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Mer Rouge Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Mer Rouge, LA.

Results 1 - 20 of 163 in Mer Rouge, LA

  1. Distance to go

    Monday Aug 18 | News-Star

    There's something that pleases us about seeing Gov. Bobby Jindal pulling into Dubach or Homer or Mer Rouge or any one of countless hamlets along dusty roads in the hills of northern Louisiana or in the ...

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    Related Topix: Dubach, LA, Homer, LA, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Church Point, LA, Mamou, LA

  2. Jindal back on the campaign trailRead the original story

    Monday Aug 11 | KATC

    ... has taken him to towns many Louisianians couldn't find on a map, such as Church Point, Vivian, Springhill, Homer, Mer Rouge and Farmerville, and he said he plans to hit many more this month. It's a well-worn trail for Republican wunderkind Jindal. ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana, US News, US Politics, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives

  3. Commentary: Jindal heads back to the campaign trail

    Monday Aug 11 | The Daily Advertiser

    ... has taken him to towns many Louisianians couldn't find on a map, such as Church Point, Vivian, Springhill, Homer, Mer Rouge and Farmerville, and he said he plans to hit many more this month. In recent months, Jindal drew criticism from legislators ...

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    Related Topix: Mamou, LA, Farmerville, LA

  4. Harrington - MontgomeryRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 3 | News-Star

    ... Margaret Barnard and the late Johnny Barnard of Raleigh, N.C. Michael is the grandson of Mrs. Johnnie Laing of Mer Rouge and the late John H. Laing of Bastrop, and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Graves, also of Bastrop. Andrea is a graduate of Westerville ...

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  5. DEATHS

    Saturday Aug 2 | News-Star

    ... p.m. Sunday at Harmony Baptist Church in Collinston. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the church. Burial is in Mer Rouge Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Simmie Heisler of West Monroe, a retired Manville printer, died ...

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    Related Topix: Collinston, LA, Jones, LA, West Monroe, LA, Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro

  6. Our Views: GM layoffs wake-up callRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | WBRZ

    ... the governor's recent series of town hall meetings in the north Louisiana communities of Dubach, Farmerville and Mer Rouge - areas where the farm economy is struggling, and too few alternatives exist. Jindal can play an important role in expanding ...

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    Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Shreveport, LA, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

  7. Holyfield leads transition committeeRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 30 | Ouachita Citizen

    ... effort is spearheaded by James Davison, Ruston; former Senate President Randy Ewing, Quitman; Elton Kennedy, Mer Rouge; CenturyTel CEO Glen Post; and Ouachita Parish businessmen James Moore and Todd Perry. Perry also serves as co-chairman of the new ...

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    Related Topix: Marketing, Ruston, LA, Quitman, LA

  8. High oil prices dispirit mayor

    Wednesday Jul 30 | News-Star

    ... with the issues America faces during a difficult period in our history. In the agricultural community of Mer Rouge, gas prices are a main topic of conversation - and concern - at hangouts like Mer Rouge Cafe. Mayor Johnny McAdams offers a ...

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  9. Briefcase

    Tuesday Jul 29 | News-Star

    Mer Rouge State Bank has earned a five-star superior rating from BauerFinancial Inc., an independent bank-rating firm.

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    Related Topix: Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro

  10. Citizens pepper Jindal with concerns

    Tuesday Jul 29 | News-Star

    ... at Monday's northeastern Louisiana town hall meeting tour - he also held similar gatherings at Farmerville and Mer Rouge - many of the questions were deeply personal. Angie Tyler, who raises chicken broilers in Lincoln Parish, was emotional when ...

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    Related Topix: Dubach, LA, Farmerville, LA, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana

  11. Gov. Bobby Jindal to hold series of area town hall meetings today

    Monday Jul 28 | News-Star

    Gov. Bobby Jindal has scheduled town hall meetings in Dubach, Farmerville and Mer Rouge today.

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    Related Topix: Farmerville, LA, Dubach, LA

  12. Gov. Bobby Jindal to hold series of area town hall meetings on MondayRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 27 | News-Star

    ... National Guard Armory, 709 Veterans Circle. --At 3:30 p.m., he will be at Goldman Equipment, 302 Andrews Lane in Mer Rouge. Fourth District Attorney Jerry Jones encourages the public to attend.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dubach, LA, Farmerville, LA

  13. In briefRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 27 | News-Star

    ... National Guard Armory, 709 Veterans Circle. At 3:30 p.m., he will be at Goldman Equipment, 302 Andrews Lane in Mer Rouge. Fourth District Attorney Jerry Jones encourages the public to attend. The Cotton Land Cluster Dog Show returns to the Twin ...

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    Related Topix: Dubach, LA, Farmerville, LA, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, Jones, LA

  14. OEDC transition moves forwardRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 24 | Ouachita Citizen

    ... Monroe; James Moore, Monroe; James Davison, Ruston; former Senate President Randy Ewing, Quitman; Elton Kennedy, Mer Rouge; and CenturyTel CEO Glen Post. So far, the group has contracted two consulting firms to recruit a chief executive to run the ...

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    Related Topix: Marketing, West Monroe, LA, Quitman, LA, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, CenturyTel, Monroe, LA

  15. OPPJ to spend $40,000 on renovations for new judges

    Wednesday Jul 23 | Ouachita Citizen

    ... Legislature approved the new judicial districts to accommodate a growing caseload at 4th Judicial District Court. Mer Rouge attorney Danny Ellender and Monroe City Councilman Robert Johnson recently were elected without opposition to the two new ...

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    Related Topix: Jones, LA

  16. DEATHSRead the original story

    Jul 17, 2008 | News-Star

    ... Services are 1 p.m. Monday at the Morehouse Assembly Building in Bastrop. Burial will be in Jerusalem Cemetery in Mer Rouge under the direction of Tennant Family Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ...

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  17. Voters will see sparse ballot in fall electionsRead the original story

    Jul 16, 2008 | Ouachita Citizen

    ... C. Johnson will take a seat representing a newly created minority subdistrict on the district court bench, while Mer Rouge attorney Danny Ellender will represent the new Division K seat at 4th District Court. The new seats on the district court ...

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    Related Topix: Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro, West Monroe, LA, US News

  18. For summer, find wide selection of fresh peas

    Jul 16, 2008 | News-Star

    ... to the mild flavor of a cream pea. East Fork Farms, which sells from the West Monroe Farmers Market and farms in Mer Rouge, offer purple hull, lady, Mississippi pink eye purple hull and black eye peas. The lady peas are one of my favorite. They are ...

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    Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Agriculture, Science, West Monroe, LA, Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro

  19. DEATHSRead the original story

    Jul 15, 2008 | News-Star

    ... are 7-8 p.m. Thursday at Richardson and Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Little Dee Cemetery, Mer Rouge. HOMER - Melba New Martin, a hospital administrator, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Homer. ...

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  20. Fourth District judges, DA elected without oppositionRead the original story

    Jul 12, 2008 | News-Star

    ... on the Monroe City Council, will fill the new minority seat (District J) in the district while Danny Ellender of Mer Rouge will fill the open seat for District K. The other judges qualifying unopposed are Carl Sharp, Division G; Benjamin Jones, ...

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    Related Topix: Jones, LA, Monroe, LA, Monroe Metro, West Monroe, LA