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West St. John shines at regional track meet, sends top athletes to state competition
West St. John High School’s track and field team is set to compete in the LHSAA State Track ...
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St. John the Baptist Parish Library program helps woman earn high school diploma after 10-year gap
By Brooke Cantrelle, St John the Baptist Parish Library Monique Shepherd was only a freshman in high school ...
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St. John the Baptist Parish Council approves resolution to seek funds to promote Andouille festival
The St. John the Baptist Parish Council took a step toward preparing for the 2025 Andouille Festival by ...
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West St. John graduate overcomes injury to earn degree from Howard University
D’ykri Jackson has aspired to be an engineer since a young age. He pursued that dream as a ...
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Opinion: Black History at Risk of Increased Industrialization
By Stephanie Oblena, Loyola Environmental Policy Lab, RISE ST. JAMES LOUISIANA The petrochemical to plantation pipeline in the ...
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St. John the Baptist Parish’s Raiven Williams inducted into National Honor Society
Raiven Williams, of St John the Baptist Parish, has been inducted into the National Honor Society, an elite ...
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Luling man charged with 92 counts of animal sexual abuse
On April 3, a man from Luling was arrested on 92 charges of animal sexual abuse, as reported ...
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Louisiana launches transparency website for public and charter schools
Louisiana has launched a new website to give taxpayers insight into how public schools allocate their funds. The ...
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St. Charles Parish shelter hosts low-cost rabies vaccination drive
St. Charles Parish residents are invited to join the St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter for the Annual Rabies ...
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River Parishes College Foundation gets $71,000 from Methanex’s TAR Safe Days campaign
The River Parishes Community College (RPCC) Foundation has announced a $71,000 award from Methanex’s Turnaround (TAR) Safe Days ...
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Jerry Parker, breast cancer survivor, celebrates 12 years of resilience with a glamorous event
Twelve years ago, when Jerry Parker, 60, was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, not much was known about ...
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Louisiana voters rejected four proposed constitutional amendments in election
Louisiana voters rejected all four constitutional amendments in the March 29 election, maintaining the state’s tax, legal, and ...
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2 juveniles in Laplace charged with taking part in robbery, assault
Two teenagers were arrested on Wednesday following a robbery and assault on two teenagers in Laplace, according to ...
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Violent crime in St John’s Parish fell by 25% in 2024, but rape incidents ticked
There was an overall drop in violent crimes in St John the Baptist Parish in 2024, but rape ...
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Two St. John’s Parish Sheriff’s officers honored for acts of kindness
At the Beyond the Badge Awards in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 13 law enforcement officers were recognized for their ...
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Exhibition in St. John’s the Baptist Parish “Cancer Alley” highlights the harmful effects of plastic through art
A new exhibition, “Plastic, The New Coal,” will open Sunday in St. John the Baptist Parish to address ...
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River Region parish principals named semifinalists for state honors
The Louisiana Department of Education has announced the teachers, principals, and early childhood leaders who were semifinalists and ...
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St John’s Parish nonprofit, Concerned Citizens of St. John, faces lawsuit over sponsorship dispute
When Robert Taylor founded the Concerned Citizens of St. John (CCSJ) in 2017, the goal was to advocate ...
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AGENDA ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, MARCH 25th, 2025
AGENDA ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, MARCH 25th, 2025 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS LAPLACE, ...
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Luling man arrested after Wallace shooting
A man from Luling is currently in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail after shooting another man ...
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Voting in the Mar. 29 elections? Here are the ballots in the River Parishes
On March 29, residents of the River Parishes—St Charles, St James, and St John the Baptist—will have the ...
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NATCO Food Service celebrates 100 years in business
Wednesday marked a milestone achievement at the National Meat and Provision Company, NATCO Food Service. The legendary food ...
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Thibodaux man dies in fiery camper explosion incident
Deputies from the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating an explosion and fire that resulted in the ...
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St. Charles Parish Public Schools host 2025 SCLASS Legislative breakfast
The South Central Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (SCLASS) held its 2025 legislative breakfast on Tuesday at the ...
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REV appoints Monte Danos as director of growth and strategy development
REV has appointed Monte Danos as its new growth, strategy, and product development director in the local telecommunication ...