Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it has arrested two men for selling deer to undercover agents.

A state judge has ordered two construction workers suspected in the slaying of a Plaquemine teenager held without bail pending trial.

The state's top school board voted narrowly Tuesday to approve Louisiana's application for up to $300 million in federal aid for struggling schools through the Race to the Top program.

Friday is the deadline for parents wishing to enroll their children in one of Iberville Parish's two Math, Science and Arts academies for the 2010-11 school year, the school system reported.

It's being called the "most costly service they provide." It's why state Department of Transportation and Development officials are now recommending the state close four of its seven ferries, three of which are in the Baton Rouge area.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber says the most important higher-education governance reform available for consideration by the state's Postsecondary Education Review Commission should be giving universities and colleges the authority to set fees.

Parish health units in East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Iberville parishes will be open Saturday for residents to get free flu vaccinations, the state health agency announced Monday.

Around 3:30 Monday morning a Plaquemine Parish Sheriff's deputy was on patrol when he noticed a fire coming from a home in Belle Chasse.

An artista TMs rendering shows a portion of The Parks of Plaquemine between Montgomery Boulevard and Planters Canal near Belle Chasse, La.

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent TROOP A- NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release December 19th, 2009 Louisiana State Police Troop A will conduct a DWI Sobriety Checkpoint Saturday, December 19, 2009 in Iberville Parish on LA Hwy 1 at the Dow Federal Credit Union located north of Plaquemine.

Medicaid agents are again meeting with residents at the Iberville Parish Health Unit after a vacancy in personnel since September, the parish's chief administrative officer, Edward Songy, told the Parish Council on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, residents across South Louisiana are still dealing with the nasty aftermath of flooding from heavy rains the day before.

PLANTED: ExxonMobil began chemical production at its Scenic Highway facility in 1940.

I read with great interest an article in The Town Talk that said the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was calling for an overhaul of the college programs that prepare teachers to teach.

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed Thursday to release three Caddo schools from state monitoring for the rest of the 2009-10 school year and possibly next year, pending results of future growth target scores.

Police arrested a Plaquemine man accused of breaking into an acquaintance's house late Saturday night and physically attacking her with his fists and a knife.

Industrial developers are showing new interest in the nearly 1,000-acre Pointe Sunshine megasite downriver from Donaldsonville, an Ascension Parish economic developer said.

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.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development posted changes in Mississippi River ferryboat schedules through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at New Roads, Plaquemine, St.

One of the suspects in a group of men that allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of electronics from the Walmart in Plaquemine has been identified.