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LaPlace

Reduce Child Abuse: Local awareness efforts planned for April

LAPLACE — By now, most people are familiar with the multicolored ribbon campaigns, which seek to raise awareness for various issues. Those who are working ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:11 am

Edgard

Crack of dawn, no vehicle, no problem: Transit Authority offering $2 rides as early as 5 a.m.

LAPLACE — Since 2009, the River Parishes Transit Authority has helped local residents get where they needed to go. Beginning Monday, those riders will be ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Fire damages LaPlace home

RESERVE — A fire heavily damaged a home in Reserve Friday afternoon but there were no injuries, officials said. Firefighters were called to a single ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:08 am

Sports

Ex-Ram Maya Trench setting Xavier records

NEW ORLEANS — Former West St. John High standout basketball player Maya Trench, who is now a freshman starter at Xavier University, was named to the ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:01 am

High School Sports

Rebels overcome adversity in return to Sulphur

Riverside Academy junior Jared Butler remembers his first trip to the Boys Top 28 Basketball Tournament like it was yesterday. Sure, he remembers the 85-60 ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 11:45 am

Education

LOOKS BRIGHT: Altar server contributing in, outside St. Peter classroom

As a seventh grader at St. Peter’s Catholic School in Reserve, Jenna Hickman is involved in a lot of activities. She is in the Beta ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:11 am

LaPlace

Know who you are voting for: Forum designed to introduce District 7 Parish Council candidates

LAPLACE — The more informed voters are, the better decisions they will make in the voting booth. That’s according to local business owner and president ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:10 am

Lifestyle

Lenten Fish Fry tradition feeds multitudes, brings friends together

LAPLACE — There’s something fishy going on in LaPlace. Right in the middle of Cambridge subdivision, underneath the big white tent at Ascension of Our ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:07 am

LaPlace

Tree removal part of government building construction; new landscaping & greenery planned

LAPLACE — Joni Mitchell sang, “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” In LaPlace, they cut down trees to put up a government ... Read more

by Lori Lyons, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:02 am

High School Sports

Riverside’s Saucier signs

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by Lori Lyons, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:01 am

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