Edgard News

Convicted serial killer Daniel Blank, currently in prison serving a life sentence, appeared in court in Edgard this morning and pleaded guilty to the first degree murder of a LaPlace woman in 1997.

More than three decades after the doomed ferry George Prince left the dock in Destrehan for the last time, construction is about to begin on a memorial to the 77 people who died aboard.

An Edgard woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in St. Charles Parish when she didn't stop at a stop sign and was hit by a pickup truck, according to State Police spokesman Trooper Joseph Pigila.

Police connect him to incident in March River Parishes bureau St. John the Baptist Parish authorities arrested a 30-year-old Edgard man for his alleged connection to a March robbery, a spokesman said Thursday.

Two new commissioners were appointed to the St. John the Baptist Housing Authority by the Parish Council on Tuesday.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Council has hired a program manager to oversee the spending of $29.5 million in bond revenue on several major capital projects.

The little white houses are disappearing. As FEMA's temporary housing program for people displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ended in the state Friday, those distinctive trailers are being vacated.

Reserve woman is stabbed in the neck Friday, April 24, 2009 River Parishes bureau An early Monday morning fight in an Edgard nightclub sent one woman to the hospital and another to jail booked with attempted second-degree murder.

Dave Bartholomew was born on 24 December 1920, in Edgard, Louisiana. He was a musician, band leader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century.

Ralph D. Young, 31, 813 Kinler St., Luling, was booked with possession of stolen property after a spacewalk that had been reported stolen in Luling was found in his possession April 9. Patrick L. Sumlin, 44, 330 Alexander St., St.

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.

A second night of strong storms lashed southeast Louisiana, the worst coming south of New Orleans, closing schools, flooding more than a dozen homes and spawning a couple of apparent tornadoes.

This newspaper makes the following recommendations for Saturday's ballot. DIVISION A Mary Hotard Becnel A 40th Judicial District Court judge for 16 years, Judge Becnel has a reputation for fairness and for being concerned about the community.

St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter, Daniel Blaine, looks over a damaged trailer Friday at the AMP-JFP Mobile Home Circle Park in Edgard.

St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter, Daniel Blaine, looks over a damaged trailer Friday at the AMP-JFP Mobile Home Circle Park in Edgard.

An Ascension Parish woman is very thankful to be alive after what is believed to have been a tornado left her home as a pile of debris.

Is there an effort to move the St. John the Baptist Parish seat from rural Edgard? That's a question three council members had after a Tuesday night Parish Council meeting where they opposed the parish's proposed $29.5 million bond issue that's on the April 4 ballot.

The water quality in St. John the Baptist Parish has been a chronic problem, and parish officials say a proposed infusion of $8 million for upgrades and improvements would go a long way toward correcting deficiencies and increasing capacity.

St. John the Baptist Parish officials plan to put a menu" of road, drainage and water improvements before voters April 4. As part of a $29.5 million bond issue, the improvements also encompass the building of a gym, funding for a levee and upgrading parish courthouses and buildings.

A St. John the Baptist Parish grand jury handed down 43 indictments and 130 counts of thefts for people involved in a counterfeit check scam, said District Attorney Tom Daley during a press conference Thursday.