Lutcher News

On Sunday, nine months after preaching his first sermon as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange in Hurricane Ike's wake, Mike Umbenhaur led his flock to the copper-domed sanctuary the congregation has called home for nearly a century.

Vacherie- A Lutcher man operating a motorcycle was killed after a pick-up truck made a left turn in front his motorcycle on LA 20 in Vacherie, LA.

Jackie Melancon displays equal parts empathy and practicality every day. A patient advocate at Southern Bone and Joint Specialists P.A. since 2000, Melancon, 68, mans a desk in the second floor waiting room, greeting patients and providing direction as they step off of the elevator.

Broadway hit, "The Drowsy Chaperone", a completely original musical comedy, will close out the Lutcher Theater's 29th Season at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Skillet, a Christian Rock band, will perform at the Lutcher Theater May 9, during their Comatose Tour 2009, along with special guests Disciple and Decyfer Down.

NEW ORLEANS a ' A total of $449 million in funding for New Orleans-area projects has received State Bond Commission approval, state Treasurer John Kennedy said.

The AUDUBON AQUARIUM OF THE AMERICAS and the AUDUBON CENTER FOR RESEARCH OF ENDANGERED SPECIES were both granted accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Every year hundreds of people in Louisiana lose their lives in crashes involving motor vehicles and trains.

A new company has been chosen to run to the Road Home homeowner recovery program after the state's contract with the heavily criticized ICF International Inc.

Patients will be admitted to the new St. James Behavioral Health Hospital in Gonzales starting Saturday, hospital Administrator Candy Lewis said Wednesday.

A 54-year-old Waterproof man, Okie Lutcher. Jr., died Friday night following a hostage incident at a Church Lane residence.

For some of the eight Acadiana area football prospects that signed national letters of intent with Division I-A programs Wednesday, national signing day was a huge relief.

Lutcher won a Class 3A state championship for a number of reasons. One reason is good players.

A Houston materials testing company is seeking $5 million in Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds to build an 18,000-square-foot laboratory in the James Business Park.

Playing a show-stopping half-time performance is not as easy as it looks from the stands, according to Ozen High School senior Evan Cooper.

Job seekers who got help from the River Parishes Workforce Investment Act program fared well last year, earning an average of $13,006 over a three-month period, compared with a state goal of $11,800. The ...

Player: Marcus Wiltz School: Cecilia Position: Running back Ht/Wt: 5-9, 170 Grade: Senior Key stats: 1,263 yards and 20 touchdowns on 141 carries.

Santa should not have had any trouble finding the Lutcher community Wednesday night, thanks to the annual Bonfires on the Levee.

Authorities have arrested a Garyville man they suspect of shooting five people outside a Lutcher nightclub early Christmas morning, St.

Five people were shot at a Lutcher bar early Thursday morning following a fight that broke out after a Christmas Eve bonfire.