ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Romeos formed in Alexandria in the late 70′s and on Saturday, October 5, the group was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Through a deal with Columbia ...

In 1922, Paul Leo Ortego created the first working helicopter in Alexandria and tested it on the corner of the city's Bolton and Rapides avenues. Ortego piloted the machine between 10 and 15 feet ...

It wasn't. But that didn't prevent the Alexandria resident's machine from flying with a pilot onboard. Which is something Igor Sikorsky couldn't claim when test flying his first helicopter in 1910.