Walker News

Alyica Owens died when the car her friend was driving ran off the road and hit a tree.

A presentation on Mayor Kip Holden's $901 million bond issue will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Enoteca Marcello's wine bar and bistro.

A Baton Rouge woman was killed Saturday night in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 190 west of La.

LIVINGSTON A Baton Rouge woman was killed Saturday night in a three-vehicle crash on US 190 west of LA 1024.

A disturbing case of animal cruelty out of Livingston Parish landed two people behind bars.

A Livingston Parish man accused of animal cruelty is telling his side of the story.

Is it possible bumper-to-bumper traffic on Interstate 12 could go away? The Department of Transportation and Development says the drive could ease up once they install some ramp meters.

Jason Muse, 34, of Walker, was killed in a single- vehicle crash Saturday morning on La.

On Saturday the town will open a museum that focuses on the area's history. The opening is scheduled for 2 p.m., Mayor Bobby Font said.

SMART GROWTH: Creekstone Commons subdivision is under construction at the Satsuma exit off Interstate 12.

State officials said today they plan to revamp the way traffic enters Interstate 12 during a $131 millon widening project from O'Neal Lane to Juban Road.

Mayor Kip Holden's $901 bond issue will move to the polls Nov. 14 after a special Metro Council meeting yielded a split 6-6 vote on removing the measure from the ballot.

The town of Walker is hosting a meet and greet for businesses in the community, which will feature a free short forum on "Connecting in the New Economy." Speakers include Trumpet Group founder and Chief Executive Officer Robbie Vitrano and Tiger District founder and CEO Jared Loftis.

Four people have been arrested in two separate meth lab busts Monday near Maurepas and Walker.

The Livingston Parish School Board will receive $9 million in loans with interest rates of less than 1 percent from a federal loan program intended to stimulate the economy, a bond attorney said Thursday night.

Louisiana has been climbing up the top of one list, but it's not a good one. The latest statistics from the Violence Policy Center show the state is number one in the country when it comes to the number of deadly domestic violence cases.

A woman was arrested after leading police and sheriff's deputies on a chase Thursday evening that finally ended when they shot out two of her tires.

The city of Walker used to be nothing but pastures and farmland. But in the last few years, the sleepy Livingston Parish community has turned into a city ripe with revenue.

The Jones County property owned by a Louisiana-based cable company will be sold to the highest bidder on Oct.

A Livingston Parish man's conviction and life sentence in the shooting and stabbing death of his estranged wife at a Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits restaurant in Walker was affirmed Friday by an appeals court.