Private First Class Jonathon Owens, who hails from Norwich, Conn., is a cannon crewmember but he has yet to touch a cannon since his arrival to eastern Baghdad in November. Instead, he is fulfilling an unfamiliar role as a member of a dismounted maneuver fire team.

Soldiers and their K-9 counterparts have been working toward certification during the past week at Fort Polk, La.

Staff Sgt. Joseph Mattox and his younger brother Sgt. Michael Mattox grew up in a small town, and they knew they wanted better lives than working in the local mill could provide. So when Joseph joined the military in 1999, his younger brother followed suit.

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that Pvt. Janelle Franshawn King, 23, of Merced, Calif., died on Aug.14 in Iraq from a non-combat-related cause.

Teens from Washington, Illinois and Minnesota came to Plaquemine, La., last week to participate in a weeklong Catholic Heart Workcamp.

An annual music and inspirational celebration that ran for 10 years in Plaquemine made a return Saturday.

Brig. Gen. James Yarbrough assumed command of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk on Tuesday morning. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition that began when George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army.

U. S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., announced he has included $1 million for a sugar cane biofinery research initiative in a Senate bill that cleared a committee last week.

This year’s Gospel Fest is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park, next to the Plaquemine Locks.

Three Anacoco residents have been arrested after allegedly robbing Vernier’s Kwik Stop in Anacoco.

Regardless of how exactly it looked or what precisely he said, Brett Favre let Green Bay Packer GM know that he was at least considering coming back to play football. And the Packers' nightmare began.

This year’s theme for the festival is “Ties to the Isles: British and Irish Traditions in Louisiana,” highlighting the contributions made to the state by people from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The festival will feature music, food and Kidfest along with exhibits.

When it came time for the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to prepare for its fall 2008 deployment to Iraq, the leadership of the Texas National Guard unit decided it need look no further than its neighbor to the east.

Beginning this summer and moving into the fall, staff members will be allowed to choose their schedules, as a result of higher gas prices, said Northwestern State University President Randall Webb. The new schedule may help those with longer commutes.

Rickey Johnson knows $150,000 is not adequate payback for the decades he wrongly spent in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. But he also knows it can mean a fresh start when he needs it most.