Leesville brownfields get $500K grant for revitalization
Leesville, La. (WNTZ) – The City of Leesville received a $500,000 grant at the 2025 Louisiana Brownfield Awards Ceremony on November 18, 2025, to support the cleanup and revitalization of brownfield sites within the city. The award ceremony, hosted by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s LITE […]
DALLAS, Texas (KTAL/KMSS)—Five Louisiana recipients will receive Brownfields Grant Funding to assess, clean, and revitalize local properties. NW Louisiana Master Gardeners spring tour returns to Shreveport, Benton The Acadiana Planning Commission will receive $1.2 million to develop five cleanup plans. Assessment will focus on the City of Ville Platte, the…
LEESVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – In December 2024, the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office (VPSO) and the Leesville City Marshal’s Office (LCMO) requested the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division (LSP CID) to investigate a theft of funds from the LCMO. As a result of the investigation and information obtained, it was…
LEESVILLE, La. (WNTZ) — The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office announced multiple arrests following recent investigations, Sheriff Sam Craft said. On March 21, deputies arrested William Franklin McCarthy, 39, of Evans, on one count of aggravated obstruction of a highway. McCarthy remains in the VPSO jail as bond has not been…