Newly-elected lawmaker Chris Broadwater, shown with Mayor Michael Ragusa, told the Independence Board of Aldermen Tuesday night that mid-year budget cuts to Lallie Kemp Hospital will probably be minimal.

by Action News 17

Mayor Michael Ragusa of Independence accepts a percentage check to go toward the won of Independence in the amount of $44,435.0 on Wednesday, February 23 in Parish President Gordon Burgess' office in Amite.

by:  Alissa Cannon Brown

SDT Waste and Debris Services has broken ground for their new Northshore Operations building in Independence.  The company will run all of their Northshore business from that location in the Industrial Park off of North Railroad Avenue.