Allie Purser

Superintendent Jeff Powell visited Phoenix Magnet Elementary in an effort to clear up confusion on the Rapides Parish School Board’s ‘Better Facilities’ strategic plan.

The proposal is set to be addressed at Rapides Parish Library Board's meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 13.

President & CEO of Bank of Montgomery claims the board at England Airpark is rejecting offers for former Parc England Hotel and Bistro on the Bayou.

The sister of an Alexandria man who died in 2011 after an encounter with law enforcement is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to review the case.

The letter surrounds the request for the DA office’s help investigating the Hall administration’s handling of public information.

Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall’s administration has issued members of the Alexandria Police Department a confidentiality policy and independent contractors a non-disclosure agreement.

The Alexandria City Council President, Catherine Davidson, has called a special meeting for Wednesday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. about investigation into the city’s police department.

The art will now remain on the walkway in front of Bolton until it rains.

Court motion states that Francisco failed to appear in a Rapides Parish court on March 9, the day Ella Goodie was last seen with him.

18-year-old Serena Williams’ suspected killer was on the run, but her family claims an alert wasn’t put out until hours later.

The fall primary election is this Saturday, Nov. 13. Now, we’re getting a look at just how many people early voted in Central Louisiana.

Six plaintiffs have filed a federal civil suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District alleging that Louisiana State University violated their rights under Title IX, because the university failed to protect them from what the lawsuit calls a “successful serial sexual predator.”

A nursing home resident, rescued from a warehouse in Independence, La., is sharing the story of his experience in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Recovery efforts continue in Southeast Louisiana after Hurricane Ida’s destruction. But, for many who were evacuated out of the area, it’s still not safe to go back. They continue to be in places like the Alexandria Mega Shelter.

LDH says this is a “serious and active investigation.”

The City of Alexandria is in the middle of a record-breaking year for crime, but KALB is getting less information on incidents that happen.

A Natchitoches woman accused of playing a part in the murder of her six-month-old son has pleaded not guilty to a new charge.

Three other people, including a one-time co-defendant, testified in the trial of Eddie Ray Jackson, Jr. in the Rapides Parish Courthouse on Friday. Jackson is charged with second degree murder and attempted armed robbery with a firearm for the Feb. 2017 shooting death of James Melton in his truck in the parking lot of the Save More store in Alexandria.

The lead detective from the Alexandria Police Department assigned to the case of Eddie Ray Jackson, Jr., explained to a jury at his trial on Thursday frame-by-frame surveillance video of what he says happened when Jackson allegedly shot James Melton outside of the Save More convenience store in Feb. 2017.

On March 22, 2020, Governor John Bel Edwards issued a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the entire state, one of the first moves in an unprecedented year for Louisianans.