Bastrop's annual Mardi Gras Ball and Festival has been canceled because of the predicted frigid weather conditions expected ...

UPDATE 1/29/26: The Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with the homicide of Ruby Lee Peterson ...

Crust Pizza Co. is coming to Bastrop’s Sendero — permits show spring 2026 work and a mid‑six‑figure build‑out.

Louisiana is bracing for a winter storm this weekend, but just how much snow and ice will the state get? Here's what the National Weather Service predicts.

Both candidates vying to replace retiring Benton County Circuit Court Judge Doug Schrantz cite compassion as a vital quality of someone serving in the role.

The U.K.’s push to meet climate goals turned a former coal plant into a giant woodstove -- powered by forests an ocean away.

Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis, Entergy president and CEO Phillip May, Ouachita Parish Police Jury President Shane Smiley, among other leaders, shared winter storm impacts and restoration efforts.

Jay Ivy passed pines growing where the saws of the sprawling Urania mill turned similar specimens into lumber. He pointed out the log pond, now the domain of alligators, and stopped at the mill’s ...

The sun was helping Northwest Arkansas road crews break through snow and ice Monday morning, but the bitter cold was hampering efforts and concerns persisted about an overnight refreeze leading to ...

Nestled in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, Bastrop offers a retirement haven where your nest egg can actually last – no ...

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