Tuesday May 14 | The Advocate
"I usually just lie in bed and wait, because I know the 'process' usually takes 30-45 minutes to complete.
Kiwanis of Pointe Coupee: Blessing of the Boats on False River May 26
Kiwanis of Pointe Coupee will once again sponsor the annual "Blessing of the Boats" on Sunday, May 26.
Culturally Speaking for May 12
As part of an upcoming exhibit at the LSU Museum of Art focusing on the photography of famed jazz photographer Herman Leonard and works by LSU professor emeritus and painter Ed Pramuk, Louisiana Public Broadcasting will screen a half-hour documentary on the life and work of Leonard.
A day after a court ruled the funding source for the state's private school voucher program was unconstitutional, lawmakers at the Capitol are discussing how to fund the program.
There's a special bonding when mothers share recipes with their children. The fun, laughter and maybe a few "spilt-milk" tears in the kitchen bring the family together in a way that's seldom forgotten.
DAR meets, learns history of Julien Poydras
The Alexander Stirling Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Cottonport Community Center in New Roads in March.
New Roads shooting suspect turns himself in
A New Roads man suspected in the fatal shooting of another man at a bar Saturday turned himself in to the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office Monday morning, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Suspect wanted for deadly shooting in bar parking lot turns himself in
Authorities said a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting outside a bar turned himself in to them Monday morning.
New Roads: Man shot during fight outside bar
Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting early Sunday following a fight outside a bar near New Roads, a sheriff's spokesman said.
A new report says the state needs to use innovative river engineering techniques to better manage False River's drainage canals and calls on the Pointe Coupee Police Jury to address watershed issues that contributed to the oxbow lake's 20-year decline.
New Roads Wal-Mart to open in July
Wal-Mart has scheduled its new store in New Roads for a July opening and is looking to hire 200 full- and part-time employees.
Bill address school pension costs
A state House panel Thursday gave a little relief to Pointe Coupee, Lafayette and St.
Pam's Party Line for May 2, 2013
Twenty-seven were honored with the Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools' Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton Award at its annual luncheon April 11 at the Marriott Hotel.
Charles A. Labry, 61, a native of New Roads and a resident of Patterson, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Terrebonne General Medical Center at 6:18 a.m. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 1, at Good Hope Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Patterson Cemetery.
$1 million bail set in slaying
Judge James Best of 18th Judicial District Court set bail of $1 million Friday for a 24-year-old man booked with first-degree murder in the fatal beating of his 91-year-old grandmother.
Deputies: Grandson arrested for killing 91-year-old woman
Morris was found beaten to death by a family member Tuesday afternoon at her home on Pecan Drive East near New Roads, LA.
Legislation that would merge Baton Rouge Community College and the five campuses that make up Capital Area Technical College zipped through a state Senate committee Thursday.
Elderly woman in New Roads beaten to death
Family members huddled together in the front yard of a home in New Roads, agonizing cries of a daughter asking 'why?'and tears streaming down a granddaughters face.
92-year-old woman found beaten to death
An elderly woman was found beaten to death in her Pointe Coupee Parish home. Sheriff Bud Torres says Buelah Morris, 92, was found by a family member Tuesday afternoon at her home just outside New Roads.