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LaPlace

School Board approves $8.7M plan to reopen ESJE in August 2018

LAPLACE — Work is expected to begin next month at East St. John Elementary, which has been shuttered since a fire tore through the school ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, November 9, 2016 12:12 am

Columns

Gros: Now is the time to quit smoking

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung Cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer for men and women in the U.S. According to ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, November 9, 2016 12:03 am

DEVELOPING NEWS

Police hope to locate last person seen with murdered LaPlace man

BATON ROUGE — Police are hoping the person last seen with a local man in LaPlace can help shed light on a homicide following his ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 9:18 am

Edgard

St. John Parish voters delivering verdict on next judge

Tuesday election looms in race to fill unexpired term of Judge Mary Becnel LAPLACE — Candidates for judge in St. John the Baptist Parish have ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:15 am

LaPlace

Man pleads guilty in carnal knowledge case involving AIDS charges

EDGARD — A local man faces sentencing next month after pleading guilty to charges involving a sexual encounter with a minor and intentionally exposing the ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:05 am

LaPlace

Superheroes UNITE for preschoolers

LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office own superheroes Mike Dean, Brandon Barlow, Daniel Materne and Denise Bertrand joined little superheroes as ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:04 am

Columns

Hemelt: 1-of-a-kind dredge built locally for below-water work

Bob Wetta told me one of the coolest things when describing his company and team members at DSC Dredge in Reserve. “As a custom manufacturer, ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:02 am

Edgard

Campaign turns ugly: St. John judge candidates give takes on series of flyers

LAPLACE — “Trash,” “foolishness” and “negative” are how candidates for judge in St. John the Baptist Parish are describing a race, that in its worst ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, November 2, 2016 12:12 am

Columns

Hemelt: Campus gun arrest fires up high school perception battle

It doesn’t matter what is; it only matters what is perceived. That’s the sentiment some East St. John High School students and leaders face when ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 29, 2016 9:32 am

LaPlace

Couple’s kidnap case sent back to police

LAPLACE — One local man in custody and another facing trial for the armed robbery and kidnapping of LaPlace business owners had their charges dropped ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 29, 2016 12:10 am

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