Judges of the 9th Judicial District took their oaths of office today, Jan. 8, in the Rapides Parish Courthouse, and a farewell ceremony was held for retiring 9th District Judge Rae Swent.

Judges of the 9th Judicial District took their oaths of office today, Jan. 8, in the Rapides Parish Courthouse, and a farewell ceremony was held for retiring 9th District Judge Rae Swent.

NEW ORLEANS -- A numismatist -- or coin expert -- is offering $1 million for the chance to reunite two coins from the old U.S. Mint in New Orleans that have not been together since 1911.

PINEVILLE -- Her dream began in the fifth grade while dribbling a basketball on her front porch on Lower Third and watching the cars go by.

The former Alexandria home of the Central Louisiana chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is rubble.

Low bidders have been announced for road and bridge projects in Central Louisiana.

Millions of Americans are being robbed of the opportunity to be heard, thanks to the tactics of Democrats who are oh-so-certain they have all the right answers.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Carl W. Dunn, Sr. will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2009 at St. Rita Catholic Church with Rev. Craig Scott officiating. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria. Mr. Dunn, 81, of Alexandria, died Monday, January 5, 2009 at Tioga Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Dunn owned and operated Carl Dunn's Automotive Service in Alexandria for over 30 years. He was a United States Navy veteran of WWII and a member of St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria. He is preceded in death by his wife, Elgin Deville Dunn; daughter, Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Dunn Brown; parents, Lester Willard Dunn and Mamie Michiels Dunn; brothers, Lester E. Dunn, Wallace Dunn, and John Leon Dunn; and sisters, Ethel Bacon and Loyce Dambach. Survivors include his sons, Carl W. "Sonny" Dunn, Jr. of Alexandria and Donald J. Dunn of Ball; daughter, Cheryl A. Dunn of Alexandria; sister, Joyce Reny of Kingwood, Texas; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation will be at Hixson Brothers, Alexandria from 4 until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until shortly before service time. A Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria. To extend on-line condolences to the Dunn family, please visit us at www.hixson brothers.com.

NEW ORLEANS -- Gary Gibbs, the New Orleans Saints' defensive coordinator the past three years, was fired on Wednesday.

The following civil lawsuits were recorded Wednesday by the Rapides Parish Clerk of Court's Office: