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La. Tech honors local students

RUSTON — Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its fall quarter 2023 dean’s honor ...

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Summit highlights education advances in 2023

By Chuck Cannon | Public Affairs Office The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson recently hosted its annual ...

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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise

Hannah Harless is this week’s Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week.

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Band director Demetrius Gatewood encourages free-thinking in his classroom

By Emily Burleigh For Demetrius Alsandro Gatewood, 47, music is an intersectional study that plays a crucial role ...

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Lawmakers give final passage to sweeping changes in crime laws

By Elizabeth White and Piper Naudin | LSU Manship School News Service Louisiana lawmakers gave final passage Thursday ...

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Cancer screening mobile unit to make stop in Vernon

Special to the Leesville Leader The Cenla Medication Access Program’s Cancer Screening Mobile Unit will visit Vernon Parish ...

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Permit-less concealed carry bill continues advance

By Elizabeth White | LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – A House committee passed a bill Monday ...

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SW La. school lunch menus Feb. 26-March 1

The following menus for Feb. 26-March 1 for Vernon Parish schools have been submitted by supervisors of food ...

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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise

Hannah Harless is this week’s Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week.

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Teacher Hannah Harless: ‘Every day is a new adventure’

By Emily Burleigh Lake Charles native Hannah Harless, 30, teaches more than just curriculum in her classroom. She ...

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Louisiana’s crime-focused special legislative session begins

By Elizabeth White | LSU Manship School News Service Louisiana lawmakers voted to join 27 other states that allow ...

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West Leesville Elementary getting Louisiana-themed mural

By Emily Burleigh By the end of the school year, West Leesville Elementary School will be adorned with ...

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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise

Jill LeBato is this week’s Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week.

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Best part of teaching for Jill LeBato is ‘helping her students flourish’

By Emily Burleigh Jill LeBato, 58, finally got to return to her “home” this school year: fifth grade. ...

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Pair convicted of drug possession awaiting sentencing

Two Alexandria men stopped in Vernon Parish for a traffic violation in March of 2021 have been convicted ...

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Sentences stand for trio convicted in ‘worst case of child abuse’ Vernon sheriff says he’s ever seen

A trio convicted in 2022 of what Vernon Sheriff Sam Craft declared as one of the worst cases ...

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VIDEO: Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week surprise

St. Louis Catholic High School teacher Darby LaRocca is this week’s Benoit Motors Teacher of the Week

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Darby LaRocca: Ensuring every student receives the education they deserve

By Emily Burleigh St. Louis Catholic High School teacher Darby LaRocca, 51, knows school can sometimes be confusing ...

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WEATHER WATCH: Wet weekend ahead for SW La.

Another storm system heading to Southwest Louisiana this weekend will bring widespread rainfall Saturday into Sunday. “With wet ...

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Positive audits for Beauregard, Vernon sheriff’s offices

By Emily Burleigh Audit reports for both the Beauregard and Vernon sheriff’s offices were released published. Both offices ...