Raceland News

A Lafourche Parish woman facing first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her two young children confessed to the stabbings last year in her hospital room as she recovered from a self-inflicted knife wound, ...

Garield Billiot Sr. recounts the experience of seeing a black bear last week outside of his home in Raceland.

A Raceland man sustained serious injuries Wednesday night when the motorcycle he was riding ran into a ditch, Louisiana State Police reported.

On Wednesday, June 25, 2008 shortly after 7:00 PM, a Raceland man was critically injured after being ejected from the dirt bike he was operating on St.

In August of last year, then-Congressman Bobby Jindal promised voters that he would, as governor, "prohibit legislators from giving themselves pay raises that take effect before the subsequent election." It ...

Jim Ragland, one of two preservationists who own Alligator Bayou, hangs upside down over a hand rail while feeding a piece of chicken to an alligator during an alligator swamp tour Sunday.

Circumstances surrounding the death of a Raceland man shocked with a Taser by a Lafourche Parish deputy do not warrant changes to that department's policy on use of the devices, Sheriff Craig Webre said.

Rene and Christine D'Arcangelo of Raceland announce the engagement of their daughter Sherie Marie D'Arcangelo to Jeffrey Michael Lagarde.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says a 27-year-old man is dead after being hit with a stun gun during a chase.

On Thursday, May 29, 2008 at approximately 12:00 PM Louisiana State Police, Troop C investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 307 approximately 7 1 2 miles north of LA 182.

Sugar cane is king in Cajun country, with vast stretches of fertile land filled with green stalks reaching to the heavens along the bayous of south Louisiana.

Lafourche deputies are investigating their first triple murder in at least 16-years. A family found three bodies in a car in Raceland early this morning.

Deputies with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office are investigating a triple homicide this morning in the 600 block of St. via WNOL-TV New Orleans

Three men have been arrested in connection with a triple killing in Raceland. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre credited assistance from local witnesses in making the arrests, which happened early Tuesday ... via WLOX-TV Biloxi

A gunman used an AK-47 and another firearm to kill three people and wound a fourth early Monday morning, deputies said. via TheNewOrleansChannel

“I just couldn't believe that you could do that”

A Raceland man accused of making illegal ownership claims for two St. Bernard Parish houses is under investigation in Lafourche Parish, where he allegedly made similar claims for three properties, authorities ... via Times-Picayune

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Board of Tax Appeals. via KALB-TV Alexandria

On Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at approximately 2:50 pm, a crash involving two pickup trucks in Lafourche Parish on LA 308 in Larose resulted in the death of a Larose man. via Louisiana State Police

“I, Jesse Bryant, do take possession of this abandon[ed] property”

A Raceland man saw two empty storm-ravaged houses in St. Bernard Parish as a place for opportunity, taking possession of the abandoned properties, changing the locks on one and placing signs at both houses ... via WWL-TV New Orleans

“We are developing a comprehensive plan where all levees are authorized under new federal-state partnership. South Lafourche levees are a top priority in that plan.”

In what is rapidly becoming her battle cry, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu slammed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Saturday afternoon for needlessly delaying the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection project, ... via WWL-TV New Orleans