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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 radically enhanced admissions-based accelerator program will be ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 8, 2017 12:15 am

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 spent working the farm as a child ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 8, 2017 12:03 am

LaPlace

Community mourns loss of dynamic Simoneaux

LAPLACE — Wise beyond his years, coupled with a passion easily visible in and out of the classroom. That is how many are describing Evan ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:15 am

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 tax set for election April 29 and ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:15 am

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 into a hotel, drove to the River ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:13 am

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 loosely (I’m mainly referring to cable news ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:03 am

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 days speaking directly to residents in District ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 12:12 am

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 stations throughout Wetland Watchers Park in Norco ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 12:05 am

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 victimized a 13-year-old girl. Bert Heidel, 34, ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, March 25, 2017 12:14 am

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 Barry Guillot was in that number. The ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, March 25, 2017 12:03 am

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