Crowds flocked during the weekend to the Old Cottonseed Oil Mill at Community Park for what has become a spring tradition. The turnout was strong Saturday and Sunday, but below average for the …
Johnny Ewing may have been known as a hardworking businessman, but he wore a few other hats along the way. He stayed busy as a public servant, a philanthropist and devoted family man.
Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said an investigation is underway after an inmate managed to escape Sunday night from the Pointe Coupee Detention Center. Crystal H.
The Greater Pointe Coupee Chamber of Commerce has joined the Clean Biz Partnership, a program by Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) to help reduce and prevent litter. KLB is asking chambers of commerce …
A pair of benefit events are set this month to help the Pointe Coupee Autism Community Advocates (PCACA) with its programs. The Autism Plate Lunch and Poker Run begins at 9 a.m.
A couple of businesses and the Chamber of Commerce are looking for a few entrepreneurs who are good with sales – and lemons. Lemonade Day is returning to the Capital Region on Saturday, May 3, to …
Egg hunts, games and visits by the Easter Bunny are planned across Pointe Coupee Parish for the next two weekends. Here is a roundup for the events.
Attendees at Saturday’s annual Pointe Coupee Council on Aging Gala got the first look at plans for a new COA office and senior center. The 10,000-square-foot facility on Memorial Boulevard will …
In the March 20 edition of the Banner, Patrick Queen was incorrectly listed as a “Best of Show” winner at the New Roads Car Show..
Law enforcement officials across Louisiana mourned the death of a St. Gabriel police officer who died March 22.
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana issued a condemnation of the Public Service Commission (PSC) decision to schedule a vote on whether Commissioner Davante Lewis can continue in his elected …
Jazz drummer Troy Davis will receive the prestigious Alvin Batiste Award from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge at 7:30 p.m. May 1, at the Manship Theatre.
3-on-3 basketball tournament set April 26. A 3-on-3 fundraiser basketball tournament is scheduled Saturday, April 26, at Emmitt J.
The search for an alleged burglary suspect and his alleged accomplice ended Wednesday morning when the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office took both into custody. Both were arrested at the …
The Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff’s deputy who was struck by a vehicle last week while he directed traffic on U.S. 190 underwent surgeries Tuesday and Wednesday in Baton Rouge, according to Sheriff …
A spring tradition continues Friday through Saturday when the City of New Roads hosts its annual Market at the Mill at the Cottonseed Oil Mill in Community Park. The annual bazaar will be open from 9 …
Pointe Coupee Parish falls in place with the state in the yearover decline in Louisiana’s opioidrelated death rate over the last year, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control …
