NEW ROADS, La. - November 12, 2019 - There is a new Estate Planning law practice in Pointe Coupee Parish. After serving for four years as an Assistant Attorney General, Scott L. Smith, Jr. has decided to open his own law practice in New Roads. Before embarking on his legal career, Smith serv…
Early years in Pointe Coupee shaped award-winning stories of rural South
Brig. Gen. Damian “Keith” Waddell, a native of Pointe Coupee Parish and assistant adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, will be the guest speaker on Monday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Day Ceremony in New Roads.
Adults ages 55 or older who want to get back into the workplace can take advantage of a program that helps with training and placement, according to Danielle Ruffin, of the Capital Area Agency on Aging.
Megan Vaughn, 37, 1661 Fountain Ave., Baton Rouge, probation violation.
A ballot that includes a gubernatorial runoff and renewal of the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board millage has drawn a much higher than expected turnout for early voting, according to Pointe Coupee Parish Registrar of Voters Shanika Olinde.
Doubt and skepticism loomed among some observers in Pointe Coupee Parish when a consortium of parents took a gamble to build a new school.
All four Pointe Coupee Parish fire protection millage renewals drew the approval of voters in their respective districts on the Oct. 12 ballot.
Senior Health Insurance Information Providers will partner with the Pointe Coupee Council on Aging for events at four locations in November to help counsel Medicare extra beneficiaries.
Two longtime Pointe Coupee Parish officials prevailed in their bids for another four years in office during the Oct. 12 election.
A forum set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Poydras Center in New Roads will outline the process to qualify for a historic rehabilitation tax credits through the Office of Cultural Development Division of Historic Preservation.
Voters in District 18 – which covers all of Pointe Coupee Parish – elected Jeremy LaCombe to a four-year term as state representative in the Oct. 12 election.
The shift has gone from a campaign and victory celebration to a transition process for Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff-elect Rene Thibodeaux, who upset three-term incumbent Bud Torres in the Oct. 12 election.
Rain did not put a damper on a good time for a good cause along False River.
MORGANZA – Clarence “Woots” Wells presides as mayor of this quaint village, but it grew quickly – albeit only one day.
It’s considered a popular destination for tourist, a “backyard” for some residents and a geographical site most closely associated with Pointe Coupee Parish – and now, it’s getting a new lease on life.
The clock is ticking toward a deadline for a construction company’s surety bond to bring in a new firm for implementation of repairs to the runway at False River Regional Airpark.
Residents who missed the Sept. 11 cutoff for mail-in registration can still register online through Sept. 21 at www.geauxvote.com is Saturday, Sept. 21.
BATON ROUGE – The incumbent state Commissioner of Insurance touted the reduction by several companies on auto insurance premiums, while his opponent said it is far from enough to help Louisiana drivers.
WASHINGTON – Three bills to restrict oil drilling off the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and on federal lands in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, mostly along party lines. Those voting in …
