Local
Trooper injured while responding to fatal crash in St. Charles Parish
At approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, Louisiana State Police Troop B responded to a fatality crash on I-10 west at ... Read more
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Editorials
Hurricane season is here
As of Friday, Gavin Phillips described the weather event as a cluster of showers and storms drifting slowly ... Read more
LaPlace
Sheriff’s Office waiting on autopsy results in 5-year-old’s death
LAPLACE — The Sheriff’s Office is waiting on official autopsy results in the shooting death of a 5-year-old ... Read more
Editorials
Gun safety starts in the home
No matter what we say or what we do, there is nothing that can be done to get ... Read more
Local
Body found in Lake Pontchartrain IDed as New Orleans woman, 88
NORCO — A body found by railroad crewmembers in early May has been identified as an 88-year-old New ... Read more
Edgard
Drugs & kids lead to 7 years in jail
EDGARD — A St. John the Baptist Parish man was sentenced to seven years in jail this week, ... Read more
LaPlace
St. John Parish deputy fired after drug arrest
BOUTTE — Driving with only one headlight cost a St. John the Baptist Parish deputy his job following ... Read more
LaPlace
St. John deputy arrested with marijuana, cocaine; police say
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre placed Barry Conner II, 23, on indefinite suspension subsequent to ... Read more
LaPlace
St. John deputy arrested in St. Charles Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Mike Tregre placed Barry Conner II, 23, on indefinite suspension ... Read more
LaPlace
5-year-old’s death ‘gut-wrenching’: LaPlace girl killed Saturday
LAPLACE — A local girl playing unattended in her father’s LaPlace home was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot ... Read more