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Fort Johnson a driving economic force for central, SW La.
Fort Johnson is an economic tether for Vernon Parish — and the Louisiana Armed Forces Alliance (LAFA) aims to continue to grow the installation’s impact. Military installations bolster local economies, said Avon Knowlton, executive director of LAFA. In 2022, the military impact of military assets, contractor and military spending in Louisiana totaled $9.6 billion, provided […]
What’s Ahead: Here’s what’s happening around DeRidder
Veterans Brunch: The city of DeRidder will host a Veterans Brunch at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the War Memorial Civic Center. The free event is for all veterans and active duty military and their families. Meet and Greet: The SWLA Shriners Club and the Habibi Shriners are hosting...
RealArt DeRidder Gallery featuring work of more than 100 DeRidder High students
By Emily Burleigh The reception for the last RealArt DeRidder Gallery student art show of the 2023-24 school year is happening from 5:30 to 7:30 on Friday, May 10. The gallery has been displaying collections of student art from schools around the Beauregard school district throughout the year. As a finale, the art of DeRidder […]
Hicks Advances to State Championship, while Pitkin and DeQuincy Fall in Semi-Finals
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Eight teams from Southwest Louisiana made the LHSAA Baseball Semi-Finals which began on Tuesday at McMurry Park in Sulphur, and three SWLA teams were in action Tuesday to kick off the fun. In game one of the day, the reigning Non-Select Division V State Champion Pitkin...
Shriners meet and greet scheduled Saturday at Civic Center
By Emily Burleigh The Southwest Louisiana Shriners Club and the Habibi Shriners will host a meet and greet from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the War Memorial Civic Center, 250 W. Seventh St, DeRidder. Shriners is an American Masonic Society established in 1870. It is a philanthropic branch of the […]
Meet Your Neighbor: Robert Brevelle to head La. Genealogical and Historical Society
By Emily Burleigh Leesville native Robert Brevelle has been appointed chairman of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society (LGHS). LGHS is housed in Baton Rouge and was founded in 1953 as “the state’s preeminent organization responsible for the preservation, research and sharing of genealogical and historical materials which are beautifully unique to Louisiana,” Brevelle said. […]
Was Louisiana once home to a utopian community? Curious Louisiana finds out
.. It is the only place I know of on the globe where service is rendered for the good of all mankind. Rich or poor ... — C.N. Butts. For C.N. Butts, New Llano was a good idea. Was he someone important? Well, in the collective colony on Leesville's...
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