Meraux News

Former Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, second from left, is surrounded by reporters as he enters U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va.

Hundreds of homes fronting the Forty Arpent Canal in Meraux were destroyed or washed away after Hurricane Katrina.

Some homeowners would get help fixing problems caused by trouble-plagued Chinese drywall under a $5 million plan that is being sent to state lawmakers after winning the unanimous backing Thursday of the Louisiana Recovery Authority .

A controversial proposal asking residents if they want to ban new apartment complexes in St.

The St. Bernard Sheriff's Office has arrested three people -- two adults and a juvenile -- in connection with a series of heists of marine equipment that have occurred since August.

St. Bernard leaders say residents are closer now than ever to breaking ground on a new hospital, more than four years after the storm destroyed the Chalmette Medical Center.

The St. Bernard Sheriffs Department says they have arrested a couple in yet another case of failing to call for emergency help when someone has overdosed on drugs.

A St. Bernard Parish couple was arrested after allowing a man who had overdosed on heroin to die at their home without calling for medical help, authorities said.

A longtime St. Bernard Parish judge who handled some of the parish's most high-profile civil lawsuits pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges that involved a judicial bribery scheme that allowed inmates to get out of jail without paying any bond money.

Whether you're a novice rider or what they call a "back door, " the last and most experienced rider in a group, motorcyclists of all skill levels are invited to check out each other's rides once a week in Chalmette.

Rededicating part of an undeveloped road to the Slidell senior center, the Slidell City Council on Tuesday took another step toward replacing the Cousin Street building damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

A veteran St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputy shot and killed a stray dog that was apparently threatening several children and adults in a Meraux neighborhood late Monday afternoon.

An off-duty St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputy shot and killed a large dog in Meraux that was threatening residents and nearly bit a woman carrying an infant, the Sheriff's Office said.

Thousands of volunteers flocked to St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina. Here, a group helps restore an athletic field in Meraux in June 2007.

Today, at 10:00 AM this morning, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA 1064 at the intersection of North Stafford Road in Tangipahoa Parish.

For nearly three months, meetings about the mixed-income apartment complexes slated for Chalmette have drawn standing-room-only crowds to the St.

Developers have released a rendering of the new Walgreens planned for Canal, Carrollton.

Since most summer camps lack the medical expertise to do so, the nonprofit Dream Street Foundation provides a weeklong camp for children with serious, even terminal, diseases and disabilities.

As the classic-rock jams from the Nobles filled the Chalmette civic center ballroom last weekend, Kathy Fradella walked to a serving table to pour a Coke for her husband.

Motorists beware: Part of East St. Bernard Highway will be shut down for a coupe of hours Wednesday morning.