This week's Gazette article concerning DWI arrests and dismissals has prompted several telephone calls, including questions about who has the authority ...

Louisiana State Police STAFF REPORT Bernice Man Killed in OuachitaParish Pedestrian CrashOuachita Parish – On Saturday, September6, 2026, shortly before 4:0 ...

STAFF REPORT State Police arrest three northeast Louisianalaw-enforcement officers on DWI allegationsLouisiana State Police arrested three northeastLouisian ...

Tyler Bridges NOLA.com   Meta data center in northeast LA transforms local government: ‘Coming into the modern world’  Cecil Reddick dealt with t ...

By: Tuffy Fields We have recently witnessed the change of the names of international bodies of water. This is not new. When I moved to Arabia I looked out o ...

Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com   Carson McKoin faces sentencing Dec.2; jury acquitted him on a separate firearm count  MONROE- A federal jury ...

By: Glynn Harris The book calls them “lubber” grasshoppers. Around here, we know them by another name, “graveyard” grasshoppers.  These oversized grass ...

Bernice Lodge 239, Free and Accepted Masons, F&AM, held their Honesty and Integrity Awards ceremony in June. In past times, your word was your bond. Now days, in our society, some might be leery about ...

Say what you will, we are at war. The surgical air strikes that are being launched against Iran rival the early days of Desert Storm and America should be proud of the young men and women that have ...

Sheriff Dusty Gates announced that Makayla Hunter of Union Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 school year ...

Louisiana voters could soon see stricter identification rules at the polls if Senate Bill 319 becomes law. Right now, the Louisiana Secretary of State says voters can cast a ballot by showing photo ...

Sallie Rose Hollis is a native of Rocky Branch and retired Journalism Professer from Louisiana Tech University. Contact her at sallierose@mail.com. Maybe you’ve run across some of the same online word ...