Mount Lebanon Historical Society, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. via The Shreveport Times

Created: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM Modified: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM A North Louisiana man pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an 83-year-old woman who was killed two years ... via KTBS-TV Shreveport

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider - a positively Homerian quest - but looking for the old college friend who can clear their ... via The Pitch

“Your muscles will get tired if you hold a weapon a certain way for a long period of time”

Posted: Updated: More than 30 police officers and sheriff's deputies are on a mission to get SWAT certified through the North Louisiana Justice Academy. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“Rush mentioned that he was 74 but moved like he was 24”

Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush visited troops at Camp Victory, Iraq, April 6. The Blues Entertainer of the Year toured the 3rd Infantry Division headquarters building and spoke to Maj. via SavannahNow

Lani Kathleen Gardes, of Prairieville, Louisiana, and Clay Adam Harris, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, were married March 29, 2008, at half past four o'clock in the afternoon, at The Chapel at the Academy of the ... via The Daily Advertiser

Created: March 28, 2008 08:13 PM Modified: March 28, 2008 08:13 PM A former jailer in Claiborne Parish has returned to the detention center, but not to work. via KTBS

“Of the 115 loads that came off both properties, we found eight loads belonging to Mrs. Causey valued at $14,160 and four loads valued at $4,317 belonging to Mr. Bell that had not been paid for”

HOMER - A Homer man will be on supervised probation for five years and must make full restitution of the $18,000 in timber he stole from two Claiborne Parish landowners as a result of his sentencing this week ... via The Shreveport Times

“We experienced high winds and I just came in the house and it's been 30 minutes or so when it came through and picked up a piece of hail that was still larger than a golf ball”

Created: March 14, 2008 10:53 PM Modified: March 14, 2008 10:53 PM A lot of energy in the atmosphere made for a surprising batch of severe weather through the Ark-La-Tex Friday night. via KTBS-TV Shreveport