La Porte News

The traffic tangle in La Porte Wednesday continued some 24 hours after a tanker filled with propane overturned and plunged from an overpass.

Jimmy Ray "Jim Bob" Bowden, Jr., 52, of Electra, died Saturday, June 15, 2013. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

The 18-wheeler fell off the Highway 146 southbound ramp to Highway 225 West around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Louisiana Tech continues to build a strong early signing class with three more verbal commitments over the past couple of days.

NGR Energy's S.R. Bertron Power Plant, 2102 Miller Cut Off Rd., shown Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in La Porte.

Munich, The technology company The Linde Group will invest more than USD 200 million to build a large, state-of-the-art air separation unit , a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas.

James Morgan Eckhardt died peacefully at home on May 29, 2013. Born with a hole in his heart and one of Dr. Denton Cooley's first open-heart surgery patients, Jimmy would have been 68 on June 4. He lived his entire simple life in the family home in La Porte, Texas.

Instructors and Administrators of DeWalt School are left to right: Kathleen Restrepo, Liz Pearsall, Annie Szeto, Barbara Farmer, Debbie Stewart, Laura Lynch and Brad Paschal Two lucky La Porte citizens were the big winners in DeWalt High School's Golf Cart Raffle on Saturday.

John Wesley Copeland III, age 65, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 14, 2013.

The La Porte Police Department is once again hosting various free youth safety camps throughout the summer, and the agency encourages area residents to attend.

Linde North America will invest more than $200 million to build a large air separation unit , a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas.

Munich, - The technology company The Linde Group will invest more than USD 200 million to build a large, state-of-the-art air separation unit , a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas.

Blood left at the scene of the crime was the catalyst which led to the identification of 29 year-old Marky Lee Baker of Friendswood.