Laplace News

Darryl L. Thompson, 26, 13500 block of Hwy 90, Boutte, LA was arrested on 5/19/2013 and booked with aggravated burglary and driving without a license after the suspect allegedly entered a residence without permission following an altercation with the victim.

Darnell O. Cooper Sr., 31, Revere Drive, LaPlace, LA, was arrested on 5/17/2013 and booked with distribution/manufacture of schedule I controlled dangerous substances, distribution/manufacture of schedule II controlled dangerous substances , distribution/manufacture of schedule IV controlled dangerous substances, sale/distribution/possession of ... (more)

Herman Bailey and Veronica Cook, parents of Donovan Bailey, 29, who was murdered in Reserve on April 17, 2013.

Roger Batiste, 75, of LaPlace, was back in jail Monday, after a Jefferson Parish judge reinstated his original $500,000 bond.

Chanel Skains knelt on the gravel of a LaPlace trailer park where she lived with her husband, daughter and stepsons, clutching the hand of a St.

"We have a commitment to father the fatherless," said Pastor Neal Bernard, who runs the New Wine Christian Fellowship in LaPlace.

The time that St. Charles Catholic High's class of 2013 has been looking forward to for four years is near.

William J. Bourgeois Jr., 24, Paula Drive, LaPlace, LA, was arrested on 5/14/2013 and booked with domestic abuse battery, simple criminal damage to property, and parole violation.

St. Joan of Arc School in LaPlace recently held its 14th annual Vikes on Spikes Frank Scorsone Memorial Golf Classic at Riverlands Golf and Country Club in LaPlace.

Shane M. LeBouef, 34, Historic West Street, Garyville, LA, was arrested on 5/10/2013 and booked with possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer with force or violence, and parole violation.

That's the day the three St. Charles Parish sheriff's detectives heard - and then responded to - reports that St.

Early morning commuters can expect lane closures on I-10 eastbound and westbound in St.

Baton Rouge police on Monday released the name of the 31-year-old woman found shot to death inside a local residence Sunday afternoon.

Two unrestrained juveniles were killed after the car in which they were riding slammed into a tree, State Police said Sunday.

The American Cancer Society's St. John Relay for Life Committee has announced that the event will go on as planned on May 11, beginning at 3 p.m., inside the St.

East St. John High's Technology Student Association participates in TSA conference in LaPlace: East St.

After their proms ended around midnight, juniors and seniors at four local high schools got the party started again and partied until the wee hours of the morning.

Cultural diffusion: The spreading of ideas from one culture to another. For years I have taught the idea of cultural diffusion in fifth grade social studies.

Inspiration and knowledge of best practices for Catholic education were presented by international, national, and local speakers at the National Catholic Educators Association convention attended by four faculty and staff member at St.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office says a man wanted for an April 30 shooting in Garyville has been arrested.