Morganza, LA

NEW ROADS — Residents who foster a dog or cat from the Pointe Coupee Parish Animal Shelter for two weeks this Halloween will get a $50 Starbucks gift card.Pointe Coupee Parish Animal Shelter and Best Friends Animal Society are working together to find shelter animals a temporary home. Fosters will also receive food, treats and toys.The shelter's longest resident, 10-month-old Boo, is among the pets waiting for a temporary home.The shelter is at 9636 Morganza Highway in New Roads. For

NEW ROADS — Hospital Road is shut down in both directions at Morganza Highway following a crash with injuries, deputies said.The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office said the road is shut down as of 10:55 a.m., and no other information on injuries was immediately available.Drivers are asked to avoid the area at this time.Permalink| Comments

MORGANZA — Elmo Sholes, one of Louisiana’s oldest World War II veterans, has died at the age of 105, state officials announced Friday.“Saddened to hear the news of Mr. Elmo Sholes’ passing,” Gov. Landry said in a statement posted to social media. “He lived 105 years full of strength, service, and patriotism.”Details regarding the cause of death were not immediately available.Sholes’ passing prompted widespread cond