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Birders Melvin Weber, left, and Tom Sylvest wait for roosting tree swallows on the levee near Vacherie one late afternoon. Comment?
Lydia Ann Marks and Jonathon Brock Soley exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana. Comment?
Vacherie students learn about Cajun settlers
The playground behind Vacherie Primary School echoed Friday afternoon with the sound of ringing metal, broken by the oohs and aahs of the school's young students. Comment?
3-time felon receives life sentence
A state District Court judge has sentenced a St. Charles Parish man to life in prison after the defendant was convicted in March of the armed robbery of a Vacherie bank. Comment?
Three-time felon receives life sentence
CONVENT - A state District Court judge has sentenced a St. Charles Parish man to life in prison after the defendant was convicted in March of the armed robbery of a Vacherie bank. Comment?
3-time felon receives life sentence
A state District Court judge has sentenced a St. Charles Parish man to life in prison after the defendant was convicted in March of the armed robbery of a Vacherie bank. Comment?
Lydia Marks and Johnathon Soley
... of Mr. and Mrs. John Soley of Ellisville, Mississippi. The couple will exchange vows in November at Oak Alley in Vacherie, LA. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Bergeaux of Eunice, LA, Mr. Camille Marks and the ... Comment?
Early morning crash fatal to Donaldsonville resident
... a Donaldsonville woman just after 2 a.m. this morning, according to Louisiana State Police. Anthony Jackson, 46, of Vacherie was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Pickup west on Interstate 10 when he struck the rear of a 1998 Honda Accord, being driven by ... Comment?
Donaldsonville Woman Killed in I-10 Crash
... claimed the life of a Donaldsonville woman just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. Anthony Jackson (B/M, age 46) of Vacherie was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Pickup west on Interstate 10 when he struck the rear of a 1998 Honda Accord, being driven by Denise ... 1 comment
... the green and yellow of the Pitot House on Bayou St. John, or the terra cotta and lamp black of Laura Plantation in Vacherie -- and when Louisiana became part of the United States, hordes of newly arrived Americans brought with them a cleaner style. ... Comment?
Group fights DEQ on Petroplex permit
A community group is asking a Baton Rouge judge to void the state's granting of an air permit for a planned petroleum storage facility along the Mississippi River in Vacherie. Comment?
Louisiana plantation homes beckon from the past
One of the most famous plantations along the Mississippi River is Oak Alley in Vacherie, La. Comment?
Night Out Against Crime brings West Bank neighbors together
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... said the Night Out Against Crime is "a key event in getting to know your neighbors." Harmon, who is originally from Vacherie, said, "I come from the country, where neighbors sit out on their porch swing and talk to one another." Harmon has been ... Comment?
Reaction from Miracle Mansion winner
The Waguespack family of Vacherie is celebrating after winning the Children's Miracle Mansion Tuesday night. Comment?
MMS Awards Grant to St. James Parish
The Minerals Management Service has awarded a grant for $718,620 to St. James Parish in Louisiana through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program , for the purchase of a 600-acre tract in the Coteau Chevreuil Wetlands area in South Vacherie, on the west bank of the parish. Comment?
A plantation, Creole-style plantation
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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. Comment?
St. James Parish gets $718,000 grant
... has awarded a grant for $718,620 to St. James Parish. The funds will be used to purchase a 600-acre tract in South Vacherie to protect cypress, tupelo swamp and bottomland hardwood forest trees. The funds were made available through the Coastal ... Comment?
Plantation tourism is slowly rebounding
... to remain open. Last year the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association recognized Laura: A Creole Plantation, in Vacherie, as the top travel attraction in the state. Laura is doing about 55 percent of its pre-Katrina business, showing a steady, ... Comment?
A plantation, Creole-style plantation
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. Comment?
Near New Orleans: Tours of swamps and plantations
... Orleans. Enlarge this image Louisiana Office of Tourism Moss-draped giant Oak trees at Oak Alley Plantation near Vacherie, Louisiana. Enlarge this image AP Photo / Beth J. Harpaz A baby alligator is handled by a tourist on the Jean Lafitte Swamp ... Comment?