At the Hercules den on Coteau Road, they were loading floats Wednesday, trying to beat the clock as Friday's parade time draws near.

Lafourche law-enforcement officials' cardinal rule for paradegoers to remain safe this Mardi Gras season sounds simple.

Final assembly of a $150 million Arctic supply vessel for Edison Chouest Offshore is expected to take place in Houma, a project that will keep hundreds of local workers busy for more than two years, company officials said Thursday.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Phillip Dwayne Joseph, 24, 160 E. 27th Place, Larose, bench warrant.

Until January 31, they are having a big sale: 70% off many of their books. I hear the new spot will be larger and more organized, which means no more kooky, cluttered used-bookshop ambiance, so soak it in quick.

Residents are concerned about the future of Montegut and Pointe-aux-Chenes according to questions and comments made during a public meeting held Wednesday by Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet.

A praying bishop. A general speaking of the moment's role in history. Crying babies.

Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 12:05 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 12:05 p.m. The following is a rundown of action taken by the Terrebonne School Board at its regular meeting Tuesday.

A former Lafourche Parish employee who served jail time for forging documents that gave his former employer access to private property in Galliano is back in jail.

Local shrimpers may get a chance to hear first-hand why they should support the elimination of tariffs on shrimp from Thailand - won in a trade action decided four years ago - but they're likely to hear only one side of the story.

Jeremy Vargus has helped put on artificial-snow shows all over the world. RPI Entertainment puts on hundreds of snow shows per year, from the sandy landscapes of Dubai to the casinos of Macao.

U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon is asking for $21 million for levees and flood protection in southeast Louisiana.

A state district judge in Thibodaux has ruled that the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office must pay a Galliano woman more than $100,000 in damages for the wrongful death of her infant son.

Trooper Simon Besson worked a routine-seat belt detail near Larose-Cut Off Middle in May when a gunshot rang out in a classroom.

Conflicting accounts of a May 2007 shootout that left a Galliano man and his infant son dead and a Lafourche sheriff's deputy wounded emerged Thursday during the first day of testimony in a civil suit filed by the dead child's mother.

The pie looks mouth watering, with a picture-perfect topping and heavenly smell.

Mike Raia perched on the metal bleachers, staring intently at the boxing ring located in the middle of the gym floor while the aroma of hot dogs, nachos and popcorn filled the air.

Deputies arrested five people and were looking for two others on cocaine distribution counts after an undercover sting in the "Two-Three" area of Larose, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office reported.

For Bobbie and S.W. Triplett, the traffic on West 23rd Street was too much to bear, especially since suspicions throughout the neighborhood were that the young men who regularly gathered on their street and others nearby were selling illegal drugs.

Growing up in this bayou town, filmmaker Glen Pitre remembers playing with gifts from his parrain, who owned a furniture and appliance store.