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The right lane of Interstate 55 south in St. John the Baptist Parish will be closed through Wednesday, state Transportation and Development officials said.
Bucktown killing brings guilty plea from boyfriend of victim's granddaughter
A man accused of killing his girlfriend's grandfather in a Bucktown apartment and, with her help, driving the body to West Virginia nearly five years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Three young girls in St. John say they were accosted near school bus stops
St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's detectives are investigating three incidents involving three girls who have told authorities they were accosted near a school bus stop, and school officials say they are reviewing where buses drop students off.
A St. John the Baptist Parish school bus carrying six students was struck from behind Friday by a car driven by a teacher.
Two highway exits closed from Ida
ST. JOHN, La. -- The I-55 North and Southbound Ruddock Exit Ramps are closed due to high water and debris in the roadway caused by Tropical Storm Ida, according to Department of Transportation.
LaPlace man sentenced in fatal shooting of friend in 2008
A 42-year-old LaPlace man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of his longtime friend.
School performance score success stories cite hard work, perseverance
Fourth-grade students at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School raise their hands to answer math questions Thursday.
In debutante circles and at the Southern Yacht Club, Mrs. Thomas Airey Parker II and Mrs.
Montz man arrested for accidental shooting at Kenner daiquiri stand
Hammer assault leads to arrest of Reserve man by St. John deputies
St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies booked a Reserve man with aggravated burglary after a home invasion, where authorities say he hit another man several times with a claw hammer.
Deputies arrest 17-year-old in connection with LaPlace murder
Authorities arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with a Monday night homicide, where the 19-year-old victim was found lying against a car in the middle of a LaPlace street, St.
2 Day Cares Lose Licenses After Inspections
After a new round of inspections, a dozen day care centers in Louisiana have had their licenses revoked, and two of them are in the New Orleans area.
12 child-care centers ordered closed; state cites problems
The state social service agency Tuesday announced closure of a dozen child-care centers throughout the state that posed safety risks to children.
Outdoors news and notes for Nov. 1
The charter and recreational fishing communities are still in an uproar over the sudden announcement last week by the NOAA Fisheries Service that the recreational quota of 1.368 million pounds on amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico had been reached -- after which it closed sport fishing last Sunday.
St. John asks industry for help to improve water system
As officials continue to examine how to clean a malfunctioning $3.3 million water filtering system, St.
LaPlace woman guilty of Red Cross fraud
A LaPlace woman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to defrauding the American Red Cross of $17,045 in hurricane disaster assistance in 2005.
4 Investigates: Some say not enough being done to prosecute problem contractors
Louisiana's attorney general and local district attorneys have urged storm victims who feel contractors have cheated them to file complaints with their offices.
Opinion sought on hiring powers
The Westwego City Council and Mayor John Shaddinger are once again wrangling about who has which powers in the city and this time they've decided to get the Louisiana attorney general involved.
La. economist blasts 'job-killing" Obama policies
Proposed cap and trade laws to stem the production of greenhouse gases will have an outsized effect on industrial manufacturers in the River Parishes, economist Loren Scott told an economic development forum on Monday.
St. John Housing Authority to leave HUD's 'troubled' list soon
LaPlace Oaks resident Lyndell Wilson takes a walk Tuesday with her nephew, Mekhi Joseph.