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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 ... Read more

Opinion

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 ... Read more

Local

KREWE OF ALLOVUS LVIII: Carnival Ball to be held Feb. 22

The Krewe of Allovus will host its 58th ball at St. Charles Catholic High in LaPlace on February ... Read more

News

Keep Louisiana Beautiful now accepting applications for Trash Receptacle Grant

Keep Louisiana Beautiful s pleased to begin accepting applications online for the 2024-25 Trash Receptacle Grant. The purpose of ... Read more

Local Events

St. Charles Parish to host veterans luncheon on Nov. 7 

St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell and Sheriff Greg Champagne will host the annual Veterans Day Luncheon on ... Read more

Local Events

Maurepas Swamp Project public meeting set for Oct. 23

A public meeting is set for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Garyville Magnet to discuss the upcoming ... Read more

News

Disaster Recovery Centers to relocate in Ascension, St. John the Baptist parishes

Two Disaster Recovery Centers serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in Ascension and St. John the Baptist parishes ... Read more

LaPlace

Surveillance video lead to arrests in LaPlace triple shooting

New surveillance video reveals that the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Samiya McClain and her uncle, Ron Tate, may ... Read more

State/Region

La. Guard mobilizes to support Fla. in anticipation of Hurricane Milton

By Capt. Peter Drasutis | Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the ... Read more

State/Region

Report: Louisiana a ‘sinkhole state’ for taxpayers

By Jacob Mathews | The Center Square A review of Louisiana’s financial statements found the state to be in ... Read more

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