Benton, LA

Benton's Sweetfern Coffee has officially closed its doors after 4 years. Read the owners' heartfelt farewell note and an urgent update on room bookings. Continue reading…

Note: Airline, Bossier, Haughton and Parkway provided by coaches. Benton stats via MaxPreps. Airline, Bossier stats through six games. They will be updated when reported. Passing  C-A-I Yards TDs Chase Williams, Airline 198-309-4 2,406 21 Bryston McCoy, Parkway 177-297-8 2,348 … Read More

Three parish teams are bound for the playoffs. In Division I, District 1 champion Benton (26-4), the No. 5 seed, hosts No. 7 Central-Baton Rouge (14-18), and No. 31 Haughton (17-7) visits No. 2 Mandeville (32-3). In Division V, No. … Read More

The Airline Vikings rallied from a big early deficit but couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead in a 52-42  loss to the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles Friday night at Rodney Duron Stadium. Airline dropped to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in District … Read More

Here are some images from the eighth-grade game between the Benton Tigers and Haughton Bucs held at Newman-Mason Field at Tiger Stadium. Photos by Robert Summerlin (robertsummerlin@yahoo.com, robertpics.com).

The Benton Lady Tigers, Haughton Lady Bucs, Parkway, Lady Panthers and Providence Classical Academy Lady Knights closed the regular season with victories Thursday. District 1-I champion Benton defeated West Monroe three sets to none at home, Haughton defeated Airline 3-1 … Read More

Note: Airline, Bossier, Haughton and Parkway provided by coaches. Benton stats via MaxPreps. Offense Passing  C-A-I Yards TDs Chase Williams, Airline 173-277-3 2,163 19 Bryston McCoy, Parkway 159-272-7 2,071 17 Taylor Weathersby, Haughton 96-150-4 1,470 18 Malachi Zeigler, Benton 98-167-5 … Read More

Parkway won its sixth straight boys title in the District 1-5A meet Tuesday at the South Bossier Recreational Complex. Six Panthers placed in the top 10. Parkway scored 23 points. Benton finished second with 58 and Byrd third with 73. … Read More

The Benton Lady Tigers completed a perfect run through District 1-I with a three sets to none victory over Haughton Tuesday night at Haughton. Benton improved to 25-4 overall and completed district play 6-0. Natchitoches Central (22-5, 5-1) finished second.… Read More

Crews with Benton Fire District No. 4 have begun flow testing approximately 1,000 fire hydrants from Wemple Road into the Town of Benton.Each hydrant will undergo a five-minute flush to measure water pressure and flow rates, helping ensure optimal … Read More