Killona News

A third man has been booked in connection with the May armed robbery of a St. Rose warehouse in which thousands of dollars worth of pharmaceutical narcotics were taken.

A two-vehicle crash Saturday on Louisiana 3127 in St. Charles Parish killed a Killona woman after she ran a stop sign about 5:30 a.m., State Police said.

A Harvey man was sent to prison for the rest of his life Monday for killing another man during an attempt to steal $4,000 in illegal gambling winnings more than five years ago.

A third suspect in a double shooting at a child's birthday party in Killona surrendered to St.

The search continues for one of three men wanted in Sunday's double shooting at the birthday party for a year-old boy, in which the child's father was seriously wounded.

Gunfire at a child's birthday party in Killona on Sunday evening has left at least two people injured, Sheriff Greg Champagne said Tuesday.

Rejecting a defense claim that witnesses identified the wrong man, a Jefferson Parish jury on Wednesday found a Harvey man guilty of murdering another man more than five years ago during an attempt to steal $4,000 in illegal gambling winnings.

Rocky M. Stephens, 35, 404 Kellog Drive, Luling, was booked with DWI, open-container violation, improper lane use and broken tail light April 17.

Saying he doesn't want a fight with the state Ethics Board, St. Charles Parish Councilman Marcus Lambert said he has resigned his sales job for a company that owns a landfill in the parish.

Three men were being held in the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace Wednesday after their arrests in connection with unrelated sex crimes.

Xavier O. Dabon, 25, 359 Lily St., Boutte, was booked with possession of Ecstasy and introducing contraband into a correctional facility, as well as warrants from Jefferson Parish on March 29.

Teacher was trying to confiscate cell phone Thursday, April 09, 2009 River Parishes bureau An 18-year-old Hahnville High School student was arrested recently at the school and booked with battery after twisting his teacher's wrist as she confiscated his cell phone, authorities say.

A man convicted in November 2006 of armed robbery, carjacking and aggravated kidnapping was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison, 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin said Tuesday.

A St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputy who in 2007 arrested a burglary suspect wanted in connection with a violent rape in Maryland has been named Deputy of the Year by Sheriff Greg Champagne.

A St. Charles Parish school bus was struck head-on early Friday afternoon on U.S. 90 in Boutte by a sport utility vehicle forced into its path by another driver who authorities say was intoxicated.

HAHNVILLE Authorities in St. Charles arrested a Paradis man after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend into the path of an oncoming car during an altercation Saturday evening, said a spokesman for the St.

Plans to bring a major metal recycler to St. Charles Parish will largely depend on state and federal assistance, according to company and port officials.

The state Board of Ethics will hold a hearing Jan. 28 on whether St. Charles Parish Councilman Marcus Lambert can continue to serve as a parish councilman and work for a landfill in Killona.

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A $123,000 project to add parking, a new ballfield and more barbecue pits at Killona Park is scheduled to begin within weeks.