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LaPlace

Hit & Run not forgotten: Prayer vigil honors Reserve woman killed in 2009

LAPLACE — The mood is going to be somber Friday when friends and family of Dionne P. Gant-Duhe gather at the scene of her death ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 8, 2016 12:10 am

LaPlace

Ladner’s Lawn Mower Repair closing after 27 years

LAPLACE — Soon, you won’t even know Ladner’s Lawn Mower Repair was there. Owner James Ladner said he stopped accepting new business Sept. 30 and ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 8, 2016 12:06 am

Columns

Hemelt: Mother, daughter united in loss & breast cancer fight

At 13, Alyssa Hebert is already deeply committed to the cause of breast cancer prevention and cures. The Riverside Academy student lost a grandmother to ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 8, 2016 12:03 am

DEVELOPING NEWS

Authorities hunt school bus bullet origin

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies did not find anything suspicious during a follow through at East St. John High School ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Friday, October 7, 2016 2:09 pm

LaPlace

Tax vote targets judicial juvenile services

LAPLACE — St. John Parish voters are being asked to rededicate tax funding to increase the scope of local judicial juvenile services. Parish Chief Financial ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, October 5, 2016 12:11 am

LaPlace

‘It took the whole roof off’ – LaPlace family escapes blaze

LAPLACE — Whitney McTopy describes her family as close. She points to three generations living together in their two-story home at 509 Greenwood Drive in ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:06 am

Edgard

School security enhanced: St. John public schools effort screens sex offenders

RESERVE — Security is tighter, and administrators hope that means schools are safer in the St. John the Baptist Parish Public School District. Visitors to ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:05 am

Columns

Hemelt: Local KCs earn international service recognition

Mike Abbate jokes that those unfamiliar with the activities performed by Knights of Columbus Council No. 9623 members would be shocked at how much they ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:02 am

Edgard

Scary clowns frighten kids in St. John, sheriff says

LAPLACE — The identification this week of a man suspected of participating in the ongoing prank of appearing in public as a “scary clown” hasn’t calmed ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, October 1, 2016 12:02 am

Lifestyle

Firefighters answer call for St. John Parish

LAPLACE — One of the best ways to ensure safety through a fire is prevent one from starting in the first place. First responders with ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 12:02 am

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