Education

4 principals named to take over in St. John Parish Public Schools

RESERVE — Four new principals were tabbed this week to guide schools in the St. John the Baptist…

LaPlace

Water Bills: “We are about to see the worst”

LAPLACE — Residents in St. John the Baptist Parish might soon be getting flooded under a tsunami of…

Education

Looks Bright: SCC’s talented Claude Hill III soaks in as much as possible

LAPLACE — Guided by the principle that life is all about the experience, St. Charles Catholic senior Claude…

LaPlace

Reserve man sentenced after punching, attempting to carjack 83-year-old woman

LAPLACE — A local man was sentenced to nearly a decade in jail at hard labor following the…

Health

Pinwheels highlight need: Child neglect, abuse grows locally

LAPLACE — With more than 50 children in foster care between St. John the Baptist and St. Charles…

LaPlace

Probation sentence follows LaPlace arson arrest

LAPLACE — A domestic dispute last summer that included a can of gasoline, an arson arrest, five children…

LaPlace

St. John Parish arrests report: 4/10 – 4/12

4/10 Eliska Simmons, 31, 230 Homewood Place, Reserve, aggravated battery w/dangerous weapon (felony) Karl Dumas, 34, 2805 Williamsburg Dr., LaPlace,…

Education

St. Peter readies for Saturday’s Spring Pageantry

RESERVE — The annual St. Peter School Spring Pageantry is being held Saturday. This year presiding over the…

LaPlace

April 19 blood drive raises money for Teekell family

LAPLACE — The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a replacement blood drive from 9 a.m. to…

LaPlace

Law enforcement rallies behind SJSO deputy who lost daughter in crash

LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is rallying around one of its most beloved…