St. James News

St. James Parish residents are getting a look at an Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce storm-surge risk from area lakes.

St. James Parish residents Tuesday voiced their concerns over U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans that aim to reduce storm surge risk from area lakes.

The Army Corps of Engineers will meet Tuesday with residents about a study that looks at ways to reduce the risks from hurricane and storm surge in St.

The St. James Parish School Board will pay nearly $1 million under protest after losing a lawsuit it filed to avoid paying pension expenses that school officials say are state responsibilities and not that of local education systems.

Pipelines in North America spilled three times as much crude oil as trains for comparative distances over an eight-year period, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday in a study it based on U.S. Department of Transportation data.

Graduation marks a milestone in the lives of hundreds of high school seniors in the River Parishes, and the special day is right around the corner for schools in St.

A state House panel Thursday gave a little relief to Pointe Coupee, Lafayette and St.

James Parish Council agreed on 6-0 votes to hold several public hearings on proposals to create a new mosquito eradication program and to reduce fees on residential solid waste collection services.

Sheriff's deputies arrested two people after investigators said they stole a vehicle from an Ascension Parish church parking lot, then abandoned it.