Laplace News

A surveillance camera took this photo May 21, 2008, of a man robbing Omni Bank in Metairie, one of the heists for which Isaac Skinner Jr.

When first questioned about a tasteless joke with a racial epithet forwarded from his e-mail account, Frank Fagot, the president of the LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department, denied being the sender.

A Texas man has been booked with attempted murder of a sheriff's deputy after leading St.

St. John the Baptist Parish Council members have given half of a contract to sell parish-seized property to a LaPlace title company and the other half to a yet-to-be-named minority company.

Two New Orleans area teenagers with swine flu were quarantined this week in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, in eastern Europe.

Kenner police have arrested a LaPlace man and are seeking two other men in an armed robbery in which the perpetrators beat the victims when they resisted.

A 17-year-old who was shot in the parking lot of a LaPlace club June 13 died Monday, and St.

Hundreds of Louisiana homeowners are filing lawsuits over potentially toxic drywall.

By Victoria St. Martin, River Parishes bureauTimes-Picayune A decade after the idea was first broached, St.

After 35 years, justice has flirted with Joe Gennaro Jr. His father, Joseph Gennaro Sr., was gunned down May 3, 1974, during an armed robbery attempt at his restaurant in Harvey, which authorities said was targeted because it cashed payroll checks for customers.

The House gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would require all occupants of a vehicle to wear seat belts but rejected a last-ditch attempt by a north Louisiana lawmaker to pass a bill allowing motorcycle riders 21 or older to ride without helmets.

Recent news from the Louisiana Legislature reports on the following bills: The full Legislature has approved a bill creating the new crime of "reckless discharge of a firearm at a parade or demonstration," an attempt to crack down on shootings at Mardi Gras parades.

JENNIFER ZDON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Members of the congregations of Ascension of Our Lord and St.

A 17-year-old from Kenner, who was shot in the head early Saturday morning, remained hospitalized in intensive care Monday after a shooting outside a LaPlace night club, a spokesman for the St.

Brittany Laurent, 19, 100 Iris St., Apt. 6, Waggaman, was booked with DWI and reckless driving June 2. Tiffany Brawley, 31, 360 Magnolia St., Boutte, was booked with DWI June 3. Daynell A. Martin, 25, 969 Beechgrove Blvd., Apt.

St. John the Baptist Parish firefighters and the state fire marshal's office are investigating a Thursday afternoon fire at a longtime LaPlace barbecue restaurant.

Firefighters have contained a fire at Smokey's Barbecue Restaurant and Caterers in LaPlace, but the cause of the blaze is still unknown.

With a minor change, the Senate approved legislation Thursday requiring all automobile occupants to use seat belts starting Aug.

Michael A. Williams, 18, 365 Second St., St. Rose, was booked with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia after deputies executed a search warrant at the home on May 15.

The House is expected to hear legislation Thursday that would give incentives to oil and gas drilling projects with a true vertical depth of 15,000 feet or more.