French Settlement News

At 11:49 PM, on June 20, 2008, Louisiana State Police - Troop A began investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcyclist.

A suspect in a Friday night hit-and-run wreck in Ascension Parish surrendered to authorities, Louisiana State Police reported Monday night.

Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten registration is under way for next school year, Livingston Parish school officials said. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Bartenders and bar owners should follow developments in the case of a Denham Springs bartender and bar owner. via The Daily Advertiser

The bartender who allegedly served alcohol to four Livingston Parish teenagers before they were killed in a tragic car crash last November has been arrested. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

A bartender in French Settlement who allegedly served drinks to teenagers the night they died has been charged in their deaths. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

A bartender has been booked on four counts of negligent homicide and other charges in connection with the deaths of 4 Livingston Parish teens killed after their truck ran off Louisiana Highway 16 in November ... via KATC-TV Lafayette

“You have taken away the most precious thing in my life. They say the loss of a child is the hardest thing to bear and I agree. I cannot forget. So, I cannot forgive.”

The man who killed 13-year-old Kaitlin Aydell will soon be at Angola State Penitentiary, and that is where he will spend the rest of his life. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Mark Lewis has been found GUILTY in the strangling death of 13-year-old Kaitlin Aydell. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

The public is invited to view newly revised Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Livingston Parish at an open house scheduled on March 4, 2008. via Federal Emergency Management Agency

A 12-member jury and two alternates have been seated in the second-degree murder trial of Mark S. Lewis. via KATC-TV Lafayette

The second-degree murder trial of Mark S. Lewis, accused of strangling a 13-year-old French Settlement girl in February 2007, is expected to begin this week, court records show. via The Advocate

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says 14-year-old Brooke Boudreaux of French Settlement has been safely located. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“In 1995, when they hired me, I was trying to collect warrants. Some since 1993, if that tells you anything”

A south Louisiana village is trying to humiliate people into paying past-due fees. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“I don't know how long I will hold onto it, but if no one claims it, I will give it to one of my great-granddaughters.”

Some people go crazy over throws that fly off the floats during Baton Rouge's Spanish Town parade. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

HWY 42 @ HWY 16 Driver Dies in Head-on Crash on Hwy 42 in Livingston Parish Posted: Updated: One person is dead following a crash in Livingston Parish just north of French Settlement. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

At 6:18 AM, today, State Police, Troop A began investigating a two vehicle crash that resulted in fatality. via Louisiana State Police

“Those are two historical areas of Livingston Parish that we want to protect”

UPDATED: 1:30 p.m. Consultants for the proposed Baton Rouge Loop today unveiled revised plans that eliminate any possible routes that would have cut through French Settlement and Port Vincent and announced ... via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Two major corridors for a planned interstate loop around Baton Rouge are off the table. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

“These (Ascension) routes cross over the most densely developed areas anywhere on any of the loop corridors”

Pee Wee' Berthelot, West Baton Rouge Parish president, left, Kip Holden, East Baton Rouge mayor-president, center, and Ronnie Hughes, Ascension Parish president, listen as engineers at the Baton Rouge Loop ... via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge