Officials hope the the so-called 50 Cent Economic District will bring jobs and help rejuvenate the formerly booming oil town.

O nce a quaint spot in the Lost Pines region of Central Texas, Bastrop has transformed in recent years from a sleepy stop off ...

L.A. mayoral candidate Austin Beutner, standing in front of Van Nuys City Hall, said Mayor Karen Bass has contributed to a cost-of-living crisis that is 'crushing families.' ...

Bastrop City Council will consider a $949,216 construction contract with Bull-G Construction for a sanitary sewer pipe bursting project along Hwy. 71 during a special meeting on Nov. 4.

The City of Bastrop is exploring a potential election item on a future ballot that would leave the future of the Bastrop ...

A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries ...

Local restaurants serve up delicious Southern cuisine at prices that won’t drain your bank account. The annual Minden Mardi Gras Parade provides free entertainment for the whole community. Bastrop ...

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story stated that additional testing of groundwater would occur in Lee County. We apologize for the error. BASTROP COUNTY ...

Louisiana was accepted by Congress as a state on April 30, 1812, however, the territory had been occupied more than 100 years before its statehood. Spain is attributed as the first European nation to ...

Williams – who spent months on paid suspension from his $181,000 a year job, leaving his role empty as the deadly Palisades and Eaton wildfires tore through Los Angeles County – pleaded guilty in June ...