Lawtell News

Desiree Patricia Bourgeois, of Baton Rouge , and Adam Emile Pizzolato, of Baton Rouge , will be united in marriage on December 11, 2009, at Saint John the Evangelist Church in Plaquemine.

Where local efforts to feed the hungry are concerned, the dominoes have been falling.

Bartz, who was born in 1945 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, entered the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1966 from Beaumont, Texas, and professed final vows in 1974, according to the diocese.

This undated photo provided by the Diocese of Gallup shows Sister Marguerite Bartz.

The first phase in the competition for St. Landry Parish's Student of the Year is complete.

After a shockingly violent attack, the St Landry Parish Sheriff is releasing a statement as to how an arrest was made so quickly, but he's not the only one speaking out about the crime.

New details about a baby boy found abandoned more than a month ago in Henrico county.

New details about a baby boy found abandoned more than a month ago in Henrico county.

An arrest has been made in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault in Lawtell last week.

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a weekend home invasion and assault in the Lawtell area.

Shelia Ann Darjean, of Baton Rouge, and Derrick Corftez Banks, of Gretna, will exchange wedding vows on October 3, 2009 at Holy Family Catholic Church, in Lawtell Louisiana.

Rain or shine, the Holy Family Catholic Church's annual bazaar will go on. The fundraiser for the church continues today after an afternoon and evening of fun, food and music on the Lawtell church grounds.

A fundraiser earlier this year netted $5,000 for the St. Landry Crime Stopper program, and a second is under way with hopes of raising even more.

According to an article in the Clarion-Progress of Sept. 13, 1924, one of the fiercest gun battles fought in St.

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in this week's issue of The Times of Acadiana.

If you've never had a Legendary Clifton Chenier or a Curly Taylor, you probably don't know those are names of breakfast dishes By Judy Bastien * jbastien@dailyworld.com * September 2, 2009 The recipe named for the king of zydeco, Clifton Chenier, is a ham, egg and cheese casserole.

Ledricka Johnson Thierry won a runoff election Saturday for state House District 40 in St.

The St. Landry Parish Council will be appointing or reappointing commissioners to the following boards in the near future and individuals interested in serving are asked to apply: n Chataignier Gravity Drainage District, two positions to be appointed or reappointed for a four-year term of service.

It is zydeco season again and Opelousas, which bills itself as the Zydeco Music Capital of the World, is going all out Sept.

An armed-and-dangerous fugitive, on the run from the Deridder Police Department, was captured Friday following a high-speed chase through the streets of Opelousas and St.