KATC.com

Police jury can't agree on property sale

April 17, 2013 9:07 AM

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury turned down a purchase agreement that would have allowed the parish hospital board to buy 7.67 acres of parish-owned property for a new hospital site. Jurors Lea Williams, Melvin Young, John Kean and President Ricky Lambert voted against accepting... more »
Caddo school board attempts to agree on cuts

May 9, 2012 10:35 AM

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Making changes is keeping Caddo School Board members at work as they struggle to approve next year's $493 million budget. Although the board approved a plan last month that cut about 33 kindergarten and first-grade teachers as part of a new staffing formula, members are trying... more »
Melancon Pressing Vitter To Agree To Debates

August 31, 2010 4:02 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Democrat Charlie Melancon is pressing Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter to agree to a series of five debates around Louisiana before the November election. Melancon says he sent a letter to Vitter on Tuesday requesting the town hall-style forums, without pre-screened questions. No word yet... more »