DeRidder

The city of Deridder is hosting its Old Fashioned 4th of July celebration again this year on Wednesday, July 4, with a special invitation.

There has been an explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America's DeRidder Containerboard Mill. Three people have been reported dead, with one person missing and several others injured.

This weekend Beauregard Parish will come alive as the Watermelon Festival comes to DeRidder, Louisiana. The festival starts on Thursday night June 23rd and goes thru June 25th.

A Southwest Louisiana woman is now in jail in Jasper, Tx., after police say she burned down the home of a woman dating her ex-boyfriend. On New Year's Eve.

It's all about trees for future generations. Now is the time to get your seedlings from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The pine and hard wood seedlings are now available in DeRidder.

It's almost July and that means it's watermelon time. Is there anything much better on a hot summer day that a big slice of ice cold watermelon? You'll find plenty of watermelon and all things associated with a great festival this weekend in DeRidder.

The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office reports that a four-year-old boy is dead after a man who may be his uncle stabbed him to death.

On July 4, 2012, the United States will celebrate its 236th birthday – and in most places, the first big bash of summer! So what’s happening in the Lake Area for this Independence Day? We’ve rounded up all the information on each town’s event so you can figure out how you want to spend your Fourth of July!