Larose News

Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish sheriff's drug task force agents said they intercepted two men planning to conduct a cocaine deal at a McDonald's restaurant in Larose on Thursday and arrested them on drug distribution charges.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. The following is a rundown of action taken by the Lafourche School Board at its regular meeting Wednesday.

A pitbull that attacked a woman in Larose is going to live for now. A Lafourche Parish judge has agreed to let Shank go to doggy jail of sorts instead of the animal death chamber.

Last minute agreement saves "Shank" Tuesday, October 27, 2009 A pit bull named "Shank" that bit and seriously injured a Larose woman won't be put to death, at least for now.

Unable to have children, Jerome and Lillian Jarreau of Larose have bestowed parental affections on their "baby," a 95-pound pit bull named Shank.

New Orleans Bikefest Motorcycle Rally & Music Festival Bayou Segnette State Park, 7777 West Bank Expressway, Westwego.

A Larose mother of four is hospitalized in New Orleans after her neighbor's pit bull ripped a chunk of skin from her left arm during a brief but furious attack, police said.

Louisiana Shrimp Task Force members heard the usual calls for new branding techniques and increased inspections Monday, but their meeting also gave way to sometimes bitter exchanges between harvesters and processors.

Two teenagers implicated in a Galliano country club burglary were arrested after one of them was seen digging a hole in his backyard to bury stolen goods, deputies said Tuesday.

Digital Engineering & Imaging of Kenner has been awarded a $1.5 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to prepare preliminary designs for the Larose and Golden Meadow floodgates.

An LSU student who fell asleep moments before causing a head-on crash that killed three people last year in Larose received a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday.

Lafourche Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Galliano man Thursday after he ran over his 1-year-old son while deputies were trying to pull him over for driving erratically, the Sheriff's Office said.

A 1-year-old Larose boy is recovering from two broken ribs, a broken pelvis and a punctured lung after his father allegedly rolled over him with his vehicle.

Despite earlier community support, officials say tolls on a new bridge in far south Louisiana are triggering complaints.

Residents of the Grand Isle area and truckers headed to and from Port Fourchon have "serious concerns" about the tolls that have been imposed on the La.

The drill will bring first responders together to rehearse their roles in the event of a school shooting Wednesday, July 29, 2009 A heads up for folks in Lafourche Parish.

The drill will bring first responders together to rehearse their roles in the event of a school shooting Wednesday, July 29, 2009 A heads up for folks in Lafourche Parish.

The new Louisiana Highway 1 bridge across Bayou Lafourche in Leeville has 90-degree turns at either end that large trucks have difficulty negotiating without crossing into the oncoming lane.

The new Highway 1 Bridge across Bayou Lafourche in Leeville has a surprise for drivers: 90-degree turns at either end that large trucks have difficulty negotiating without crossing into the oncoming lane.

Today, U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon met with South Lafourche High School student Kimberly Lasseigne to congratulate her for winning the Third Congressional District Art Competition.