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• Trial date set for Allen school board member

  April 4, 2012 10:57 AM

  OBERLIN, La. (AP) - A July 16 trial date has been set for an Allen Parish School Board member accused of stealing more than $2,100 from an area casino where he worked. The American Press reports 46-year-old Keith Welch of Oakdale pleaded not guilty last April. He was arrested on... more »

• Monroe councilmen seek later date for trial

  March 29, 2012 10:45 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - Attorneys for Monroe City Councilmen Robert Stevens and Arthur Gilmore are asking a judge to push back their trial date so they can have more time to prepare. Stevens and Gilmore, convicted in May of racketeering and bribery, are awaiting a ruling by U.S. District Judge... more »

• May 9 execution date set in Baton Rouge killings

  March 6, 2012 7:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A judge has set a May 9 execution date for Todd Wessinger, who was convicted in 1997 and sentenced to die in the 1995 slaying of two Baton Rouge restaurant employees. The Advocate reported the date was set Friday for Wessinger by state District Judge... more »

• 11-11-11 Brings High Hopes Play Video

  November 11, 2011 6:33 PM

  Today's date, 11-11-11, is one that only happens once a century. Many believe it's a day of good luck and some made it a point to have landmark-life changing events happen on this day. Lilly Faulk and Mike Frederick first fell in love in their teens. "I was... more »

• Sentencing Date Set in Town of Ball Fraud Case

  April 18, 2011 7:59 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A federal prosecutor is asking U.S. District Judge Dee Drell to give lesser sentences to four town of Ball officials who cooperated in a disaster-fraud investigation involving former Mayor Roy Hebron. In motions filed Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cytheria Jernigan asks Drell for leniency in sentencing... more »

• Court date set for man arrested after chase

  February 24, 2011 8:27 PM

  BENTON, La. (AP) - A state judge in Bossier Parish has set an Aug. 8 trial for an Oregon man accused of trying to kill a state trooper after a high-speed chase in 2007. The Bossier Press-Tribune reported that 33-year-old Adam Jackson, of Portland, will stand trial on charges filed... more »

• Archaeologist Finds 200 Settlements that Date Back to 1600 B.C.

  October 12, 2010 11:36 AM

  MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian archaeologist claims to have found the well-preserved ruins of a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization in Russia's North Caucasus. Andrey Belinskiy said Tuesday that in the past five years the Russian-German expedition he heads has excavated around 200 settlements that date back to 1600 B.C.... more »

• Judge sets trial date in fatal restaurant shooting

  September 10, 2010 9:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A judge has set a March 21 trial date for the alleged triggerman in the September 2006 slaying of an Olive Garden employee outside the Baton Rouge restaurant. State District Judge Don Johnson set the trial date on Thursday. 32-year-old Tracy Young of Baton Rouge... more »

• Court Date Set for Snake Farm Suspects

  July 27, 2010 8:38 AM

  OBERLIN, La. (AP) - Arraignment for an Allen Parish couple charged with defying a state snake permit law and mistreating animals has been set. District Attorney Todd Nesom sid that 44-year-old David Beauchemin and his 23-year-old wife, Tawni, will be arraigned on Sept. 2. The Beauchemins are charged with 21... more »

• House Special Election Date Set

  July 2, 2010 6:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An October special election date has been set to fill a Caddo Parish-based seat in the Louisiana House. Rep. Wayne Waddell, a Republican, is resigning Aug. 1 to take a new job as director of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport. House Speaker Jim... more »

• Senate Special Election Date Set

  June 14, 2010 8:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A special election to fill a New Orleans-based seat in the Louisiana Senate will be held in October. New Orleans Sen. Ann Duplessis, a Democrat, is leaving the position June 27 to take a new job in the administration of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.... more »

• Date Set For Suit Against Drilling Moratorium

  June 11, 2010 3:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has set a hearing for June 21 on a lawsuit aimed at nullifying the six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The suit, which names the federal government as defendant, was filed earlier this week by Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.,... more »

• Chick-fil-A Daddy-Daughter Date Night

  April 28, 2010 12:56 PM

  The Chick-fil-A restaurant at Ambassador Caffery parkway in Lafayette, LA, will host a special evening for dads and their daughters April 28 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The quick-service restaurant will transform into a fine-dining atmosphere-complete with a red carpet, flowers and musical entertainment-for a Daddy-Daughter Night. Each... more »

• New Black Panther Party Scheduled to Protest Later Date

  April 8, 2010 11:39 AM

  Members of the new black panther party say they will not protest outside American Legion Hospital in Jennings . Activists say a black man was fired after he was accused of sexually harassing a white female. Now, they say they will protest the Jennings company who fired that... more »