Downs Boulevard News Today

Jefferson Parish officials will shut down a section of westbound Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie on Thursday morning to for roadwork.

Officials noted the likely cause of the loud noise.

A scheduled blast at the Williamson County Highway Department's rock quarry went amiss Wednesday, causing damage to some vehicles and a school to shelter in place.

Officials noted the likely cause of the loud noise.

Heres what you need to know Thursday about Hurricane Nicole for Martin County

Struggling to pay your electric bill? Dont sweat it, NES says.

Struggling to pay your electric bill? Dont sweat it, NES says.

Starting Monday, the election commission will begin issuing petitions for candidacy.

The Williamson County Election Commission has relocated to 405 Downs Blvd. in Franklin, the office announced Friday.

John Willie Woods Jr. head and shoulders smiling (courtesy of the Woods family). Submitted On a spectacular spring morning, a large American flag, a much smaller one and faux flowers adorn John Willie Woods Junior’s gravestone at Toussaint L’Ouverture Cemetery in Franklin. More than half a century after his death in Vietnam, Mattie Lee Kinnard surely would be touched that her son is so well remembered.  Woods was only 19 when the helicopter he wa...