Education

St. John has fun with STEM

LAPLACE — Approximately 60 kids participated in a recent STEM St. John session focused on simple machines/toy pulleys. Participants…

Police Beat

St. John Parish man pleads guilty

Pursuant to a plea bargain, Mitchell P. Frase of Reserve re-arraigned and pleaded guilty to possession of CDS…

Education

Public school start day pushed back

RESERVE — The start date for St. John the Baptist Parish Public School teachers has been pushed back…

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Bars remain closed under Phase Two extension

LAPLACE — Months of lost wages, gathering restrictions and statewide shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic have taken…

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Queens of Empowering the Youth leads through mentorship

EDGARD —LaToya Washington started from the bottom and built her own path to success. She remembers how it…

Business

Boe & Harvey earn tourism industry’s highest educational achievement

LAPLACE —Buddy Boe and Wilma Harvey of the River Parishes Tourist Commission recently earned the tourism industry’s highest…

News

New officers undergo training

LAPLACE — The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division held orientation last week to acquaint new officers…

College

Butler sticks with Baylor: Basketball standout withdraws from the 2020 NBA draft

WACO, Texas — Jared Butler withdrew from the 2020 NBA Draft this week to handle some unfinished business…

Local

Passenger killed in multi-vehicle St. John Parish crash

RESERVE – Louisiana State Police reported that Andrea Adams, 49, of Monroe, was killed early Thursday morning in a…

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Victorious Life Church distributing hot meals

LAPLACE — Apostle Renita Graber and Ambassador Winston Graber of Victorious Life Family Worship Center are feeding the…