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Battle for New Orleans: Progress at a glacial pace
Contributions may be made to: St. Gabriel the Archangel Church, 4700 Pineda St., New Orleans, LA 70126 NEW ORLEANS -- The nun poses the question weekly to the congregation amid construction scaffolding in the ...
Early voting starts today and ends July 12 for the July 19 ballot, which is dedicated solely to propositions.
Church music director arrested on sex charges
The music director of a church in St. Gabriel faces up to 800 years in prison on sex charges.
Elderly prisoners receive good care
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Louisiana has 846 prison inmates per 100,000 people.
Brilliant beauty hopes to capture Miss Black USA crown
Tiffany Monique Lloyd is hardly your typical beauty pageant contestant. Far from average, the Ferriday, La.
Orleans judge grants death row convicts more time
NEW ORLEANS - Death row inmate Rogers LaCaze left Orleans Parish Criminal Court on Monday without a date to die.
Baton Rouge native and award-winning filmmaker Lawrence Cumbo has received another honor, this one halfway around the globe.
Orleans judge promises two death warrants on Monday
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Frank Marullo today said he will sign two execution warrants in separate capital cases on Monday, including the convicted accomplice in the 1995 Kim Anh triple ...
Bicycle-pickup truck collision kills cyclist
Comments ST. GABRIEL - A 29-year-old man was killed Monday evening when a pickup crashed into the back of his bicycle after the driver briefly looked away from the road, Louisiana State Police said.
Sweet sorghum for Louisiana sugarcane growers?
Using sweet sorghum and sugarcane as biofuels has generated significant interest among members of the Louisiana sugarcane industry.
Is sweet sorghum on horizon for La. sugarcane growers?
Using sweet sorghum and sugarcane as biofuels has generated significant interest among members of the Louisiana sugarcane industry, LSU AgCenter officials announced.
One man wanted and three others arrested in barbershop robbery
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeffrey Wiley says two adults and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery investigation.
LA House OKs Local Vote on Racetrack
Gov. Bobby Jindal's office has said the governor would veto such a bill, but House members approved it by a vote of 69-21. Jindal's office has said the measure represents an expansion of gambling that the ...
Fire Burning at Hunt Correctional
Posted: The East Iberville Fire Department is on the scene of a building fire at Hunt Correctional Center in St.
New sugarcane variety announced
Louisiana sugarcane farmers will have a new sugarcane variety this fall with the release of L 01-283 from the LSU AgCenter and others.
More than 280 individuals and businesses had reported storm damage as of last Friday, but they want to make sure they've counted everyone and that everyone's counted up their losses.
Iberville School Board seeks bids on academies buildings
The Iberville Parish School Board on Monday night started the process to build two buildings for its new Science, Mathematics and the Arts Academies.
Student Humiliated; Says He Had To Unclog Toilet With His Hand At School
“Trevor, you go up in there and you unplug it. Then, told him next time, if you do it again, she gonna make him pull it out with his teeth”
ST. GABRIEL, LA Student Humiliated; Says He Had To Unclog Toilet With His Hand At School Posted: Updated: ST. via KSLA-TV Shreveport
Teacher Arrested for Forcing Child to Unclog Toilet with Hands
A teacher is facing charges tonight and a family is outraged, after a young boy says his teacher made him unclog a toilet with his bare hands. via KLFY-TV Lafayette
St. Gabriel teacher accused of cruelty
Saint Gabriel Police have arrested a third-grade schoolteacher and booked her with cruelty to a juvenile. via WLOX