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Education

Teaching To Its Name: Garyville/Mt. Airy introducing math, science accelerator program

RESERVE — The name didn’t match the product at Garyville/Mt. Airy Math and Science Magnet School so a ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: Denise Hymel grows student farm into success

Denise Hymel was born and raised on a produce farm in St. James Parish. The afternoons and weekends ... Read more

LaPlace

Community mourns loss of dynamic Simoneaux

LAPLACE — Wise beyond his years, coupled with a passion easily visible in and out of the classroom. ... Read more

Edgard

Levee Proposal: West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project builds 100-year storm protection, Corps says

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of two special editions detailing the 30-year, 7-mill property ... Read more

LaPlace

Fire Marshal: Suspect burns down house for insurance money

LAPLACE — Authorities say Derrick McDonald flew into Louis Armstrong International Airport at 5 p.m. July 9, checked ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: Thank you to elected leaders who answer tough questions

It’s never easy to ask someone uncomfortable questions. There are seemingly some journalists, and I use the term ... Read more

LaPlace

3 becomes 2: Council race heads to runoff

LAPLACE — Thomas Malik and Steven Fraker plan to spend a lot of time over the next 30 ... Read more

Lifestyle

20 years of Wetland Watchers continues with Norco education celebration

NORCO — The Wetland Watchers will be out in force today, with approximately 800 fourth graders visiting interactive ... Read more

LaPlace

LaPlace man linked to child porn, police say

LAPLACE — A local man is facing two charges in an ongoing child pornography investigation that authorities said ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: Wetlands patron continues his River Region impact

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation announced a host of awards this week and, not surprisingly, our River Parishes’ own ... Read more