Bossier City has better safety rating than does Shreveport

(The Center Square) – Shreveport and Bossier City are listed in at least eight safestor most-dangerous city rankings this year by websites or companies who help consumers with relocation and travel decisions, but federal and state data contradict many of those ratings, according to a Center Square...

State begins rewriting public school funding formula

The Center Square) – Louisiana officials began a potentially sweeping rewrite of the state’s public school funding formula Thursday, with members of a new task force signaling that teacher pay, declining enrollment and vast differences in local tax bases will be central to the debate.The Minimum...

Get ready for Creole Family Festival

St. Augustine Catholic Church will host the Creole and Family Festival Oct. 911 t the church at 2262 Hwy. 484 in Isle Brevelle.

Tale care of pets in the heat

Keep your pets safe this Independence Day and throughout the hot summer months. Independence Day celebrations and soaring temperatures can be dangerous for pets.While summer hasn’t officially begun, rising temperatures demand our attention to the special care our pets need to avoid heatstroke.

NPD Arrests

July 26 – Aug. 1,* Royalin Clark – Failure to Appear * Demarlow Clash – Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Resisting and Possession of Stolen Firearms * Shaterrica Demars – Domestic Abuse Battery and Theft of a Motor Vehicle * Alexus Farley – Simple Battery * Michael Jones – Enclosure Requirements,...

NPSO Arrests

July 23-26, 1. Braylon Reliford, 24 (bm), arrested for 2 counts of failure to appear 2. Thomas Tousek, 49 (wm), arrested for domestic abuse battery 3. Travis Grillette, 38 (wf), arrested for 10 counts of theft 4.

Mayor is the Guest

OLD BETHEL NEWS

318-352-8898This past Sunday, Bro. Bill Hudson brought the message from Proverbs 18:2021. He said words have the power to give life. Words to buildup or edify or tear down. He said the world is trying to tear us down every day; we should not tear down each other.

Larry W.Cole Sportsman scholarship dinner is Oct. 31 at Fairview Baptist Church

The Larry W. Cole Sportsman Scholarship Dinner will be Saturday, October 31, at 6 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church for an evening of great food, laughter and giving back to the next generation.Guests will enjoy a delicious catered dinner by Hudds of Coushatta followed by entertainment from...

Church News

Mt. Olive Baptist Church is seeking a dedicated, spiritually grounded musician to serve during Sunday worship services and special programs. Must be dependable, musically skilled with the ability to play with excellence and committed to supporting an hour of worship per what honors God.