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University of Louisiana at Monroe Police at 2:30 a.m. today arrested Brandon Ford Malone, 26, of Start on drug charges and a traffic charge.

Gov. Bobby Jindal committed $67 million from the state megafund to lure V Vehicle Co.

V Vehicle Co.'s top executives said a key component in choosing Ouachita Parish for the company's first assembly plant was a new state training program that could deliver a turnkey work force to the former Guide Corp.

Pleased to meet you, V Vehicle Co. In introducing Monroe to its new partner in progress, the business giants who have opted to start up an auto company with vehicles made in northeastern Louisiana have provided our people with additional detail about what the car of the future might entail.

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Childress of Argyle, Tex. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cumpton of Rayville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ericka LeJean Childress, to Weston Layne Williamson, son of Mr.

Start with this premise: If you do what you've always done - alas, you know the rest of it - you'll get what you've always gotten.

David Junior Frost, 67, Clay City, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at his residence.

Older baby boomers seem to be concerned about staying productive and useful in their retirement years.

Heart disease is killing us. In Acadiana alone, it accounts for 26 percent - one in four - of all deaths.

By John Arias. Week three of the fantasy season is right around the corner. Fantasy owners: do not panic if some of your stud players like Jose Reyes or Matt Holliday have not yet produced.

A one-mile walk for healthy hearts is going on now in downtown Shreveport. Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator is leading the pack.

Bad news for the digital media industry in Baton Rouge: One of the key components touted by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and the Baton Rouge Area Digital Industries Consortium, the AVATAR program will have all of its dedicated funding on the chopping block if LSUa s a oeworst case scenarioa becomes reality.

Thunderstorms that strafed other parts of the Southeast delivered just a glancing blow to northeastern Louisiana Saturday night.

The Dec. 28, 2006, murder of Dinerral Shavers warranted a march of its own. Shavers, a drummer with the Hot 8 Brass Band and a band director at Rabouin High School was one of 132 black men killed on the streets of New Orleans that year.

When I moved South more than 50 years ago, my wife's family were very successful truck-patch gardeners.

Today's mystery plant is named for an aristocratic British family. Although it is grown as a houseplant in cooler climates, in our area, it likes to be planted in a container and kept outdoors in bright natural ...

Start early. That's the point Jason P. Orgeron drilled into about 20 middle school students and parents heads Thursday as he talked about preparing for college.

One of the best things of "The City" is the Sunday Brunch. Multiple restaurants in New Orleans offer a leisurely brunch which is often centered around a family meal.

The saga of Ward 6 Constable Michael W. 'Mike' Lee, whose criminal past was revealed after he was elected and sworn into office, and the continuing residence question of District 6 Monroe City School Board ...

Mark and Krystal Parker of Calhoun, La. and Teresa Humphries of Monroe, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandy 'Nicole' to Keith Richard Gorman II, son of Keith and Connie Gorman ...