On April 14, 2005, Leesville Police responded to a reported burglary on Oak Street in Leesville.  The female victim said she had been asleep on the couch in her home when she heard a noise.  When she got up to investigate, a black man with a knife attacked her.

Darrell Wayne Westmoreland, of Leesville, was convicted by a Vernon Parish jury on February 11, 2010 of having committed simple arson.

As cities and states across the country struggle with budget deficits that threaten their very financial existence and as several municipalities have filed bankruptcy, the Town of Hornbeck has set a fiscal standard that is unmatched during the current recession. The town’s leadership, headed by Mayor Clarence Beebe, has managed the budget and the town’s business interest to a point where they no longer have to assess a local property tax.
 

Most of the former employees of Multi Family Services walked away Wednesday morning after receiving the wages they said were due them by the now defunct landscaping company nodding that they'd received the correct amount. But not all were pleased.

"MFS employees at Fort Polk will receive 100 percent of their wages, and the remainder of the $128,662.28 final payment from Picerne to MFS will be distributed to the vendors," said Picerne spokesman Mark Williams in a released statement Tuesday afternoon.

Leesville police officers conducted a traffic stop on an SUV at Nona and 6th Streets on August 11 for failure to yield which resulted ultimately in major drug arrest.

As the war rages on in the Middle East, soldiers come and go to and from their families as the country calls upon them, but when the dust settles, little lives are left with blank spots. One man got to fill that spot last Friday. 
 

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. has announced plans to hire as many as 200 customer service employees in Central Louisiana to support a work-at-home call center program.  

Former employees of MFS are becoming restless once again. The date on which they were expecting to be paid has come and gone with no word on when, exactly, they can expect to see the funds they need to pay their bills.

The weekend of Aug. 14-15 is the Back-to-School season when fees will be waived at forest recreation sites in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

Picerne Military Housing announced on Thursday that "MFS has not experienced an interruption in the normal payment schedule under its contract with Picerne."

The Army's  Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) program has led to the grand opening of the first branded hotel on an Army Military base at Fort Polk.

Sherrie D. Wood, 60, of Leesville, was sentenced to six months incarceration for each count relative to a 4-count indictment, to run concurrent, for making false statements in order to obtain federal employees’ compensation benefits, United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finely has announced.

The Louisiana Ponytails, an 11 and 12-year-old girls softball team from Florien, cinched the world series here Wednesday night in a 4-3 win over North Carolina.

Eye witnesses say Manuel Figueroa became airborne, along with his motorcycle, when he lost control of his bike and struck a curb Thursday morning. Figueroa and the bike bounced on the ground several times before coming to rest at least 150 feet away from the site of the initial impact.The motorcycle left a trail of pieces behind it.

Former employees of Multi-Family Services protested when representatives from the financially strapped company arrived at its new Llano office Wednesday morning to take equipment. The former employees, many of whom had not been paid in a month, said the equipment should remain in place, as collateral of sorts, until the company could make good on the money owed. Company owner Jeremy Parrott said he could not pay the employees until he liquidated the equipment. 

At least 30 area residents are not only out of a job, but also wondering if they'll be compensated for work they've already performed, with some facing not being able to buy school clothes, supplies or make rent or mortgage.
Multi-Family Services (MFS), a landscaping business based in Georgia with an office in New Llano and employing approximately 30 people has shuttered its doors after terminating its contract with Picerne Military Housing last Friday.
 

The Merrimans of Hornbeck are counting their blessings, but, unfortunately, not their chickens anymore.
A tornado destroyed the family's chicken farm in less than three seconds Monday afternoon a week ago. Thankfully, no one was hurt, said Pam Merriman.
 

Having just celebrated its 10th anniversary, the National World War II Museum not only brings information about the "great war" to the masses, it also displays Louisiana's significance to the success of World War II.

A small area of wetlands stands in the way of planned expansion for the Leesville City Airport.