Plaquemine News

Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- New Orleans' Jamie Conerly, left, shakes hands with Baton Rouge's Otobong Umoren, right, after they and Erwinville's Johann Weeks, center, received their Associate of Applied Science in Process Technology degrees, Friday at spring commencement exercises for Baton Rouge Community College students.

West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies say an Addis man accused of fatally shooting a 36-year-old Plaquemine man during an alleged drug deal was arrested Wednesday in Texas.

The audience broke into applause after the Iberville Parish Council unanimously awarded the construction bid for the new $19.6 million Ochsner Health System clinic to Lincoln Builders on Tuesday night.

A 19-year-old man accused of firing 12 shots into a crowd of almost 20 people and striking two victims at a gas station Sunday surrendered to authorities early Monday.

St. Tammany Parish's law enforcement community paused Tuesday to remember fallen officers across the region during the Sheriff's Office's annual Police Memorial Ceremony.

The Iberville Parish School Board voted unanimously Monday to hire three local attorneys looking to investigate and possibly sue BP and several other oil companies who may be responsible for polluting more than 600 acres of Section 16 land owned by the district.

Texas A&M has been flirting with Plaquemine defensive end Davon Godchaux for months.

<![CDATA[Katie Daire and Michael Santangelo Dr. and Mrs. John Daire announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Lorraine Daire, to Mr. Michael Blake Santangelo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Santangelo of Plaquemine, Louisiana. The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette, Louisiana. Katie is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Daire and the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Soileau Jr., all of Ville Platte, Louisiana. Blake is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Santangelo of Plaquemine, Louisiana, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Clay Bourg of Port Allen, Louisiana. Katie is a graduate of Westminster Christian Academy and Louisiana State University. She received a Bachelor's degree in elementary and special education. She is employed by West Baton Rouge Schools in Port Allen. Blake is a graduate of St. John Catholic High School in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He is employed by SNF Flopam Holding Company in Plaquemine. After the wedding, the couple will reside in Addis, Louisiana.

Photo provided by DAMON VEACH -- Hibiscus like this Peppermint Parasol will be among those offered at the Red Stick Hibiscus Association's show and sale on Sunday.

Lane Regional Medical Center announced Wednesday that the Lane Wound Center & Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has moved into its new location at 4917 West Park Drive, located directly behind the Medical Mart Pharmacy on Lane's campus at 6300 Main St.

Call 687-5500 or visit to http://www.catc.edu for information about tuition, fees and financial aid opportunities.

Legislation that would merge Baton Rouge Community College and the five campuses that make up Capital Area Technical College zipped through a state Senate committee Thursday.