Drivers who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test may be facing stricter penalties upon the approval of Gov. Bobby Jindal.

In Vernon Parish a Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party will be held on the lawn of the Historic Courthouse in downtown historic Leesville Saturday, July 4, Independence Day, at noon.
The event is being hosted by Angelle Lord of Leesville and will include activities for all ages.

 An Independence Day celebration is set for July 4 at 5 p.m. on Headquarters Field here.
Headlining the show is country artist Clint Black, whose performance will begin at 8 p.m.

The Northwestern State University Leesville-Fort Polk Freshman Connection will be on Wednesday, July 15, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.  The fee is $35, payable by check at the Leesville campus by Tuesday, July 14.

Saturday morning, two Pitkin residents were killed in a two-vehicle crash.
Lucinda Williamson, 27 and Joseph Musselwhite, 31, both of Pitkin, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on La. Hwy. 463 in the Pitkin area.

Drivers who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test may be facing stricter penalties upon the approval of Governor Bobby Jindal.
Louisiana lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate have agreed to stiffen the penalties for drivers who refuse the breath test after they have been stopped on a suspicion of drunken driving, but Representative James Armes says that even this new bill has diminished from what was first passed by the House.

Leesville Police officers arrested three women and two men on June 19 after responding to a call from a patron at the Days Inn in Leesville who said he'd been robbed at gunpoint.
The victim told officers that all five suspects had entered his room with a gun and took items belonging to him before going back to their own room at the same hotel.

As temperatures continue to rise, reaching near-record levels, many residents may have begun to worry, unnecessarily, about high electric bills.
A state rule, instituted in 2007, prohibits utility companies from cutting off the utilities of customers when the heat index is 105 degrees or hotter, but customers will still have to pay their bills.

Recently, Governor Bobby Jindal announced reappointments to the Board of Commissioners for the Sabine River Authority.
 The Board of Commissioners for the Sabine River Authority serves to regulate, manage and maintain the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary streams.

The highly anticipated body of new work by Leesville native Jonathan Moore will be on display in an upcoming exhibit set for July 8 through Aug. 1.

Congressman John Fleming will be visiting Vernon Parish on June 29, according to a spokesperson for his office.
At noon, the Congressman will speak to the members of the Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce at Celebrations. At 3:30, he will address the Vernon Parish School Board.

 

It’s difficult to imagine the temperature flirting with 130 degrees Fahrenheit. But that’s the kind of heat Lt. Col. Greg Parker and the Louisiana National Guard must endure while serving in Iraq. Parker, 42, is a Gonzales, La., resident and the chief of staff for the 225th Engineer Brigade. He has overseen the expansion of Iraq's Camp Carver over the last few weeks with soldiers from the 46th Engineer Battalion.

What does everyone want in the summertime, a cold glass of lemonade. Sydney, 8 and Patrick Parker, 7, both of Leesville found a way to beat the heat and earn some spending money for their upcoming vacation. These two entrepreneurs, complete with sign, table and most importantly, ice-cold lemonade, began serving lemonade Thursday afternoon. As soon as they opened, customers started stopping by.