Ban on hand-held driver phones fails
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a bill to ban hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and...
Minimum wage bill nixed
BATON ROUGE — The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations on Thursday killed four bills seeking to raise the minimum wage...
Wood facility announces $22.5M expansion
The Great Southern Wood Preserving lumber processing company in Mansura recently announced a $22.5 million expansion. The Avoyelles...
LFA to celebrate 75th at annual meeting
In 1947, business people and forest landowners gathered at the Bentley Hotel in downtown Alexandria with the idea to form a group that...
Survey: Barrier to broadband is cost
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana residents say the most common barrier to having broadband internet is the cost of the service, according to the...
Kentwood man arrested in connection with arson
An 18-year-old Kentwood man was arrested April 22 in connection with a Rosland arson investigation, according to the Louisiana Department...