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News

$9M loss feared if state ends inventory tax

LUTCHER — George Nassar Jr. was emphatic in speaking about the need for St. James Parish residents to ... Read more

Celebrations

United Way of St. Charles event has grown to can’t-miss status

LULING — It was an accomplishment 19 years ago when a couple hundred people gathered for United Way ... Read more

Local

$9M loss feared if state ends inventory tax

Governments in River Parishes reliant on income LUTCHER — George Nassar Jr. was emphatic in speaking about the ... Read more

LaPlace

Local indicted in $30M fraud

NEW ORLEANS — Department of Justice officials named a LaPlace woman as one of 20 suspects indicted Thursday ... Read more

Columnists

Magazine work adds nice addition to River Parishes

One of the best parts of working for a newspaper is just seeing the finished product. I’ve been ... Read more

Local

Daughter follows mom to jail for IRS fraud

NEW ORLEANS — Lengthy prison sentences to consider the seriousness of their crimes is how one IRS official ... Read more

Local

Sheriff says altercation took place with Riverside band; attorney disagrees

METAIRIE — Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said the Reserve teenager at the center of a multi-agency investigation ... Read more

LaPlace

Giving Back: Arts find strength, team locally

LAPLACE — As a teacher and artist, Kristie Gough has spent 25 years heavily invested in the River ... Read more

Local

District sells St. James High School for $10.1 million

LUTCHER — School board members in St. James Parish unanimously accepted a $10 million plus offer to sell ... Read more

Local

Gramercy refinery faces DEQ emissions fine

GRAMERCY — A Gramercy refinery could be facing a state fine as the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality ... Read more

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