Alexandria Metro News

The Lafayette Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron participated in the CAP Louisiana wing search and rescue exercise from June18-22 in Alexandria.

Today, Jimmy Chevalier formally announced that he will be a candidate for Alexandria City Marshal, Wards 1, 2 and 8. Chevalier, who holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, has served the ...

As the airline industry tries to deal with sky-high fuel prices by cutting back on capacity, six Louisiana airports and two in Mississippi are on a list of airports most likely to lose flights, a business ...

Incumbent District Attorney Earl Taylor has announced his intention to run for a third term in the Oct.

Rusty is not a pet. He is a squirrel living in the trees above Stimson and Kimball avenues in Alexandria.

A house fire killed 9-month-old twins and their 21-year-old mother early today; her 4-year-old son and her husband escaped the blaze.

An Alexandria woman has pleaded not guilty in a 2006 hit & run incident that claimed the life of Tioga High School student Jayshon Ibiam.

What you're looking at is APD summer camp. Kids from Alexandria are observing SWAT Team Officers and handling some of their weapons, with the clips removed of course.

The road project that will link Jackson Street extension with Highway 28 West ceremoniously broke ground today.

EnCana Corp. , Canada's largest natural-gas producer, agreed to buy 89,500 acres of Louisiana mineral rights from closely held Indigo Minerals LLC for $457 million, expanding in the U.S., the biggest energy ...

The deadline has passed for N.P. Moss Middle School's general contractor and architecture firm to respond to letters demanding $3.15 million to pay for damage caused by water intrusion and mold.

A fire in a mobile home near Pollock, Louisiana, has left six people dead. Officials say the cause of the fire, which broke out early Sunday morning, is under investigation.

A 2 year old named Justin Bynog of Alexandria is dead-- he fell into a swimming pool at a house on England Drive and drowned, Thursday evening.

Nine St. Landry Parish residents were among the 203 graduates of the Louisiana National Guard's Youth Challenge Program.

Miss Louisiana 2007 Amanda Joseph returned home Wednesday and visited a group of Summer Safari campers at the Alexandria Zoo as part of a farewell tour around the state.

The Alexandria City Council is set to vote on the confirmation of T.W. Thompson III, the former longtime warden of J. Levy Dadabie Correctional Center, to become the city's new public works director Thompson is ...

The House gave lopsided approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow chemical or physical castration as a punishment for some sex crimes.

The trial of a Louisiana congressman accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes will not take place until after the November elections.

You probably recognize the name. You can probably even recite a few of his baseball stats or quote a few of his famous remarks.

Katie Maunette Risher and Eric Raymond Midden were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony during a 5:30 p.m. nuptial mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church on Friday, the sixth of June.