Boutte News

Arrests Weylin Brown, 36, 2116 Pinehurst St., LaPlace, was arrested May 23 and booked with second degree battery.

St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne has released the following information.

St. Charles Parish Sheriff's deputies have booked a Boutte man with two counts of attempted first degree murder after, authorities say, he fired a gun at an occupied vehicle Sunday.

Arrests Kathy S. Lightell, 50, 625 West Harding St., New Sarpy, was arrested May 10 and booked with possession of a Schedule II controlled drug - Hydrocodone , possession of a Schedule II controlled drug -- Lorazepam/Butabital/Tylenol with Codeine , possession/distribution of a legend drug - ... (more)

Hahnville High School students are joining the fight against coastal erosion by growing and planting their own coastal vegetation.

Versatile Hahnville junior Sergio Medina made recent visits to two FBS schools, and Fox Sports/Scout.com has the details inside.

At his 2011 performance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest , John Boutte brought a hush to the crowd with a soft, slow, shiver-inducing rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." This year, he did it again, but took the song in a wholly different direction.

Arrests Toney D. Baptiste, 32, 379 South Kinler St., Boutte, was arrested April 30 and booked with attempted simple burglary and illegal carrying of weapons.

Native American Pow Wow Folklife Stage in Louisiana Folklife Village 1:10 p.m., 2:20 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. Native Nations Intertribal Kourtney Heart 11:15 a.m., Congo Square Stage Of all the musical traditions of Louisiana, two seem to stick in modern times - trumpets and teen sensations.