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Walmart Laplace closed due to power outage
Residents in Laplace, St John the Baptist Parish, were forced to shop at other locations on Friday after ...
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Body recovered from Bonnet Carré Spillway after witnesses report shooting, authorities say
A man’s body was recovered from the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Friday after witnesses on Interstate 10 reported ...
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Police begin manhunt for escapees from Orleans Parish jail
The Orleans Parish Center is on lockdown Friday after multiple inmates escaped, Sheriff Susan Hutson said during a ...
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Eight fallen St John the Baptist Parish officers honored at National Police Week memorial
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre, alongside his officers, honored fallen officers on Wednesday, who died ...
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Denka suspends operations at LaPlace chloroprene rubber plant, blames ‘extraordinary’ losses
Japanese rubber manufacturing giant Denka announced on Tuesday that it will halt production and is considering selling its ...
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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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Community bike event at Metairie Cemetery to promote bike safety scheduled for May 18
The biking community invites cyclists to the second annual “Ride to Remember” event, hosted by Metairie Cemetery and ...
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Marrero man dies in crash during high-speed chase by St John’s Parish deputies, Louisiana State Police says
A Marrero man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 51 near Woodland Drive in Laplace, ...
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Here’s what’s on the ballot as St. James Parish residents commence early voting
St. James Parish residents began visiting the polls on Saturday in early voting to decide whether to renew ...
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St. Charles Parish kicks off debut Girls Flag Football season
St. Charles Parish is set to introduce Girls Flag Football, a new avenue for youth sports, which is ...
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St John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation projects on hold after FEMA program cut
St. John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation and levee encampment projects are now on hold following the Federal ...
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AGENDA ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2025
AGENDA ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2025 6:00 P.M.@ COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LAPLACE, ...
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LBI agents arrest Norco man for juvenile pornography
Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a 21-year-old from Norco on charges of pornography ...
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Court allows lawsuit on environmental racism in St James Parish to proceed
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by ...
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Laplace man arrested by St. John’s Parish Sheriff’s Office in connection with shooting
A Laplace man has been taken into custody by deputies from St John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office ...
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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 ...