Prairieville News

Two Ascension Parish men were arrested on multiple counts of burglary and theft in a series of vehicle burglaries in the River Highlands subdivision, deputies in Livingston and Ascension parishes reported Friday.

A masked man armed with a pistol robbed a manager in the back office of Frank's Restaurant early Monday morning, Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies said.

Ascension Parish Public Works employees found a shot and butchered cow alongside a busy section of Airline Highway this morning, parish officials said.

New Orleans Original Daiquiris in LaPlace has been serving its famous daiquiris for almost 16 years now.

An Ascension Parish man was killed in an early-morning house fire, the state fire marshal said Saturday.

"That's all we've got up there," said Smith, who took the Day 1 lead in the third Central Open of the season.

A former Baton Rouge police officer stood before a judge Wednesday morning and admitted to taking bribes.

A presentation on Mayor Kip Holden's $901 million bond issue will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Enoteca Marcello's wine bar and bistro.

School Board approval of a proposed timeline is the next step for approximately $100 million in construction, renovations and upgrades in fast-growing Ascension Parish, school system officials said.

It's a pain at the pump for Cheryl Robicheaux, who lives in New Orleans. As she filled up at a downtown gas station, she told the I-Team, "I don't think it's fair." She's upset she forks over between $50 and $75 every time she fills up.

A former employee of the Louisiana Department of Revenue faces nine felony charges including identity theft and unauthorized use of credit card information.

A former employee of the Louisiana Department of Revenue has been charged with identity theft for allegedly using a taxpayer's credit card number to make unathorized purchases.

The Ascension Parish Council on Monday introduced an ordinance that would split several voting precincts and combine a few others as an advance step for expected changes from the coming 2010 census.

An Ascension Parish jury has convicted a Pearl River man of robbing a pharmacy last year of more than $15,900 in prescription drugs while armed with a pistol-style BB gun, prosecutors said Friday.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 55-year-old Prairieville man on a bigamy count.

By Herb Edson I don't think I have written any articles about flea markets. So, it's about time that I do, because they can be very interesting.

Every school in Ascension Parish could soon be wired for security cameras. That's if taxpayers vote this Saturday to extend a 20-year tax.

In Ascension School Superintendent Donald Songy's mind, Saturday's property tax extension, if it passes, is just the beginning of what likely will be a 20-year plan to anticipate the growing population of the parish, and the corresponding growth in Ascension Public schools' student population.

In the wake of an influx of new students after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Ascension Parish voters strongly backed a major bond issue for new schools.

Bronco Fabrication and Manufacturing, part of the Excel Group industrial construction business, will expand to a 52,000-square-foot building on La.