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St. John scrambles to keep ferry afloat as session winds down
The Reserve-Edgard ferry is still on the chopping block in this year's state budget, but St.
Tuesday May 29 | The Times-Picayune
St. John Parish's public pools to open on Monday
Phillip Adams, parks supervisor, and Joseph Wallace, both of St. John the Baptist Parish Parks and Recreation Department, clean the Regala Park pool in Reserve in preparation for the summer Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
BRPD says it breaks major cocaine ring
A four-month investigation by Baton Rouge Police has resulted in the arrests of six people and the seizure of approximately 32 pounds of cocaine with a potential street value of more than $1.4 million, according to a police news release.
St. John authorities investigating death of boater who fell overboard in Reserve
The state department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating the death of a boater who apparently fell overboard Tuesday night in the Reserve Canal in St.
St. John water line repaired, but plant not yet running
A break in a water line between St. John the Baptist Parish's well in Ruddock and its water treatment plant in LaPlace has been repaired, but the plant will remain shut down until the line is pressure tested, St.
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Wayne L. Jones has released the following information.
St. John the Baptist Parish pipeline project will link water plants...
St. John the Baptist Parish will seek a $5 million loan from the state to link its water-treatment plants in Edgard and Reserve, and continue the refurbishment of the Reserve treatment plant .
Port of South LA's proposed $500 million dock best suited near Spillway, consultants say
The batture at the edge of the Bonnet Carre' Spillway is the best spot for a new container dock and barge terminal in the River Parishes, consultants for the Port of South Louisiana said.
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Wayne L. Jones has released the following information.
Three La. employers move closer to Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve , a Department of Defense agency, announced today that three Louisiana employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
St. John weighs cross-river water line
Running a water line between the Edgard and Lions water treatment plants in St. John the Baptist Parish would solve two problems; Safeguard the water supply on the parish's west bank and enable the Edgard plant to send its excess capacity to the east bank, parish water system officials and consultants told the Parish Council members Thursday.