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Veteran pleads guilty to murder at Fort Polk

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:56:25 -0400

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana - A 28-year-old Army veteran has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2010 slaying of a Montana soldier at Fort Polk.

Carrying aid, team survives its own tornado

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:37:20 -0400

LEESVILLE, Louisiana - Members of a southwest Louisiana softball team went to a tournament with a trailer loaded with supplies for victims of the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, only to find themselves threatened by another tornado.

Fort Polk brigade sending 1,230 to Afghanistan

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:16:42 -0400

FORT POLK, Louisiana - About 1,230 officers and soldiers from the infantry brigade combat team based at Fort Polk will be heading to Afghanistan as advisers in early July, the Army says.

Hickman wins nursing honor at Northwestern

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:07:05 -0400

NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana - Debbie Hickman has been named educator of the year by Northwestern State University's College of Nursing and Allied Health.

Fort Folk civilian employees face pay cuts

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:29:06 -0400

LEESVILLE, Louisiana - Fort Polk's civilian employees are moving to a temporary four-day work week and face a 20 percent reduction in their pay as part of a Defense Department push to cut spending, the Louisiana military base announced Friday.

Vernon Parish SO searches for bank robber

Wed, 29 May 2013 05:55:04 -0400

LEESVILLE, Louisiana - The Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a bank robber.