Timothy Holdiness

Firefighters from three departments responded Tuesday to an 18-wheeler fire on Interstate 20 near the Mississippi River Bridge.

Judge Wilson Fields agreed Friday to appoint a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator over Tallulah's water system but ordered the state and city to provide the administrator's name, duties and compensation before he signs the consent judgment.

The Tallulah City Council appointed Monroe attorney Kourtnee Jones as magistrate for the Tallulah Mayor's Court during its meeting Thursday, Aug. 27.

Carmelle Collado, performing as Carmelle, won the Philippines' “Pili, Pinas!: Philippine Selection Night” on Sunday, Aug. 30, earning the right to represent the country at the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

An inmate at Madison Correctional Center died after another inmate struck him in the head with a piece of metal fashioned into a shank, the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Gov. Jeff Landry is warning residents that people convicted of violating Louisiana's marijuana possession law on school property, within 2,000 feet of school property or on a school bus can face up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $1,000.

The Madison Parish Police Jury accepted retirement notices Monday, Aug. 24, from two employees with more than 98 years of combined service.

The Madison Parish Police Jury voted Monday, Aug. 24, to accept a $1.75 million state appropriation for repairs to Cow Bayou Road.

Children are gathering at Wright Elementary Park at 7 p.m. each school day to play kickball, dodgeball and other games through a program started by Quentin Allen.

President Donald Trump has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America,” at least on federal documents and on map applications willing to follow the federal government's lead.