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American Cancer Society offers new training for volunteers

By American Cancer Society/The Rapides Foundation

The American Cancer Society recently launched its Community Health Advisor Program in Central Louisiana and is now looking for volunteers.

Crowley Police seek public's help finding run-a-way teen

By Stefan Gautreau (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)

Crowley Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a run-a-way juvenile. Crowley Police are seeking information on Rebecca Leger, 14 years of age. She is 5’6” in height weighing 135 pounds.

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Rural roads to get upgrade

By Jason Newton (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)

They're roads that may not be familiar to city dwellers, but they're vital links to keep our state moving; so vital the state announced ambitious plans to invest $150 million dollars worth of upgrades on 360 miles of state roads.

Two pets die in Shreveport house fire

By Stefan Gautreau (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)

A morning house fire in the 2600 block of Meriwether Rd. in Shreveport took the life of two pets.

Lafayette Police: Body identified as Mickey Shunick

By TEAM REPORTS

Lafayette Police have confirmed the body found earlier this week in Evangeline Parish is that of Mickey Shunick.

Will former Governor Edwin Edwards become a father at 85 years old?

By Saturn Douglas (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)

Could former governor Edwin Edwards be thinking of becoming a father again? According to the man himself, that's the plan.

209th MPs return home after year-long deployment to Afghanistan

By Fort Polk Public Affairs Office

Fort Polk's 209th Military Police Company returned home in the early hours Aug. 6 after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.

Military exercise to be conducted in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas

By Fort Polk Public Affairs Office

A military exercise is underway through Aug.

Louisiana shoppers flock to stores for tax holiday

By Brittany Bivins (KMSS-TV, Shreveport, La.)

Back-to-school shopping season is always a big boost for local retailers, but add a sales tax holiday to that equation, and what do you get?

Tropical Storm Ernesto forms in Atlantic

By Jesse Gunkel (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)

Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed just east of the Windward Islands.