The 209th, which is made of four platoons of about 40 soldiers each, received little notice of its upcoming deployment, said Capt. Andrew Hoeprich, commander of the  209th expects to leave in the next few days, but has no guarantee of a date of departure.

Officials say they don't know how long the baby boy, abandoned at Fire Station No. 1 on Fort Polk, had been outside. Though he suffered from a slightly low temperature and dehydration, the infant is apparently free from major health complications.

At least three City Council members expressed the desire to see future planning endeavors for the growth of the city and parish include a better representation of racial minorities. 

Fort Polk officials are looking for information concerning the person or persons who left a baby at a Fort Polk fire station on Dec. 6.

A prescribed burn at Dogwood Terrace today will help reduce the chances of a wildfire, officials say.

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. - Burton Hillis (Better Homes and Gardens)
 

chiropractor William P. Wilkerson, III, of Leesville Family Chiropractic is appealing to patriotic Americans to donate their new and used DVDs which will be shipped to American soldiers stationed overseas.

A New Llano/Leesville native recently participated in a week-long federal emergency response exercise that mimicked a terrorist attack against the United States.

A look at the plans to accommodate substantial and impending population growth in the area with the impending expansion of Fort Polk.

Soldiers and civilians working on Fort Polk have until Friday to get their vehicles registered on post.

The shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, which left 13 soldiers and civilians dead and dozens wounded, probably raised questions for many soldiers and families across the Army. Could the same violence occur at Fort Polk? Would the police and other emergency agencies react quickly enough to minimize the number of casualties?

A brief overview of the ways in which parish officials and City of Leesville officials are addressing the area's need for a plan to accommodate substantial and impending population growth.

The United States Army promoted a New Llano resident to lieutenant colonel on Nov. 2.

Soldiers of the 46th Engineer Battalion will bid farewell to the man who led them on a 15-month deployment to Iraq on Thursday.