Colfax, LA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/ Colfax, LA News McCrery leaves a legacy of competence clout and conservatism http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/9a238ef3d930c70d7e115d4245fa74ab.html Rep Jim McCrery knew better than most of his colleagues how to work the seniority system in Congress and he used his savvy to propel himself to the top echelons of Republican House leadership STORM REPORT: Louisiana begins Ike cleanup http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/f40b78efec0fd780b8d2358722909afb.html BATON ROUGE Even as the state's recovery efforts continued after Ike the fallout from the storm that preceded it rippled through state government Monday Grant Parish named federal disaster area http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/e0c0592af720243413e37531705edc16.html Grant Parish on Wednesday was named a federal disaster area more than a week after Hurricane Gustav toppled trees destroyed property and left hundreds in the dark School officials to look at making up for lost time http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/ccc8d007b754590a84ced26685735512.html After four days without school and more potential closures on the way because of Hurricane Ike Central Louisiana educators will have to figure out how to put the education year back on track Gustav left mark on Grant http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/de996fc9b089e92aeaa4baa18527f40d.html COLFAX A broken steeple lays on the grass next to the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church a tree sits inside a house off La Highway 8 and electric crews still work long hours to restore power in Grant Parish Gustav roundup: Most schools closed rest of week http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/201ebe7a7909de5efe13d7a0806a0761.html With power lines down and floodwaters swamping some neighborhoods some Central Louisiana school districts will not reopen until at least Monday according to district officials and the Louisiana Department of Education More rain likely in some areas as Gustav lingers http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/6b399908ec15f6bddcd71b665fea0f03.html A flash flood watch remains in effect through Wednesday evening for Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Lincoln Natchitoches Red River and Webster parishes according to the National Weather Service office in Shreveport Rapides Parish schools to be closed until Monday Sept 8; water http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/louisiana/colfax/content/d077a6c4fe8626b47dac89bfc997e903.html Rapides Parish schools will remain closed through this week according to school officialsSchools will reopen next Monday Sept 8Meanwhile water has become a precious commodity in both the cities of Pineville and Alexandria after Hurricane Gustav on Monday knocked out water wells as it roared through Cenla as a Category One hurricane