Today Mayor Roy and city officials broke ground on the city’s new Regional Gateway Project.
The Regional Gateway Project is part of a revitalization program. Park signs, way-finding signs, and street signs are all undergoing improvements in what the Mayor says will all come together and share the same theme citywide.
The new gateway will consist of [...]
[ March 6, 2014 to March 9, 2014. ] Remember the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the Red River Campaign through living history, battle re-enactments, and symposia, March 6-9, 2014, in Alexandria and Pineville. This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Red River Campaign.
All events are free and open to the public.
Enjoy “A Taste of the Old South” during a symposium being [...]
To mark the 150th anniversary of the red river campaign, there’s a big weekend of activities scheduled at Forts Randolph and Buhlow.
This morning, school children got the chance to go around to different re-enactor camp sites and find out what life was like at the historic forts during the civil war.
Tomorrow at 1pm, union and [...]
[ March 4, 2014 to March 14, 2014. ] KLAX TV, ABC 31 is giving away tickets to the DISNEY ON ICE: Princesses & Heroes
Win 4 tickets!
The event is at the Cajundome in Lafayette March 27 – 30.
KLAX CONTEST RULES
1. Prize: Each winner receives four (4) tickets to the DISNEY ON ICE: Princesses & Heroes in Lafayette, LA
2. Prize Value: $15 per ticket.
3. Promotion [...]
[ March 4, 2014 to March 7, 2014. ] KLAX TV, ABC 31 is giving away tickets to the MONSTER JAM
Win 4 tickets!
The event is at the Cajundome in Lafayette March 14-16.
KLAX CONTEST RULES
1. Prize: Each winner receives four (4) tickets to MONSTER JAM at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA
2. Prize Value: $20 per ticket.
3. Promotion runs from Tuesday, March 4, 2014 through Friday, [...]
It’s been a slow start to the season, but finally more and more crawfish are making their way to area restaurants.
And we know the crowds aren’t far behind, but not everything we know about crawfish is actually true. Allison Bourne-Vanneck has a few lessons for us.
McClain says he has the research to back it up, [...]
Alcohol is suspected in two deadly crashes over the weekend.
First, a Church Point man is dead while another is in critical condition facing and vehicular homicide charges following a crash on LA Highway 35 near Noel Road. St. Landry’s parish deputies say Brad Wheeler was driving a truck when he hit a culvert and flipped.
He [...]
First up was Alexandria’s first Mardi Gras parade of the season and it just missed the rain on Friday. Hixson Autoplex sponsored the College Cheerleaders and Classic Cars parade Friday afternoon.
The parade held downtown had many attendees despite the fear of rain. The parade honored military members by featuring soldiers from Fort Polk and the [...]
Tomorrow is the deadline for high school open enrollment in Rapides Parish. Supervisor Billy Albritton wants potential open-enrollees to keep in mind that applicants and parents must reside in the parish.
KLAX ABC 31 News 2/27/14
