In honor of the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Annual Memorial Program will be held at 6 p.m. April 3 at the King Monument Plaza, corner of South  Ashley Street and Martin Luther ...

At the Rapides Parish Coliseum on November 22, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before educators at the 65th session of the Louisiana Education Association, delivering a speech titled “Remaining ...

A portion of West Moss Avenue is set to close next week as part of the Moss Avenue – Western Avenue to Sheridan Road – Reconstruction Project. Moss Avenue from North ...

The News-Democrat has contacted candidates in township races in the April 1 election and asked them to complete a detailed questionnaire. Here’s what they have to say.

Quick Pick? Your numbers? There’s no proven strategy for Powerball — it’s (literally) the luck of the draw. $2 ticket could make you a multimillionaire ...

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

My schedule has been erratic this winter while I deal with some of that real-world stuff, which I’ll have some more to say about it in a near-future newsletter or column. Meanwhile, the fight for a ...

On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...

Art Broady’s free presentation, "The Dream … We Almost Never Heard," will be at noon Sunday, March 16, at First ...

Today is Monday, March 10, the 69th day of 2025. There are 296 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 10, 1959, thousands of Tibetans rebelled against occupying Chinese forces, surrounding ...