Harvey News

HARVEY, La. - Approximately 200 employees of Jefferson Parish schools have been laid off, according to Beth Brantley, a spokesperson for the school system.

While most campuses began their summer pause on Wednesday and Thursday in Jefferson Parish public schools , seven locations experienced a halt in their annual rhythm.

The Justice Department has yet to decide whether it will pursue a death sentence for Cyrus Casby, who as a Marrero teen-ager was accused in the deaths of four people, including his 19-month-old daughter, in a Harvey apartment.

On Tuesday at 6 p.m. there will be a meeting for parents to talk about the proposed closure of seven Jefferson Parish schools.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested an Avondale woman and a Harvey man after authorities say they lied about being robbed at gunpoint.

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. The Jefferson Parish school system says it will investigate an issue with one of its employees accused by a civil rights group of making derogatory remarks about minorities.

Until a few years ago gambling debts were unenforceable in the courts, so bookies had to bring in the goons to deal with welshers.

Rebecca Jane Blanda and Robert Arthur Roy, Junior exchanged vows on April 28, 2012 at St.

The owner of a New Orleans convenience store was arrested Friday after he tried to cash in a $10,000 winning lottery ticket that had been purchased by someone else.

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HARVEY, La. - Songs that filled the school cafeteria during kindergarten graduation would have otherwise brought happy tears from proud parents, but the tears at Friday's ceremony were because Homedale Elementary is closing its doors in Harvey.

Authorities on Thursday arrested a Metairie man accused of possessing child pornography.

The family of a Waggaman man who drowned in the Harvey Canal on Wednesday is searching for answers about his death, even as they remember the kind, generous and hardworking life he lived.

Katelyn Kerner confidently approached the podium in a Jefferson Parish courtroom Thursday with her prepared speech in hand, steeling herself to confront the man who murdered her father.

Devastating and catastrophic are just a few of the words higher education leaders have used to describe the budget that the Louisiana House of Representatives passed Tuesday.

In a move unprecedented in the recent history of Jefferson Parish public education, the School Board voted 8-1 on Wednesday to close seven campuses .

HARVEY, La. - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and rescue authorities are investigating a possible drowning on the Harvey Canal.

The Jefferson Parish School Board is set to consider a plan to shutter seven schools Wednesday, and while all indications point to approval, one board member says he isn't pleased with the finished product.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a Harvey man accused of robbing a couple last month, but they are still searching for his accomplices in the crime.

An attorney representing a Kenner man has asked a judge to reconsider the life sentence she handed down last month for his client's fourth felony conviction - of violently raping a woman.