Vacherie News

Visitors to Laura Plantation in Vacherie, La., sometimes arrive expecting to hear stories imbued with "Gone With the Wind"-style romance, according to current owner and tour guide Norman Marmillion.

The operators of a wastewater treatment plant have been accused of dumping oily wastewater into the Mississippi River and onto the ground, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said.

A well-kept secret community sitting on a peninsula at the mouth of Lac Des Allemands may soon become the toast of the town.

A Vacherie waste disposal operator was arrested and jailed for what 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin called "the most egregious environmental violations I have ever seen." The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, assisted by Babin's office and the State Police, arrested Charles Toth, 45, whose business is at 2141 Toth St.

Vacherie- A Lutcher man operating a motorcycle was killed after a pick-up truck made a left turn in front his motorcycle on LA 20 in Vacherie, LA.

Leighton A. Oubre, 33, 2317 Church St., Vacherie, was booked with DWI, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and reckless driving March 25.

A House committee Tuesday narrowly endorsed a proposal to increase restrictions on how banks can market credit card companies to college students.

There's so much to do in New Orleans that a tourist might be forgiven for overlooking attractions just outside the city.

Walk a bit beyond the grand arch of 300-year-old trees that give Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie its name, and on Saturday you'll find hundreds of tiny chickens.

Officials expect low voter turnout in St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes today, as residents take to the polls to elect a judge to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal and weigh in on two bond issues.

Lafourche Parish deputies arrested and booked a St. James Parish man on five counts of armed robbery, Sheriff Craig Webre said Thursday.

With less than two weeks before the April 4 election, both candidates for the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal remained polite and respectful during a forum Wednesday sponsored by the River Region Chamber of Commerce in Reserve.

A 45-year-old Texas man was identified as the person who died in a midmorning fire Tuesday at a Marathon Petroleum-owned oil storage facility in St.

One man is dead and two others are seriously injured after an explosion at an offloading facility in St.

One person was killed and at least two others were injured in an accident at a plant that processes crude oil, Louisiana State Police said.

The tremors caused by Parkinson's Disease can be life changing. But in a recent study, doctors found that deep-brain stimulation works better than the best medicine at improving quality of life.

A St. James Parish jury convicted David Dee, 35, 325 Ash St., Hahnville, of armed robbery.

Fifth Circuit hopefuls are both Democrats Thursday, February 12, 2009 River Parishes bureau Two candidates signed on Wednesday, the first day of qualifying for the April 4 election, to replace Tom Daley on the ...

A man who allegedly shot a father and son in Algiers eight months ago was arrested in Vacherie early Thursday, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

A man is in police custody Thursday after authorities arrested him in St. James Parish in connection with a murder committed in New Orleans.