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Healthcare dominates Vitter town hall in Convent
CONVENT — If the fire chief had been present, there might have been a problem with the size of the crowd packed in to the Council Chambers at St. James Parish Courthouse for a Monday morning Town Hall meeting with Sen. David Vitter (R-La.).
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Nine-year St. John's detective arrested
LAPLACE – A nine-year veteran of the St. John Sheriff’s Office was arrested Thursday following an internal investigation into alleged malfeasance in office, said Sheriff Wayne L. Jones.
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New Orleans man sentenced in deadly crash
EDGARD – A New Orleans man received an 18-year prison sentence Monday for causing a three-car accident on Interstate 10 in Laplace that killed an 8-year-old girl and injured 10 others while driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Area leaders hear Entergy's emergency plan
RESERVE—A group of local leaders including St. James Parish President Dale Hymel Jr., St. James Sheriff Willie Martin, Mike Tregre and Greg Maurin of the St. John District Attorney’s Office and Executive Director of the St. John United Way Dean Torres as well as representatives from the Port of South Louisiana and local healthcare facilities recently gathered at Entergy’s Reserve office for a program explaining the company’s storm response procedures. And with three named systems developing over the past week, the timing was perfect.
Andouille Festival to feature more of everything
LAPLACE – When discussing plans for the parish’s annual celebration of all things andouille, the general line from St. John officials is more, more, more.
Troopers start 18-day DWI crackdown
LAPLACE – State Troopers and police officers from 74 agencies across Louisiana are planning for an excess of overtime work as part of an 18-day crackdown on drunken driving in preparation for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Cop impersonator arrested in Luling
HAHNVILLE – St. Charles Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Luling man last Saturday night for posing as a police officer after he allegedly used flashing blue lights to pull over a woman in a fake traffic stop.
Voter registration weeks begins Monday
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne has declared the week of Aug. 24-28 as Voter Registration Week and registrar of voters’ offices across the River Parishes have scheduled a wealth of events to encourage all residents to register.
Lawmen updated on new seatbelt, DWI laws
KENNER – Local law enforcement from across southeast Louisiana gathered at State Police Troop B headquarters in Kenner Monday for an announcement detailing new highway safety laws regarding seatbelt use and penalties related to repeat DWI offenders.
Airline guardrail installation to begin
ST. ROSE – Construction is set to begin Monday on a 5.5 mile-long guardrail along Airline Highway in St. Charles Parish that will help protect drivers from crashing into a deep canal on the road’s shoulder.
SJBP council approves sewer upgrades
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Memorial service honors boating accident victims
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Building tensions finally spill over
LAPLACE—Tensions that have been building between St. John school board members and Superintendent Courtney Millet over hiring practices boiled over at last Thursday’s School Board meeting.
Man arrested mere minutes after robberies
RESERVE – St. John Sheriff’s deputies arrested a LaPlace man who was allegedly involved in the armed robbery of two Reserve women Friday night, said a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office Monday.
Georgia first responders take show on road
CONVENT – On Feb. 7, 2008, tragedy struck the community of Savannah, Ga., when a massive explosion rocked a refinery owned by Imperial Sugars. The explosion and subsequent fires injured more than 50 employees at the plant that night –14 of those workers died.
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Rotolo's Pizzeria opens Reserve location
RESERVE – Rotolo’s Pizzeria opened its 11th location, this one in Reserve. and held a ribbon cutting on Monday.
Eagan Insurance announces promotions
LAPLACE - Eagan Insurance Agency recently announced the following promotions:
Destrehan man wins La Quinta recognition
DALLAS – La Quinta Inns & Suites recognized Steven Conques of Destrehan as the recipient of the Company’s 2008 National Salesperson of the Year award. The award was presented at the recent La Quinta National Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, in front of more than 1,000 corporate employees, general managers, franchise owners and suppliers.
