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Stencil program designed to help children practice educational skills

Leesville Daily Leader 16 Nov 2024
After hearing about the stencils at the park, Vernon Parish Middle reached out to get their own painted ... Ramsey spoke at the November Vernon Parish School Board meeting to encourage other schools to get stencils installed at their campuses.
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House in Vernon Parish destroyed by fire

KJAS 15 Nov 2024
A house in Vernon Parish was destroyed by fire late Thursday night. According to the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department, it happened shortly before 11.00 at a two-story home on Lewis Road in Rosepine ....
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Louisiana asks court to block of part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms

Times Union 14 Nov 2024
U.S ... The state plans to appeal the entirety of deGravelles’ order, but the emergency appeal at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is aimed at just one aspect of it ... Tammany, Orleans and Vernon parishes ... Jeff Landry in June ... law ... .
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Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms

Wtop 14 Nov 2024
U.S ... The state plans to appeal the entirety of deGravelles’ order, but the emergency appeal at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is aimed at just one aspect of it ... Tammany, Orleans and Vernon parishes ... Jeff Landry in June ... law ... Source .
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Louisiana school law is blocked by court

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 13 Nov 2024
BATON ROUGE -- A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan ... U.S. District Judge John W ... law ... Tammany, Orleans and Vernon parishes ... "Legally, they're not ... law ... In 1980, the U.S ... .
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

The Day 13 Nov 2024
Baton Rouge, La ... U.S. District Judge John W ... law. His opinion noted that no other foundational documents — including the Constitution or the Bill of Rights — must be posted ... Tammany, Orleans and Vernon parishes ... “Legally, they’re not ... law ... In 1980, the U.S ... .
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Federal judge halts Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandment classroom displays

Yahoo Daily News 12 Nov 2024
1. Nine families have sued the state, arguing the new law amounts to the state endorsing a religion and conflicts with the First Amendment. Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill, who is defending the law that GOP Gov ... law ... Tammany and Vernon parishes.
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UPDATE: Leesville couple charged with first degree murder

Avoyelles Today 11 Nov 2024
It’s a very disturbing case and certainly horrible case of abuse to this child and quite possibly her younger sibling,” Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft said ... in Vernon Parish, as well as DCFS.
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It's here! Launch party celebrates Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Cenla parishes

Town Talk 11 Nov 2024
Parton's program is expanding into Allen, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes through funding from The Rapides Foundation ... Henry, 4, is one of the Rapides Parish kids who soon will start receiving those books.
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Flash flood watch in effect until 3 pm

American Press 10 Nov 2024
... in a rare high risk for excessive rainfall — which means there is a greater than 70 percent chance of flash flooding across parts of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Jeff Davis, Allen and Vernon parishes today.
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Beauregard, Vernon voters favor Trump

American Press 06 Nov 2024
Voters in Beauregard and Vernon parishes favored former President Donald Trump as the next person to lead the country ... In Vernon, Trump garnered 13,474 votes, or 83 percent of the vote, over Harris’ 2,513 votes, or 16 percent.
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Judge Davis elected newest member of Court of Appeal

American Press 06 Nov 2024
In Vernon Parish, 67 percent of voters were in favor of Eaves, with 10,064 votes ... The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, 2nd District territory includes parts of Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jeff Davis and Vernon parishes.
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A longtime Fire Chief in Vernon Parish has died

KJAS 03 Nov 2024
They’re mourning in Vernon Parish after a longtime Fire Chief died. Ike Robertson, who founded and served as Chief of the Savage Forks Volunteer Fire Department for over 30 years, died on Saturday ....
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Leesville Council opposes carbon capture drilling

Leesville Daily Leader 31 Oct 2024
The Leesville City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday stating the council’s opposition to carbon capture drilling in Vernon Parish ... responsible practices” in Vernon Parish communities.

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