BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Rodney Alexander, the dean of Louisiana's U.S. House delegation, is keeping his northeast Louisiana-based congressional seat after handily defeating two challengers.
A Republican from Quitman, Alexander didn't receive much organized opposition from the two men running against him for the 5th District seat in Tuesday's election.
Political newcomer Clay Grant, a Libertarian, and Ron Ceasar, an Opelousas independent who lost a bid for governor last year, didn't report fundraising in their attempts to unseat Alexander.
Alexander, a contractor, was first elected to Congress in 2002. He'll be entering his sixth term.
All or part of 24 parishes are in the rural 5th District, which covers northeast Louisiana, the Alexandria area and parts of the state that run along the Mississippi state line.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:20:47 GMT
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Authorities say a 40-year-old corrections officer assigned to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been arrested in a Livingston Parish home invasion case.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:45:18 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:22 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:22:41 GMT
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Of the local Scout leaders voting at their
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:57:22 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:40 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:40:28 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:05:01 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.The
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.
