Sterlington News

Jenny Howse, a contemporary artist from Sterlington, sat quietly and mostly unnoticed in a corner last month as art lovers strolled by her paintings on display at the Rising Sun art gallery during Art Crawl in downtown Monroe.

Saying he wants to 'keep our communities safer,' Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that the state is giving more than $300,000 in grants to local law enforcement and governments on Sunday.

It took nearly two years, but Sterlington recently completed its first street overlay under an agreement with the Ouachita Parish Police Jury to spend its own monies from a parish public works tax.

Been there, done that. Perhaps you have. Chances are just as good that you haven't. Either way, a scavenger hunt for the family provides a fresh, fun opportunity to explore familiar and unfamiliar spots in northeastern Louisiana.

In a tiny studio behind her home in Sterlington, artist Jenny Howse creates one-of-a-kind artistic treasures.

A 58-year-old Mer Rouge man will spend the next 7 1/2 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence after pleading guilty in April to indecent behavior with a juvenile under the age of 13.

Summer construction and renovation projects at Ouachita Parish school system facilities are on schedule due to the dry weather.

Bids for the construction of a new Richwood Middle School are scheduled to be opened Aug.

Ms. Janet Jabbia of West Monroe is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Allison Marie Jabbia, to Derek Michael Collins, son of Mike and Debbie Collins of Monroe.

Mr. Dennis Knighten of West Monroe and Ms. Bonnie Knighten of West Monroe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Haley Rhena Knighten, to Tanner Lowell Brecheen, son of Mr.

A Sterlington local, Keffney Breland, has received two very prestigious professional awards this year.

The survivors of a mother and daughter who were killed by shotgun blasts fired by the daughter's estranged husband are suing the city of Monroe for unspecified monetary damages claiming police were negligent.

Ouachita Parish School Superintendent Bob Webber announced the transfer of Richwood Principal Anthony Killian to the Ouachita Parish Alternative Center and Janet Dollar, current principal of OPAC, to the central office to work with the Title I federal program.

Pure strength and speed are the best ways to describe Sterlington, La. defensive tackle LaQuinton Allen.

James and Michelle Goldman of Sterlington, La. and Robert and Rene Robinson of West Monroe, La.

The swollen Ouachita River has caused flooding in southeastern Ouachita Parish. On Monday, the Ouachita River measured 43.82 feet.

The youth mentor of a Sterlington church was sentenced today to a total of 24 years in prison on three counts of sexual battery of a juvenile.

Sterlington's board of aldermen voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to terminate assistant police chief Vince Hodnett in a 30-minute meeting.

As the Ouachita River and its backwaters continued to rise past flood stage Tuesday, west Sterlington resident Edward Ellis decided he'd had enough to living near the river.

Three northeastern Louisiana high school graduates have earned appointments to top U.S. military service academies.