Area parades feature variety of people

LAPLACE – Mardi Gras parades in St. John the Baptist Parish feature a variety of people, all dedicated to having fun and enjoying the spirit of the holiday…

St. Charles residents roll into Mardi Gras

LULING – St. Charles Parish’s annual Carnival celebrations are already in full swing, with the Krewe of Des Allemands ball and the Krewe of Lul black-tie ball held recently to welcome crowds…

Sheriff’s office makes drug bust

PARADIS – Three Houma men and a Mississippi woman were apprehended on U.S. Highway 90 in Paradis allegedly in possession of heroin, marijuana, Ecstacy and methamphetamine…

Superintendent requests waiver for St. James school

VACHERIE – St. James Junior High School was labeled a school of growth…

Academy receives donated computers from Entergy

MONTZ – Providence Christian Academy in Montz, only in its first year of operation, is enjoying their link to the computer age, thanks to Entergy’s donation of 12 surplus computers…

Students web surf with senior citizens

LAPLACE – The Girls With Good Attitudes Club at LaPlace Elementary School showed local senior citizens how to surf the net Tuesday morning…

Suspect caught in K-Mart theft

LAPLACE – A 15-year-old LaPlace boy was seen Jan. 27 stealing a shotgun from the K-Mart located at 108 Airline Highway…

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