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Top 10 stories of 2023: Johnson named Speaker of the House
U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes in October to be elected House speaker, ending three weeks of political chaos at the Capitol. Now the U.S. House of Representatives’ top two leaders are both from Louisiana; Majority Leader Steve Scalise holds the second-highest position in House Republican leadership. Johnson — elected to Congress in […]
Top 10 stories of 2023: Fort Polk name change
By Emily Burleigh The local institution formerly known as Fort Polk was redesignated as Fort Johnson on June 13, 2023, in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a distinguished World War I veteran. The renaming was mandated by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring bases with Confederate ties to change their names. Fort Polk […]
Top 10 stories of 2023: Wildfires rage in SW La.
By Emily Burleigh In late August and into September, Southwest Louisiana found itself grappling with an unprecedented wildfire — the Tiger Island Fire. The fire burned almost 32,000 acres in Beauregard and Vernon parishes. The statewide burn ban that was instituted in early August was a prelude to the wildfire. Gov. John Bel Edwards declared […]
Sugartown student named LSMSA Student of Year
Sam Ryan, a senior at the Louisiana School for Math, Sciences and the Arts, recently was selected as LSMSA’s Student of the Year. From Sugartown, Ryan attended East Beauregard High School before enrolling at LSMSA. While here, he has maintained a 4.0 grade-point and has held leadership positions in several student organizations. “Sam’s story and […]
Several local students earn degrees from UL-Lafayette
LAFAYETTE — Several Southwest Louisiana students were among those recognized during commencement exercises at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Local students and their fields of study: Beauregard — Nicholas Gene Lee, business administration; Laura Elizabeth Brown, education & human development; and Austin M, Anderson, nursing & health sciences. Vernon — Nanikiele Tiare Cruz, liberal […]
Principal recognized with Music Educators Association Award
Special to the News Leader Pine Wood Elementary School Principal Debbie Dixon has been awarded the Tom D Wafer Outstanding Administrator Award by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. The award honors outstanding school principals, assistant principals, and superintendents who demonstrate support for and commitment to high-quality arts education programs in their schools. Pictured are, from […]
For teacher Baylee Treme, trust is nurtured and relationships are ‘continually being built’
By Emily Burleigh While sixth grade social studies teacher Baylee Treme, 22, may be young, her teaching style is “old school.” She was born and raised — and is still rooted — in Sulphur and graduated from Sulphur High School in 2019. She earned her bachelor’s in general studies from McNeese State University in 2022 […]
Beauregard maintains ‘B’ letter grade in District Performance Scores
The Louisiana Department of Education recently released the 2023 District Performance Scores and School Performance Scores. Beauregard Parish overall maintained a letter grade of “B” with a score of 83.2 total points. The LDOE assesses students, schools, and districts annually in the Louisiana Believes accountability program for grades 3-12. The state transitioned to a new […]
BPSB interviews conducted for Student Representative to the board
The Beauregard Parish School Board seats a student representative to the board each year, according to Mike Greene, instructional supervisor. January will begin the 31st consecutive year that the board has seated a non-voting student member. “The Student Representative to the School Board is a privilege that is not available in all parishes,” Greene said. […]
Beauregard graduation rate above 90 Percent for 10 consecutive years
Special to the News Leader The Louisiana Department of Education has released the 2022 cohort data for graduation rates which shows Beauregard Parish maintaining a rate above 90 percent for 10 consecutive years and shows Beauregard among the top 16 district scores in the state, according to Cassady Hickingbottom, instructional supervisor and assessment coordinator for […]
Teacher Virginia Guidry: Sharing Spanish culture with students ‘the most beautiful experience’
By Emily Burleigh Spanish teacher Virginia Guidry, 52, believes in the importance of learning Spanish as a second language. She was born in Oviedo, Spain, and graduated from Ausev High School in her hometown. She then made her move to the United States to attend Northwestern State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
Weather Watch: Damaging wind, large hail, lightning expected this weekend
Damaging wind gusts, large hail and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning will be the primary hazards with a line of thunderstorms expected to arrive in Southwest Louisiana on Saturday. Widespread rainfall amounts are likely in the half-an-inch range, said Doug Cramer, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office. The thunderstorms are expected to […]
CSE Federal Credit Union breaks ground in DeRidder
Special to the News Leader CSE has broken ground on its new branch located in the heart of DeRidder. The groundbreaking event was held at the future branch site located at 426 North Pine St. Members of CSE’s leadership team, local dignitaries and community partners attended to celebrate the significant occasion. “We are thrilled to […]
DeRidder Police achieve rare feat: Entire command staff earn Trilogy Award status
By Emily Burleigh The DeRidder Police Department has achieved a goal that many law enforcement offices are unable to reach. All six active members of the DPD command staff have earned the FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award for completing all three levels of the Trilogy Series. Chief of Police Craig Richard, Deputy Chief Darren Hall, Lt. […]
Teacher Thomas McGrady: ‘I want to pass on the wisdom given to me’
By Emily Burleigh In the classroom of Thomas McGrady, 35, the process of learning is more important than performance. All of his students know that “progress is more important than perfection” and there is “nothing wrong with being wrong.” He teaches 10th grade general biology and 12th grade advanced and AP biology at Lake Charles […]
UPDATE: Explosive device discovered in backpack at Westwood Manor Nursing Home
By Emily Burleigh At 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, the DeRidder Police Department received a call in regards to an individual in an “altered mental state” expressing the desire to harm himself and others and “possibly blow something up,” according to a release from the DeRidder Police Department. DPD Chief of Police Craig Richard told the American […]
BREAKING: Man threatens to harm himself, others near nursing home
By Emily Burleigh At 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the DeRidder Police Department received a call in regards to an individual in an “altered mental state” expressing the desire to harm himself and others and “possibly blow something up,” according to a release from the department. In the release, DPD stated officers made contact with the […]
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