Hit songwriter and guitarist Tony Joe White from West Carroll Parish has died suddenly at the age of 75 from a heart attack.

White was born on a cotton farm near Oak Grove and is best known for writing the 1969 hit “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia.”

Oak Grove native Harriet Monroe Miller says White would often come back to his hometown

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Tony Joe White continued to tour as recently as 2016 for fans in the United States and played a concert tour in Austrailia in 2014 as well.

A Buckeye elementary school teacher has been arrested for possession of alcohol on public school property after an assistant principal noticed she was displaying odd behavior.

Captain Tommy Carnline, with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says witnesses saw 43-year-old Shannon Beran was moving slowly and awkwardly during car pickup duty…

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A search of the teacher’s classroom turned up a bag of wine that was partially consumed.

Deadly fire tragedies took seven lives in Louisiana in the past eleven days. Four children and three adults perished in half a dozen fires since the midpoint of October.

State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashely Rodrigue says there is an absolutely free option if your home needs smoke detectors.

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Rodrigue said a lack of properly functioning smoke detectors in the homes was a factor in most of the recent fires that claimed lives.

Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings has Saints fans eager to defeat the Vikings at their Minneapolis stadium.

The Saints are just 3 in 14 in Minneapolis and lost twice to the Vikings in their new stadium last season. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says Minnesota’s hometown fans make it tough on the away team.

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The Saints versus the Vikings meet in Minnesota Sunday evening. The game can be watched on NBC.