Lake Providence News

Louisiana State police said a a Lake Providence man is dead following a wreck involving a train near Lousiana 134 in Swartz.

Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company, announced the successful start-up at its flagship bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, Louisiana.

A father's day celebration in Monroe is turned upside down when a man opens fire -- shooting and killing a man, and injuring others.

Mayor Hyram Copeland said construction work to build the Vidalia port should begin in a few months after $5 million in Priority 1 Capital Outlay funds were made available by the Legislature during its recent session.

If this is the summer you'd like a Louisiana adventure, take the Heroes and Heritage Trail across the width and breadth of the state.