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Alexandria (Louisiana)

'Alexandria lost its heart'

Many recall Whitt’s love for zoo By Tom Bonnette • tbonnette@thetowntalk.com • August 21, 2008 Beneath a cloudy, gray sky, hundreds gathered Wednesday at the Alexandria Riverfront Center to bid farewell to one of Central...

OBITS IN THE NEWS: 0821 obits in the news

Ed Freeman BOISE, Idaho --Ed Freeman, an Army veteran who was awarded the congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, has died. Freeman's youngest son, Doug Freeman, says his father died Wednesday in...

Louisiana Man Sentenced For Nooses Targeting "Jena Six" Marchers (AHN)

Jeremiah Munsen, 19, of Pineville, La., has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in using nooses to threaten marchers who participated in the "Jena Six" civil rights rally. In addition to the four-month prison...

Jets fly illegal aliens home

Jets fly aliens home U.S. government runs an airline for inmates, illegal immigrants By Tim Smith • CAPITAL BUREAU • August 17, 2008 Its flights go to more than 40 U.S. and international cities. Hundreds of thousands have flown...

Man gets 4 months for threatening 'Jena 6' protesters with noose

Jeremiah Munsen, 19, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges in April Munsen admitted driving past protesters with noose dangling from truck Protesters were waiting at bus depot after rally in Jena 6 case Rally concerned...

Aces Announce LA Capitol F.C.U. Night

Aces Announce LA Capitol F.C.U. Night 08/12/08 - United League Baseball (ULB) • Discuss this story on the United League Baseball message board... Alexandria, LA; August 11, 2008 - The Alexandria Aces of United League Baseball...

Nurses in high demand

More than just Cenla hospitals offer jobs By RT Morgan • rtmorgan@thetowntalk.com • August 10, 2008 A quick scan of a newspaper's classifieds tells the tale: Nurses are needed in Central Louisiana. Riverland Medical Center in...

McAllister one off lead in S.C. Amateur

Coastal Carolina rising sophomore Tripp McAllister of Lake City shot a 5-under-par 67 in Thursday's opening round of the South Carolina Amateur Championship and trails leader Will Oldham of Spartanburg by a shot on the...

Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit - one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and...

Meth lab discovered at motel

Arrested were 41-year-old Steven Shafer. Who told police he was homeless. (Mon Aug 04 02:50:13 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%),...