Leesville, LA

LEESVILLE, La. — Arctos Bookish Den in downtown Leesville will host a book launch for Vernon Parish native Tammy Sharp from 2–4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, next door to the former Leesville Daily Leader office where Sharp once worked as…

There will be a funeral service to honor Ennis at 11:00 a.m. on August 29, 2026, at Canaan Baptist Church, 19190 Hwy 8, in Leesville, LA, and a visitation at the church on Friday, August 28, 2026, beginning at 6:00…

The following statement was released by the Vernon Parish District Attorney's Office

Funeral services honoring Teena's remarkable journey will take place on Sunday August 30th at Labby Memorial Funeral Home located in Leesville at 3:00 P.M., officiated by Bro. Joe Sanchez. Friends may gather from noon until service time to share their…

The Leesville Police Department received a report of a bomb threat on August 24th which resulted in a full evacuation of the campus. Specially trained K9 Units from Fort Polk EOD were called in to perform a full sweep of…

Funeral services for Rev. Alvin Malcolm Glaze will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the First United Pentecostal Church of Leesville at 10:00 AM, with Bro. Mark Christian and Rev. Louis Magee officiating the service. A visitation will…

Dr. Linda Nichols was feted with a retirement party in thanks for more than 23 years of service to Northwestern State University’s Leesville-Fort Polk campus. It was a capstone to a long career in hands-on nursing and nursing education. Nichols’…

Funeral services for Grover will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Mt. Olive MBC, 808 Anacoco St. Leesville, LA 71446. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Randall, Tramon Randall, Melvin “Skinny” Pitts, Joe King, and…

A funeral service for Eric Montrel Lee will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Jeane’s Funeral Service in Leesville. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. until the time of…

The following statements were released by the City of Leesville on April 13th: