Grosse Tete News

State troopers arrested a Florida man Wednesday morning after finding over 30 pounds of marijuana hidden in his truck.

The Latin word tornare, which means to turn, merged with the Spanish word tronada, meaning thunderstorm, to create "tornado." A funnel and a tornado are whirling columns of air created from thunderstorms.

After meeting for about 45 minutes behind closed doors, the five elected members of the state Public Service Commission chose Eve Kahao Gonzalez as the regulatory agency's new secretary.

Two people died in a two-car collision Monday afternoon on Interstate 10 after their car veered from the left eastbound lane of I-10 into the path of oncoming traffic, Louisiana State Police reported.

A Grosse Tete man was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash, the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office reported.

Explorer TV show should be mandatory watch for Louisiana: Zoo Tiger Escape August 25, 12:30 PM New Orleans Pet Rescue Scene Examiner Teresa Rowell Due to the recent controversy over whether Tony the Tiger should remain at the truck stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, all residents of the state might be wise to watch this evening's National Geographic ...

An elderly Lafayette woman is dead, following a car crash on I-10, in West Baton Rouge Parish.

State Sens. Danny Martiny, R-Metairie, left, and Rob Marionneaux, D-Grosse Tete, look to Sen.

State Sens. Robert Adley, R-Benton, left, John Alairo, D-Westwego, Rob Marionneaux, D-Grosse Tete, and Ann Duplessis, D-New Orleans debate Monday a change to the state construction bill on the floor of the Senate.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would give East Baton Rouge and some other area parishes a greater share of state mineral revenues cleared the Louisiana Senate on Thursday.

The Iberville Parish School Board has voted 8 to 7 to close North Iberville High School when the school year ends on May 28.