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The Pointe Coupee Parish School Board hopes to see continued progress during the coming year, although a challenge looms for 2026. The Board hopes it can stay on track with the academic growth it …
Five years may not seem very long, but it has brought a lot of change to the job of a sheriff’s office, according to Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux. The challenges and changes of the job highlighted his …
lizzie.pcbanner@gmail.com Standing on the grounds of the Pointe Coupee Museum now is a new kind of historical marker that does not just tell the story of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 but …
Christmas Rodeo Ropes in Crowd
FastLane, an urgent care clinic serving the community with convenient care for minor illnesses and injuries, will relocate to a new location effective January 5 to improve access and better serve …
Work should begin by spring on a project that will have a major impact on industry along the Westbank. Groundbreaking is set for early 2026 on the Louisiana Stell Mill, which Hyundai will build along …
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has been awarded $15 million to lead a multi-year study on increasing the impact of high-dosage tutoring for students in Louisiana and across the nation. …
Pointe Coupee Parish December 10, 2025 – December 16, 2025. This list is provided by the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff ’s Office.
I recently sat down with Dr. Courtney Morgan of Gleaux Rx in New Roads, and I walked away realizing how many women — myself included — have been conditioned to accept “normal” as the end of …
Demolition of the current building on the Baton Rouge Community College campus as part of a $6 million project that will begin in early 2026 as part of a plan to resume classes and expand the uses of …
The Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office is participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, underway now through Jan. 5.
The New Roads City Council in its last regular meeting of 2025 gave the green light to its budget for 2026 fiscal year. The city will operate on a $17 million spending plan for the next fiscal year …
Pointe Coupee has endured progress since the transition Home Rule Charter nearly seven years ago, according to Parish President Major Thibaut. The proof is in the numbers, he said.
Born on December 14, 1925 in East Baton Rouge Parish to Flora and Phillip Vallet. Her twin sister, Ruby Vallet Brunious passed in 2011.
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA — Arbor Family Health has been selected as the 2025 Outstanding Rural Health Organization of the Year by the Louisiana Rural Health Association. This award recognizes any …
A short scroll through social media can make any Granddad say, “That’s all?” A recent social media post showed nine men in scarves and top hats, looking like they just got their Lane Kiffen Ole …
Nothing good in life comes easy, and it’s something I learned in August 1983 during my first year of high school. I had just made the move from St.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and a group of Senate Republican colleagues introduced the “Back the Blue Act: to increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement …
