Marksville News

The move will give Jindal continued opportunities to travel the country, build name recognition, bolster his donor network and draw support in other states, as he eyes a possible 2016 presidential campaign.

In partnership with the Audubon Nature Institute, GRFA selected the top art submissions from Louisiana high school juniors and seniors who will share $50,000 in college scholarship.

An explosion leveled two buildings Wednesday morning in East Harlem, sending flames and smoke billowing into the air, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen others, CBS New York reports Mayor Bill de Blasio said there are a "number" of people missing.

The Opelousas Board of Aldermen has voted to again have its Budget Committee take up a proposal by Mayor Donald Cravins Sr. to reduce the salaries of the aldermen and mayor.

Iberia Parish sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting Tuesday of a 24-year-old man New Iberia man Uriah Joseph, of 1734 Jennifer St., New Iberia, was shot multiple times about 1 p.m. near Sam and Ann streets, according to Lt.

A Lafayette man who police say robbed a woman during a home invasion in February was arrested by Marksville police Monday, Lafayette police said.

The New Orleans Center for Hope and Change will be opening an office in the downtown Opelousas area on April 1. The clinic is an outpatient program for children 6 to 17 years old who are experiencing issues such as anger, depression, self mutilation and others.

An old slave house owned by Mary McCoy still stands along Bayou Boeuf in Cheneyville.

Educators from across the state can learn more about the Common Core State Standards and how to implement them in the classroom at a workshop in Marksville on Saturday.

The Krewe of Cyllenius Mardi Gras Parade Sunday was short and sweet, but parade-goers enjoyed the festivities, regardless of the length.

Norman and Norma Burmah of Marksville, who celebrated their 83rd wedding anniversary last month, are the longest known married couple in the United States, according to the Louisiana Family Forum.

Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields and all but one member of the Pineville City Council filed for re-election Wednesday as qualifying for spring elections opened.