BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 58-year-old Vidalia man has pleaded guilty to his role in the illegal discharges of pollutants into state waters in Cameron Parish. Carr William Brown, a field technician for T&F Oil, a Mandeville-based company owned by his brother, Lobdell Brown, entered the plea Tuesday in... more »
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - Concordia Parish officials say they are looking for a teenager suspected in the shooting death of his stepfather. The 15-year-old, who was not identified because of his age, reportedly fled the scene of the crime on foot. The victim, who was shot in the abdomen and... more »
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - The LSU AgCenter and Mississippi State University Extension Service will hold a workshop in Vidalia for landowners interested in starting or expanding an outdoor recreational business. Topics include revenue potential from different businesses, business plan development and legal considerations. Dora Hatch, the AgCenter's agritourism coordinator. says... more »
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - Vidalia officials scaled down plans for work toward a $15 million port and got nearly $1 million in grants from the Economic Development Administration. Heather Malone - head of the Concordia Parish Economic and Industrial Development District - says the city cut about $400,000 from a... more »
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - Vidalia officials scaled down plans for work toward a $15 million port and got nearly $1 million in grants from the Economic Development Administration. Heather Malone - head of the Concordia Parish Economic and Industrial Development District - says the city cut about $400,000 from a... more »
SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Ronald G. "Tapper" Hendricks, Chief of Police of Vidalia, La., was charged with making false statements to federal law enforcement agents in the course of an investigation into the use and disposition of certain firearms at the Vidalia... more »
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - State police say a teenager died in a
one-car accident near Vidalia.
Troopers say 18-year-old Jimmy Williams Jr. died early Monday
morning when the car in which he was a passenger left a Concordia
Parish road, flipped over and hit a... more »