LaPlace

St. John corrections officer arrested

LAPLACE — A corrections officer in St. John the Baptist Parish was arrested Friday. According to a release…

Edgard

St. John voters approve levee tax; Malik for Parish Council

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish voters agreed to take on a new property tax Saturday, voting…

Local

Best Promposal Ever: Touching moment for ESJH students goes viral

RESERVE — In the weeks leading up to East St. John High School’s prom, Gabe Landry had seen…

LaPlace

Jason Triche returns to work 5 years after horrific shooting

LAPLACE — A lot of people can’t help but smile when they see Jason Triche these days. It’s…

Edgard

Water bill spikes frustrate many; $6 million needed to replace meters

LAPLACE — The spigot of controversy that continues to inundate the St. John the Baptist Parish Water Department…

Edgard

St. John D.A. initiates lawsuit against oil and gas companies

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish is suing 13 oil and gas interests, accusing the business regimes…

Edgard

Parish, Council clash over EPA grant for West Bank

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish Government’s process of evaluating Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for…

Local

Meat market robber arrested after day on the lam

RESERVE — The man who robbed Cox’s Meat Market got away … for a day, according to police.…

LaPlace

Convenience store disagreement turns into fisticuffs, gunplay

LAPLACE — A disagreement between a LaPlace convenience store employee and customer devolved into a fist fight behind…

LaPlace

UPDATE: LaPlace man arrested for attempted first degree murder

LAPLACE — A shooting victim is recovering from multiple wounds, police said, while a local man faces an…