St. Rose man dies in fall

DESTREHAN – A St. Rose man fell to his death early Sunday morning from atop a crane aboard a mid-stream grain loader onto a barge near Destrehan…

Suspect arrested in purse thefts

LAPLACE – A suspect in the theft of two purses from a LaPlace restaurant was recently taken into custody by St. Charles Parish sheriff’s deputies and was transferred to St. John the Baptist Parish, said St. John Parish Sheriff Wayne Jones…

Boy charged with attempted murder

KILLONA – A 16-year-old Killona boy is being held on a charge of attempted murder, following a July 2 incident…

Legislators to speak at luncheon

LAPLACE – Members of the River Parishes’ state legislative delegation will discuss the 2002 legislative sessions Thursday at a luncheon sponsored by the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce…

Emergency center activated by LSP

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Police activated its Emergency Operations Center for the long Fourth of July holiday weekend…

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