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Catahoula Parish authorities recover body of missing Deville man
CATAHOULA PARISH, La. (KNOE) - The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Department recovered the body of Leonard Lemmons, 67, of Deville, on April 15 at Poland Rd. camp. Catahoula 911 received a call around 11:30 a.m. yesterday (April 15) referencing a missing person. Deputies, first responders and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) responded to the camp and began looking for Lemmons.
Vice chairmen of GAEDA files 2nd letter to Louisiana Board of Ethics
One week after Dr. C. Ray Lewis, vice chairman of the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority, filed a letter to the Louisiana Board of Ethics citing an alleged conflict of interest with GAEDA commissioners Chris Patel and Greg Upton, has filed another letter with the ethics board.
Alexandria's Garden District soon to have new dining option in Oliver's Fine Dining
Alexandria’s Garden District will soon have an intimate, high-end neighborhood restaurant, Oliver’s Fine Dining, like the kind that can be found in New Orleans once the old building that used to be Owl Fine Foods at 1121 Chester Street is restored. John Callis fell in love with this...
$1 Million Powerball Prize sold by Albertson’s in Alexandria
Ball resident Janice Tullos claimed the $1 million match-5 prize from the March 30 Louisiana Lottery Powerball drawing on behalf of a group that included Debbie Van Dyke, Cynthia Abbarno, Rachel Wooten, Yuri Hester and Mark Howard. Claiming the prize at Lottery headquarters on April 1, the group received $717,500 after state and federal tax withholdings.
Guatemalan native sells ceviche, a Latin American seafood dish, at Alexandria market
Ceviche is a popular seafood dish along the coasts of Latin America that Alex Porras, owner of POME, makes and sells at the Cabrini Farmers Market, 2211 Texas Avenue, every Saturday. "I was born in Central America. I was brought up eating it,” said Porras who comes from Guatemala. He...
LSUA Recognizes Outstanding Faculty and Staff at Annual Awards Event
ALEXANDRIA, La. (LSUA) - Louisiana State University of Alexandria held its annual Employee Recognition Dinner on Tuesday, April 16, to celebrate the hard work and dedication of faculty and staff. The most prestigious recognition awarded each year is the Bolton Award for Teaching Excellence. Established in 1989, the estate of...
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