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LaPlace veteran & businessman seeks St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court

LAPLACE—Kent St. Amant recently announced that he is seeking the office of Clerk of Court. A longtime resident,…

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Cassidy, Merkley, Hinson, Adams Team Up to Sound the Alarm on the Silent Stillbirth Crisis

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Alma…

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St. Charles Parish receives FEMA funding to elevate properties

W A S H I N G T O N – U.S. senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and…

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Corps of Engineers provides levee construction update

LAPLACE — A public update meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 to keep St. John…

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Kennedy: We can lower cost of insulin without adding to federal budget

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today questioned witnesses in the Senate Appropriations Committee on the bipartisan Affordable Insulin…

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President Hotard teams up with Cane’s for athletic fundraiser

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard is hosting a fundraiser benefiting the athletic departments…

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LaPlace man arrested for illegal drugs, firearms

Ephraim Williams III, 47, of LaPlace was arrested July 8, 2023 on several illegal drugs and firearms charges.…

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LaPlace man arrested for shooting brother and one other

Ronald Davis, 18, of LaPlace, was arrested July 8, 2023 in connection to a shooting that left two…

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14-year-old and five others arrested in connection to LaPlace shooting

Six people, including a male juvenile, were arrested Friday, July 7, 2023 in connection to a shooting that…

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13 attorneys general urge Biden administration to end opioid mail-back program

By Tom Joyce | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Thirteen state attorneys general have a…