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Jay McCully

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
36
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jay McCully

    High diesel prices push Cenla food truck owner to raise menu prices (opens the original)

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    PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - A year ago, diesel cost $3.39 a gallon in Central Louisiana. Today, it averages six dollars a gallon, according to AAA, and for one food truck owner in the area, that increase is changing what customers pay for lunch. Blackened chicken is one of the dishes keeping Marcus Allen’s Smokin’ Cajuns BBQ food truck running, but it is getting more expensive to serve. Allen said the higher diesel prices are affecting his business significantly. “I have a diesel truck, but I have a

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jay McCully

    ‘I’ve been praying for you’: Alexandria Pastor speaks out after church hit-and-run (opens the original)

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    ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - An Alexandria pastor is speaking out after a driver crashed into his church sign on the night of September 17, damaging the property before leaving the scene. Pastor John L. Jones of Galilee Baptist Church said he rushed to the church on Lincoln Road after an officer notified him about the damage. “What the Devil did with that sign. That ain’t nothing but a drop in the bucket,” Jones said as he surveyed the damage. The church sign was left in pieces, with bricks scattere

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Jay McCully

    $6 million runway expansion could bring jobs to Avoyelles Parish —if the funding gap closes (opens the original)

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    MARKSVILLE, La. (KALB) - The runway at Marksville Municipal Airport is just under 3,800 feet long. The airport authority wants to extend it to 5,000 feet, a project expected to cost nearly $6 million. Chairman René Borrel said the goal is to make it easier and safer for corporate jets to land, which he believes could help attract more industry and jobs to the parish. “But it’s very dangerous because the weather has to be perfect. The winds have to be right for them to safely land these corporate

  4. Article · Sep 20, 2026 · Jay McCully

    25th Meat Pie Festival in Natchitoches (opens the original)

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    NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival took over the historic riverbank along Front Street for the 25th year in a row, bringing plenty of people out to eat, listen to live music and enjoy the weekend. There were local craft vendors, food galore and plenty of activities for the kids. The festival started in 2002 as a way to bring more fall tourism to Natchitoches and celebrate the city’s iconic dish. Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title of the article in yo

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Jay McCully

    Avoyelles Parish bridge reopens to the public (opens the original)

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    AVOYELLES PARISH, La. (KALB) - Drivers near Bordelonville can once again cross the Monroe Fabre Bridge after a nearly $1.85 million replacement project was completed. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced Sept. 3 that the bridge over Bayou Des Glaises on Big Bend Road had reopened to traffic. The bridge had been closed since March 18 while crews removed the aging timber structure and replaced it with a new concrete bridge. The project included grading, base work, s

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