Sterlington News

Don't expect Louisiana municipalities to solve every problem for its citizens. Local governments can use taxpayer money for certain things, most of which provide the greatest good to the most people.

Joshua Adkinson of Sterlington has been awarded an academic scholarship from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation.

Construction of a new Sterlington elementary school has hit a road block. That's because the state Department of Transportation and Development says Ouachita Parish Schools must pay for improvements to a state ...

The town of Sterlington has been recognized by the Louisiana Munici-pal Association for its efforts to assist its elderly and disabled residents with home and sewer repair.

Jack Abreu of West Monroe, a disc jockey, died Monday. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

The tangled web that is now Sterlington's southern town limit at Horseshoe Lake Road may only be emerging as a legal problem.

Cornerback DeMichael Dizer, a product of Grambling State and Sterlington High School, suffered a knee injury Saturday's Seattle Seahawks scrimmage.

The Ouachita Parish School Board will move forward with construction of a new A.L. Smith Elementary School in Sterlington despite a lack of funding for a critical highway-access project.

District Attorney Jerry Jones said Monday he will ask state police to investigate the annexation controversy in Sterlington.

District Attorney Jerry Jones said Monday he will ask state police to investigate the annexation controversy in Sterlington.

District Attorney Jerry Jones said Monday he will ask state police to investigate the annexation controversy in Sterlington.

District Attorney Jerry Jones said Monday he will ask state police to investigate the annexation controversy in Sterlington.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney has restored the Sterlington Police Department's Thinkstream privileges.

In July 2006, state Secretary of Transportation and Development Johnny Bradberry dashed Sterlington's hopes for state funding on frontage road at U.S. 165.

In July 2006, state Secretary of Transportation and Development Johnny Bradberry dashed Sterlington's hopes for state funding on frontage road at U.S. 165.

Sterlington Mayor Vern Breeland and Town Council members have asked the state Attorney General's Office to investigate the actions of their assistant police chief.

In July 2006, state Secretary of Transportation and Development Johnny Bradberry dashed Sterlington's hopes for state funding on frontage road at U.S. 165.

For an offense undergoing a change in identity, Cole Bagby's willingness to go anywhere comes as an advantage.

Finding a tenant for the Franklin Farms industrial megasite in Richland Parish is at the top of Louisiana's economic development priority list, according to the state's top economic development official.

Beth Becton of Monroe and Larry D. Williams Sr. of Bastrop are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Analiese Elisabeth Williams, to Casey Edward Towns, son of Kayla and ...