State Rep. Johnson grills Suddenlink representatives

Out of the nine regions in Louisiana, Region 6 ranks second to last for the percent of the population that has received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Biden administration announced ambitious executive orders on climate change, moves the president says are an effort to combat what he calls an existential threat to the world. He is halting new leases for drilling for oil and gas on public lands, which is not a welcome move to Louisiana’s oil and gas industry.

On Wednesday, three of the top-performing schools in Vernon Parish received a $500 check from the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, the co-sponsor for the drive.

The Alexandria City Council voted 6-1 to approve a $6.53 million project to renovate the Johnny Downs Sports Complex. We spoke with Councilman At-Large Jim Villard to further discuss the decision plus the ongoing search for a new chief for the Alexandria Police Department.

An Avoyelles Parish grand jury indicted 51-year-old Shelley Fontenot in a June 2020 negligent homicide case.

College students, listen up. LSU Alexandria is partnering with other higher education agencies to get students to graduate with a four-year degree.