Fred Butcher was elected president and John Bostic re-elected as vice-president of the Concordia Parish School Board Thursday night (Jan. 9).

Familiar names are back on the election ballot in 2020 as incumbent mayors in Ferriday and Vidalia will face the former mayors of those towns during the primary election on April 4.

Ferriday Police Chief Arthur Lewis, who is running for the police chief’s post in Vidalia, told the board of aldermen Tuesday night he is not resigning.

Joe Parker was elected president and Adam Probst vice-president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury Tuesday night during the first meeting of 2020.

C. TRAVIS JOHNSON was sworn as a new member of the Louisiana House of Representatives during ceremonies in Baton Rouge on Monday.  Johnson of Vidalia represents District 21. (Courtesy photo)

GLEN WOMACK of Harrisonburg, the new state senator for District 32, took his seat at his desk on the Senate floor Monday during ceremonies in Baton Rouge. Womack’s wife, Judy, is standing behind him. (Courtesy photo)

The Vidalia Board of Aldermen voted unanimously during its regular meeting Tuesday night to seek a $7 million line of credit for the construction of a new substation to meet the future demand for electrical power.

Formosa Petrochemical has received air pollution permits for a $9.4 billion plant the company has proposed building in St. James Parish, though activists opposed to the project vow to keep fighting.

Louisiana would lack adequate revenues to manage a moderate economic downturn without raising taxes or cutting services, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Analytics.

Louisiana’s state economic development department in its new annual report touts more than 80 “project wins” totaling over $8 billion in capital investment in 2019.

The Tensas-Concordia Conservation District recorded a net position of $133,974 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, according to a financial report released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.

Cost cutting measures were again discussed but no action taken at the first regular meeting of 2020 for the Clayton Board of Aldermen Tuesday night.

The mayors of Ridgecrest and Clayton this week outlined plans for improvements to their villages in 2020.

Incumbent mayors and former mayors as well as aldermen began qualifying for municipal positions in Concordia Parish this morning

More than $7,000 was collected through donations for the Concordia Christmas Charity Fund in 2019, according to drive chairman Rena Pitts.

Candidates for municipal elections will begin qualifying next weekElections are slated in Clayton, Ferriday and Vidalia.Additionally, the presidential election is on tap for the fall of 2020.Municipal elections are slated for April 4, 2020Qualifying will be January 8-10.Also on the April 4 b…

Assets for the Village of Sicily Island exceeded its liabilities by $896,020 (net position) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

Property taxes in Concordia Parish for 2019 totaled $14,431,744.52, up $459,543.42 from the previous year.

The Concordia Christmas Charity Fund (CCCF) for 2019 assisted 700 individuals this holiday season, according to CCCF Chairperson Rena Pitts.

In a culture which has lost the true meaning of Christmas -- exchanging it for time with friends, family and ultimately gifts -- we often need a reminder of the greatest gift of all. 

The Concordia Parish Police Jury will operate a $6,331,033 consolidated budget in 2020.

Ferriday High's state championship football team will be honored with a celebration parade Saturday, Dec. 28, beginning at noon in Ferriday.

Six members of the Concordia Parish Police Jury representing more than 100 years of service attended their last regular meeting Monday night and offered their support to newly elected jurors.

Work on the Washington Heights sewerage project is expected to begin soon.

The Town of Vidalia’s assets exceeded liabilities by $54,855,068 (net position) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.

Ferriday Town Attorney Myisha Davis advised Ferriday board members to not sign a contract with Jatinder Goel of Baton Rouge as a town engineer and Rev. James Smith of Rayville as a city planner because of discrepancies in the contract.

The Vidalia Board of Alderman unanimously agreed Tuesday night to move ahead with street work and sewer repairs totaling approximately $2 million.

When Rick Brown was named principal at Vidalia High in 1999, former Viking football coach Dee Faircloth had to cringe."I'm thinking what the heck," Faircloth said. "They are bringing in a former Ferriday coach."Brown remained principal at Vidalia High until 2015. And Faircloth became one of …

Ridgecrest’s fire rating has improved to class six from its previous rating of class 10, according to Chief Nolen Cothren of Concordia Parish Fire District No. 2.

Ferriday High School's football team traveled to New Orleans Wednesday in preparation for its Class 2A state championship game against Many.

Louisiana will be able to count the value of $440 million in state- and parish-funded work toward its share of the cost of the multibillion-dollar Morganza-to-the-Gulf Levee System should federal dollars materialize, state and local officials say.

In 2017, Louisiana lawmakers enacted a series of criminal justice changes meant to conserve taxpayer dollars and help prisoners reintegrate into society. Meeting those goals requires cooperation between government and the private sector, officials and activists said Thursday.

Just as one election cycle ends, another is set to begin.

An ordinance lowering mayor, aldermen and police chief salaries will possibly be introduced at the January meeting of the Clayton Town Council.

The Concordia Parish public school system received an overall grade of “C” in the Louisiana Department of Education’s (LDOE) annual performance scores.

The Vidalia Beautification Committee is gearing up for its 3rd holiday season with the first event of the month: The Christmas Tour of Homes.