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St. Tammany Parish voters sign recall petition against Coroner Peter Galvan at a public kickoff on First Street in Olde Towne Slidell on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Being next to the water is one of the pleasures of life in Louisiana. But alarm is spreading over the potential for massive flood insurance hikes.

Capt. Kris Robert has been participating in what has been a fantastic speckled trout run along the Trestles in eastern Lake Pontchartrain.

The defense attorney for former Monroe city councilman Arthur Gilmore tried Tuesday to show that his client did not take bribes from the government's key witness, Monroe businessman Eddie Hakim.

Legislation establishing a $250 million construction plan for community colleges across the state is headed for its final step in the Legislative process.

Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG - Brett Gerald, center-in wheelchair, arrives for a bail hearing at the Clinton Courthouse.

Small studies on alligator nutrition have been ongoing at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station, but with the addition of new facilities, those projects can be expanded, according to LSU AgCenter assistant vice chancellor Phil Elzer.

One of the hardest things to get across in government is the necessity of following the rules.

Advocate staff photos by ADAM LAU -- 2012 Teen Miss Gonzales Jambalaya Lexie Scioneaux, 15, left, blows the embers under her mini-pot with coaching from cook Scott Duplechein, right, during a Queens' Day jambalaya cook-off at Duplechein's home in St.

An overhead photo shows vehicles submerged in Bayou St. John. Police will resume searching the waterway for missing teacher Terrilyn Monette's black Honda Accord on Sunday.

The Charity Ball Association of Baton Rouge will present 16 young women at its annual Le Bal de Noel on Dec.

LSU AgCenter animal nutritionist Millie Williams holds an alligator that's part of her nutrition project as LSU AgCenter assistant vice chancellor Phil Elzer and Robert Reigh, resident director of the LSU AgCenter Aqua-culture Research Station look on.

A national program that helps people learn their risk of Type 1 diabetes is hoping to attract more participants with online enrollment.

For two decades, Sister Helen Prejean has traveled around the country and the world, speaking out against capital punishment.

Advocate staff photos by ADAM LAU -- 2012 Teen Miss Gonzales Jambalaya Lexie Scioneaux, 15, left, blows the embers under her mini-pot with coaching from cook Scott Duplechein, right, during a Queens' Day jambalaya cook-off at Duplechein's home in St.

BATON ROUGE -- Nine soldiers from Louisiana who died in Afghanistan and Iraq were memorialized Tuesday by the state Senate.

The St. Tammany Parish Council has offered a compromise to a businessman who is appealing the Zoning Commission's denial of his request to have a 1-acre lot along Louisiana 1088 near Mandeville rezoned to an intensive commercial designation.

The 76-year-old Algiers native strolled on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday afternoon with the help of a wheeled walker, but his voice proved about as strong, smooth and clear as ever.

The two were applauded through Broadway songs for their support of the school and community involvements.

<![CDATA[Claire Angers Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brion Angers, of Lafayette are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Claire Leigh Angers to Mark James Risher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Thomas Risher, of Lafayette. The couple will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Friday, June 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Miss. Angers, whose mother is the former Frances Veazey, is a 2002 graduate of St. Thomas More High School, and a 2006 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Geraldine Angers, and the late Robert "Bob" Angers, and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Veazey. Mr. Risher, whose mother is the former Julie Duplantis, is a 2003 graduate of St. Thomas More High School, and a 2007 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Mr. Risher is the grandson of Maunette Risher, and the late James T. Risher, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Caliste Duplantis Jr. Following the wedding, the couple will reside in Lafayette.