Winnfield News

"Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, Members of the Senate, fellow residents of this great state - thank you for the opportunity to come address you on this very important day.

LAKE CHARLES -- It could be an icy Mardi Gras for parts of Louisiana. The National Weather Service warned Monday that freezing rain could begin falling before dawn Tuesday across a region running from Many, Natchitoches and Winnfield south to parishes along Interstate 10 west of the Atchafalaya River.

March 1, 1954 Shooting: Rep. George S. Long of Pineville said in a telephone call from Washington this afternoon that a bullet hit between him and a member of Congress to whom he was talking during a wild shooting fracas in the House of Representatives.

Feb. 25, 1953 Cleaners officer: J.D. Taylor of Winnfield was elected president of the Louisiana Laundry and Cleaners Association.

Repaving urged: A $2.6 million repaving of Fulton Street Bridge in Alexandria heads the list of central Louisiana bridge maintenance projects state highway officials want funded.

Arrival and registration will take place June 27, 6:30-11 p.m. at Alexander Fulton Hotel.