Albert Garfield Braswell
Albert Garfield Braswell
It’s unlawful for children to ride bicycles on the sidewalks of Vidalia and unlawful for anyone to use fireworks.
THE TWO judges and district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District comprising Concordia and Catahoula parishes began new six-year terms on Monday. Concordia Parish Clerk of Court Andy Anders administered the oaths of office. Judge John Reeves (left) is beginning his second term while Jud…
Work to improve street and drainage improvements are on tap for Ridgecrest.
Former Concordia Parish Sheriff Kenneth Hedrick, who spent 50 years in law enforcement, died Jan. 7 at the age of 72.
The Concordia Parish Police Jury adopted a $6.1 million general and special revenue fund budget for 2021 during its first meeting of the new year.
A Ferriday man was charged with after aggravated assault with a deadly weapon among other charges
Shirlee Joyce Book
Property taxes in Concordia Parish for 2020 totaled $14,817,836.33, up $386,091.81 from the previous year.
Former Concordia Parish Clerk of Court Clyde Ray Webber has been named 2019 Concordian of the Year by the Concordia Chamber of Commerce.
Several people are weighing possible campaigns for the 5th District congressional race in light of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow's death last week.
Clayton officials are entering the fight against blighted properties in their corporate limits.
Three students and six staff had tested positive for Covid-19 as of Jan. 4, Concordia Parish School Superintendent Whest Shirley said Monday.
James Edgar Foster
Fifth District Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, died Tuesday while receiving treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit in a hospital in Shreveport.
Concordia Parish soybean farmers harvested 114,349 acres in 2020 with the average yield per acre totaling 65 bushels.
CONCORDIA PARISH Tax Assessor Jerry Clark, left, is sworn in for his third term by Clerk of Court Andy Anders on Tuesday. Alongside Clark is his wife, Kim. (Photo by Joey Martin)
The Vidalia Beautification Committee’s annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks will be held on New Year’s Day instead.
SWORN IN by Clerk of Court Andy Anders Tuesday were, from left: Deputy Tax Assessor Stephanie Tillman, Deputy Assessor Chelsey Perrault and Chief Deputy Tax Assessor Jeannie Archer. (Photo by Joey Martin)
Fifth District Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, died Tuesday while receiving treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit in a hospital in Shreveport.
A second defendant was convicted last week in the June 23, 2019 shooting death of 27-year-old school teacher Fredrick McCray Jr. of Clayton.
Ferriday police made one arrest and are still seeking two more subjects in connection with the murder of Wilbert Henderson on December 12.
Riverland Medical Center Administrator Sam Ellard said this week that Riverland has received 75 COVID-19 vaccines.
The Concordia Parish Police Jury adopted two new ordinances following a public hearing Monday night.
For the first time in several years, Christmas will arrive without the Mississippi River standing near, at or above flood stage, Vidalia Mayor Buz Craft said during his weekly Facebook address on Tuesday.
Wilbert Harold Bordelon
Kathryn Olena Davis Campbell
The Town of St. Joseph’s assets exceeded its liabilities by $9.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Warrants have been signed for a Ferriday man who allegedly shot and killed another Ferriday man early Saturday morning in Ferriday.
Concordia Parish School Superintendent Whest Shirley said that due to the increasing Covid-19 cases in the parish and in schools that the last day for students this semester was Tuesday, Dec. 15, with classes scheduled to resume on Monday, Jan. 4.
The Concordia Parish Police Jury will consider a proposed 2020 fiscal year consolidated budget of $6.1 million for its general and special revenues funds following a public hearing on January 11, 2021.
The Concordia Parish School Board during its regular meeting Dec. 10 agreed to relocate water lines that stand in the way of construction of the new Monterey gym and parking lot.
The Concordia Christmas Charity Fund (CCCF) announced this week that gifts and food will once again be provided but in a different manner due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Twelve percent of Concordia Parish voters turned out at the polls on Saturday to support Luke Letlow for the 5th District congressional post while also rejecting a proposed constitutional amendment.
Negotiations for an operator for the Vidalia port terminal are underway and the $8.7 million conveyor project is near completion.
The Village of Ridgecrest’s proposed 2021 budget includes $1.35 million in revenue and $1.26 million in expenses.
The Ferriday Town Council declined to hire Interim Police Chief Herman Curry as the permanent chief during its regular meeting Tuesday at Ferriday Hall.
The Federal Communications Commission announced Monday that an estimated 332,000 rural Americans living and working in Louisiana, including Concordia Parish, will gain access to high-speed broadband through the Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, according to auction…
The Town of Ferriday is designated to receive $1.4 million in state capital outlay funding.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation is spelling it out for you – litter on our roadways is unsightly, unacceptable, preventable, and a drain on resources. You might notice the 3D letters “DOTD” spelled out along busy thoroughfares in the coming weeks, and filled with the same trash th…
Kathryn Olena Davis Campbell
Faye LaSyone
More than 100 turned out on a cold day Tuesday for the Trinity Medical ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Ferriday-Vidalia Highway.
Concordia students resumed hybrid classes on Monday following the weeklong Thanksgiving holiday break.
An extension has been filed for Ridgecrest’s Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG), Mayor Veller Ray Carroll said during the town’s Nov. 24 regular meeting.
Concordia Parish voters will go to the polls on Saturday to cast ballots in the general election for Congress and the Republican State Central Committee.
Benton Allen "Red" Blackmon, Sr.
Waterproof’s chief of police and town clerk were dismissed Nov. 16 in a special-called noon town council meeting.
The Concordia Parish Police Jury is looking into placing cameras at six locations across the parish to help thwart road sign theft and illegal trash dumping.
A total of 68 absentee ballots and 92 in person ballots had been cast through Monday for the Dec. 5 general election for Congress and the Republican State Central Committee, according to Registrar of Voters Golda Ensminger.
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