Port Vincent News

The popular bar Fred's on the River near Port Vincent reopened on Friday. Hurricane Gustav took the roof off the bar and destroyed the outside patio, and then flood waters from Ike caused damage to the outer ...

Ascencion Parish Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez issued a voluntary evacuation order for all low-lying areas in Ascension Parish because of the potential of extensive flooding in the eastern part of ...

Livingston Parish President Mike Grimmer plans to call for a state of emergency when the council meets tonight and a voluntary evacuation of areas south of Interstate 12 and the La.

A Harley-Davidson-riding lawmaker has given up on his effort to let his fellow motorcyclists decide whether they want to wear a helmet.

A bill prompted by the criminal case against Anna Pou, a doctor who was accused of the deaths of hospital patients during Hurricane Katrina flooding, neared final passage following approval Tuesday by a Senate ...

Rep. M.J. "Mert" Smiley of Port Vincent has been working to rid the state of inactive boards and commissions for five years, and in that time he's authored bills that have eliminated 100 of them.

JOHN Campion is delighted that the puzzle of what happened to Australian war dead at the 1916 Battle of Fromelles seems to have been solved this week.

Created: May 20, 2008 09:48 AM Modified: May 20, 2008 09:48 AM The Louisiana House of Representatives has decided that Louisiana should raise the minimum level of required automobile liability insurance, an ...

“If you get into a crash, that helmet may be the one thing that saves your life or saves you from a serious injury”

Louisiana should get rid of a law requiring adult motorcycle riders to wear helmets, a House committee voted on Tuesday. via Baton Rouge Business Report

Regardless of what lawmakers may think of bills filed by colleagues, Louisianians expect their representatives to engage in constructive and respectful debate. via Times-Picayune

The public is invited to view newly revised Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Livingston Parish at an open house scheduled on March 4, 2008. via Federal Emergency Management Agency

The House's ethics committee today postponed a vote on a bill that would impose a spending limit on lobbyists, after a lengthy debate over where to set that limit. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

Authorities arrested a man on weapons and drug counts, Police Chief Norris Hull said Thursday. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

“Those are two historical areas of Livingston Parish that we want to protect”

UPDATED: 1:30 p.m. Consultants for the proposed Baton Rouge Loop today unveiled revised plans that eliminate any possible routes that would have cut through French Settlement and Port Vincent and announced ... via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Two major corridors for a planned interstate loop around Baton Rouge are off the table. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Port Vincent officials say they have listed on their Web site the names of people who have bench warrants against them. via KATC-TV Lafayette