Prairieville News

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An Ascension Parish woman was robbed of $20,000 in jewels and forced at gunpoint into a bathroom with her children, deputies say.

STRONGER THAN THE STORM Sunday, July 05, 2009 As the classic-rock jams from The Nobles filled the Chalmette civic center ballroom last weekend, Kathy Fradella walked to a serving table to pour a Coke for her husband.

State police say 12 people were arrested Thursday night during a sobriety checkpoint in Ascension Parish.

Sewage treatment facilities in neighborhoods are common across the state. Usually they're barricaded to keep people out, but in one Prairieville community, neighbors are furious about how easy it is to get inside one of them.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Shane P. Thomas, 23, 183 Avenue of the Acadians St., Opelousas, charged with 18 counts of monetary instrument abuse.

The difference between new and old schools in Ascension Parish is striking. That's according to an accredidation committee that made its rounds a couple of years ago.

A Prairieville man was seriously injured this morning in a crash on Airline Highway near Siegen Lane, a State Police spokesman said in a news release.

The Ascension Parish School Board on Tuesday will consider calling a special election this fall on a $100 million bond issue to fund renovating and replacing its aging school buildings.

A former employee of a Baton Rouge construction company has been charged with misappropriating more than $1.5 million of the company's money over a six-year period.

Police arrested a 15-year-old boy Sunday in the shooting death of a Prairieville man, a news release says.

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed while riding in a black Dodge truck on Florida Boulevard early Saturday morning, police said.

A Gonzales doctor sentenced to 37 months in prison earlier this year has reported to federal prison.

The E Federal Credit Union Millionaire for a Day contest winners Andrew Carter, 8, of Baton Rouge, left, and Eli Coleman, 8, of Prairieville, get gift buckets and have lunch with Raising Cane's owner Todd Graves, who talked with them about how to become and stay a millionaire during their - Millionaire for a Day' tour Friday.

The continued investigation of a case stemming from a March arrest on Frederick Warner of Prairieville led to additional charges and the recovery of a stolen Ford F-350, a 2004 Porsche Cayenne, and a 2001 Mercedes 320.

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A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Prairieville man last night on Interstate 10 shortly after 11:00 p.m. Patrick Womack of Prairieville was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Pickup west on Interstate 10 in the right lane approaching LA 44 when he struck the rear of a 2007 Freightliner.

A House committee late Wednesday night rejected a proposal that would require the state to regulate and issue permits for parishes and cities to operate cameras that can issue tickets for running red lights.

A Prairieville man is facing two counts of vehicular homicide, among several other charges, folowing a Saturday crash in St.

Opelousas Police say they ended their pursuit of a Prairieville man before he was involved in a fatal wreck Saturday afternoon.