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Louisiana commits nearly $1.3 billion to critical coastal restoration projects

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority recently released its Draft Fiscal Year 2023 Coastal Annual Plan,…

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St. James Parish Hospital Hospital Named 2021 Safety Star

St. James Parish Hospital was recently named one of five 2021 Safety Star Award recipients by the Louisiana…

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Final pass for Hurricane Ida debris is underway

LAPLACE — The final pass for Hurricane Ida debris collection began January 10 and may last up to…

Police Beat

Metairie man arrested in sex abuse investigation

METAIRIE — Joshua Bowen, 26, of Metairie, was arrested December 28, 2021 in connection to sexual abuse of…

Health

COVID-19 vaccinations & testing offered in Reserve

RESERVE — COVID-19 vaccinations and testing and flu shots are available at the St. John Parish Health Unit…

Health

CDC shortens recommended COVID-19 quarantine period

BATON ROUGE — Given the latest research on COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the CDC is shortening the…

Hurricane Ida

St. John Parish debris collection final pass to begin January 10

LAPLACE — To date, St. John the Baptist Parish has removed close to 1 million cubic yards of…

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Virtual learning linked with school performance decline

LAPLACE — Learning loss across all St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools was evident in the 2021…

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Parish President Hotard announces Lighting of the Bonfires to return in St. John Parish

LAPLACE — Parish President Jaclyn Hotard announced that the Lighting of the Bonfires will return on Christmas Eve…

Hurricane Ida

More than $45M approved for St. John Parish households as FEMA application deadline approaches

LAPLACE — As the November 29 deadline to apply for assistance quickly approaches, spokesperson Gerard Hammink shared that…