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LaPlace

D.A. Dinvaut recusing office after nephew’s marijuana arrest

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney Bridget A. Dinvaut is recusing her office from the prosecution of several marijuana cases because one ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:09 am

Edgard

Stalking arrest ends in harassment plea for local man

EDGARD — A LaPlace man faces two years of probation and more than $1,800 in fines following a year-plus criminal court process stemming from a ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:06 am

LaPlace

LaPlace snowball stand, nail salon targeted in burglaries last week

LAPLACE — A local man is accused of attempting to break into a snowball stand and nail salon last week, one time using a motorized ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:04 am

LaPlace

Homicide victim’s truck found in LaPlace; person of interest sought

LAPLACE — An alert area resident helped authorities locate a vehicle directly connected to a fatal shooting investigation that spans at least three parishes. St. John ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:44 am

Education

Qualifying nears for open seats on St. John Parish Council, School Board

LAPLACE — Raj Pannu said a lack of communication between departments in St. John the Baptist Parish Government concerns her, but her confidence in that ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:10 am

Edgard

Edgard man pleads guilty following social media threats to police officers

EDGARD — A local man avoided extended jail time but does face probation and community service following a string of social media posts in 2016 ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:06 am

Columns

Hemelt: River Parishes deserved magazine on promised day

In a professional sense, I’ve used the phrase, “stop the presses.” It was probably my worst day as a journalist. As a youngster, the thought ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:03 am

DEVELOPING NEWS

(Update) Little known of severed arm found by Reserve fisherman

RESERVE — Local authorities, who discovered a severed human arm a week ago, are asking the public for help today as an investigation into its ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Thursday, January 5, 2017 12:20 pm

Local

PRICE CHECK: Bullet on aisle 2

RESERVE — The staff at Gregg’s Neighborhood Market in Reserve made an unusual discovery Monday morning when cleaning up water damage in the soft drink ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 12:10 am

DEVELOPING NEWS

St. John monitoring water intake after 500-gallon diesel spill near Reserve

RESERVE — St. John the Baptist Parish workers are monitoring water intake at two parish water facilities today following a spill of approximately 500 gallons ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 5:51 am

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