Approximately 94,000 former public-sector workers in Louisiana are now eligible to collect more Social Security benefits under legislation that President Joe Biden signed on Sunday.The Social Security ...

The number of identity theft and bank fraud cases linked to “washed checks” has increased across Pointe Coupee Parish, according to Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux.“Washed checks” are a method criminals use ...

Funding of public education needs to remain a top priority of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, according to Congressman Cleo Fields, who addressed residents during a visit to New Roads last week.Fields told ...

Members of the Junior BETA Club, and parents, at the STEM Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee carried out a number of beautification projects around campus recently. From left, Liam Bayoumi, Cohen ...

The days may soon be over in Pointe Coupee Parish for temporary government office locations, along with court sessions in a civic center.Work on the historic Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse could be ...

The current school year will mark a change in student accountability for Pointe Coupee Parish and all other public-school systems statewide in 2026. Seniors for the Class of 2026 will be the first to ...

Essie Chambers began her career as an independent producer and won awards for her work, but this week she won a prestigious literary award.The Pittsburgh native was the recipient of the 18th annual ...

All systems are “go” for New Roads’ 2025 edition of the state’s oldest Mardi Gras celebrations outside New Orleans.Midway a winter marked by roller- coaster temperatures and torrential rainfall, city ...

A multi-unit probe over a ninemonth span led to the arrest of two Pointe Coupee Parish men for possession of unlawful deepfakes, according to Louisiana State Police.The investigation led to the ...

A teenage boy approached his youth minister and asked him, “How can God forgive a sinner? Isn’t He repulsed by all the hatred and jealousy that fills people’s hearts and minds?”The youth minister ...

A single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on La. 1 in Oscar took the life of a pedestrian, according to Louisiana State Police.The crash just north of U.S. 190 claimed the life of Sunan Shows, 74, of ...

The City of New Roads will end the 2025 fiscal year with a modest surplus, but gradual elimination of one key expenditure should bode far better in the long run.The city is anticipated to finish the ...