St. Amant News

Ascension Ballet Theatre dancer Victoria Bertrand, 16, center, enters the a stagea during a rehearsal of The Nutcracker while choreographer and ABT director Paige Englade Cardosa, in red, observes.

Deputies searched Tuesday for a man and a woman in connection with the beating and robbery of a state fair worker at an Airline Highway motel last month, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office reported.

A Baton Rouge-born Texas preacher who grew up in Korea is the newly elected leader of one of the world's largest Pentecostal denominations.

Coats for Kids Enjoy silent and live auctions at this fundraiser for WBRZ's Coats for Kids campaign.

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.

Who's to tell what Louisiana Baptists in these two towns were thinking 160 years ago? That's when they started New River Baptist Church in St.

A man died in an accidental fire that occurred sometime before 2 a.m. Saturday in his fifth-wheel camper, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

The Northwest Louisiana Volunteer Center has announced volunteer opportunities. - The sixth annual Highland Jazz & Blues Festival needs volunteers to help with set up, beverage tents, floaters and take down.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards is asking for the public's assistance in looking for a missing Hammond woman.

Police searched on Tuesday for a man accused of shooting two people Saturday during a fight at a Halloween party reportedly attended by as many as 250 guests at the home of former NBA player John "Hot Rod" Williams.

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.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a missing Hammond woman, according to sheriff's office spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto.

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.

Organizers of St. Amant and East Ascension high schools' Shout-Out have moved the pep rally slated to start at 6 today from Cabela's parking lot to the nearby Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, the coordinator said.

More than 400 people took part in the full-scale disaster drill this morning that started at Hirsh Coliseum and eventually took in Independence Stadium and eight local hospitals.

A murder suspect in a Vidalia, LA, case may have fled to the South Louisiana region of Gonzales and St.

Beer, booze and a Boogie Bus turned into a bad combination for more than a dozen teenagers.

Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies cited 24 teens Saturday night riding a party bus to the St.

For a subscription fee, the St. Charles Parish clerk of court is offering online access to land, mortgage and civil records .

Fire Chief James LeBlanc in St. Amant credits several residents with possibly saving the life of a man, who was in a car that crashed into a ditch Sunday afternoon, before emergency officials could arrive.