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The City of Alexandria is experiencing a cybersecurity breach and it is affecting the utility system database. Javon Green is concerned about the cost of her next utility bill. She feels like she has enough trouble paying for food and gas. She says the utility company is not giving them...

Louisiana Inmate Sentenced to More than 11 Years for Voluntary Manslaughter of Cellmate. Louisiana – On June 29, 2022, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a federal prisoner housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pollock, Louisiana (FCI-Pollock) has been sentenced for voluntary manslaughter. Jose G. Mercado-Gonzalez, 27, has been sentenced by United States District Judge David C. Joseph to spend an additional 135 months (11 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for this offense.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Shreveport teen who escaped from the Acadiana Center for Youth in Bunkie, La., more than two weeks ago is back in custody, according to the Caddo District Attorney’s Office. Anthony Mandigo, 17, escaped from custody on Monday, June 13 while on a medical...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A Ball resident has been arrested following a fatal hit-and-run with a motorcyclist in Alexandria on June 28, 2022. Alexandria police said Leandra McNeal, 44, was charged with one count of felony hit and run, one count of driving under suspension and one count of failure to yield.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KALB) - Roger Boggs, 53 of Mobile, AL, the former CEO of Revolution Aluminum who was supposed to bring a $1.5 billion plant to Pineville in 2015, has been sentenced by a federal judge in Lafayette for pleading guilty to a count of “making false statements on a loan or credit application.”

A homeless man died Tuesday night after being hit by a vehicle on Lee Street, say police. The man, identified by the Alexandria Police Department as 65-year-old Paul Washington, was hit at the intersection of Lee Street and Thornton Court around 9:15 p.m. ...

Paul Vide passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Ochsner Hospital in Lafayette. Mr. Vide was 83 years old and a resident of Simmesport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Simon Vead, Sr. and Eudolie Graham Vead; brothers, Joseph Vead, Emile Vead, Douglas Vead , Jeffery Vead, and his two sisters, Linda Ortego and Brenda Carlson.

No suspects have been identified in the Tuesday night shooting of a 65-year-old Alexandria man, according to police. The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Florence Avenue near Rapides Avenue. ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) – According The Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority (GAEDA), The Mike Epps event scheduled for July 23 at Rapides Parish Coliseum has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 13 at 8 PM. Tickets that have already been purchased will remain valid for the new date. The date change was necessitated by the acquisition of ICM Partners by CAA (Creative Artists Agency).

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday evening in a traffic accident on Lee Street, according to Alexandria police. APD responded around 9:15 p.m. to a report of a vehicle that hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Lee Street and Thornton Court. The victim has been identified as Paul Washington, 65, of Alexandria.

Former LSUA guard Kelsey Thaxton prepares to be a Lady Demon. Earlier in June, former LSU of Alexandria guard Kelsey Thaxton announced she was transferring to Northwestern State University. She played the last four seasons as a General and decided to use her COVID-year to continue to play the sport she loves as a Lady Demon.

Former LSUA guard Kelsey Thaxton prepares to be a Lady Demon. Earlier in June, former LSU of Alexandria guard Kelsey Thaxton announced she was transferring to Northwestern State University. She played the last four seasons as a General and decided to use her COVID-year to continue to play the sport she loves as a Lady Demon.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A homeless man has been arrested in Alexandria in connection with a burglary and fire at the Doolittle Bail Bonds office on Washington Street that occurred on June 25, 2022. The Alexandria Police Department stated that Charles Wayne White, Jr., 47, has been charged with one...

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - The public Inauguration Ceremony for the Pineville mayor that was scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed due to an uptick in positive COVID tests among City of Pineville employees. Mayor-Elect Rich Dupree said that he and all five of the returning Pineville City Council members...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) – Alexandria police arrested a man in connection with a burglary and fire at a bail bond office on Washington Street Saturday evening. At approximately 10:19 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at an office in the 800 block of Washington Street. Upon arrival, officers found the front door had been broken into and a homeless man, 47-year-old Charles Wayne White, Jr., was inside the business and armed with a handgun.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Alexandria police are investigating a shooting that took the life of a 65-year-old Alexandria man Tuesday night. According to APD, officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive man on Florence Avenue near the intersection with Rapides Avenue. Officers found Richard Bryant, 65, of Alexandria, with a gunshot wound to his neck.

The following has been provided by the United States Postal Service:. The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hire new employees for delivery and retail positions in Alexandria. You can learn about these positions at a USPS Job Fair on Thursday, June 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Alexandria Main Post Office, 1715 Odom St., Alexandria, LA 71301. Postal officials will be on hand to explain the application process and answer any job-related questions.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Earlier in June, former LSU of Alexandria guard Kelsey Thaxton announced she was transferring to Northwestern State University. Kelsey Thaxton has dominated the court ever since high school. She broke the school record at Negreet High School when she scored 42 points in a single game and had her jersey retired.

Former LSUA guard Kelsey Thaxton prepares to be a Lady Demon. Earlier in June, former LSU of Alexandria guard Kelsey Thaxton announced she was transferring to Northwestern State University. She played the last four seasons as a General and decided to use her COVID-year to continue to play the sport she loves as a Lady Demon.

The LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center will open its doors to farmers, consultants and others in the agriculture industry Aug. 4 for an Agronomic Crops School. The event will start at 4 p.m. at the State Evacuation Shelter, located on U.S. Highway 71 adjacent to the LSU...