Vacherie News

A state District Court judge sentenced a St. Charles Parish man to life in prison after the defendant was convicted in March of the armed robbery of a Vacherie bank, prosecutors said.

A two-vehicle crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish claimed the life of a Donaldsonville woman just after 2:00 a.m. this morning.

In his work as a colorist and interior designer, Louis Aubert has seen the breadth of New Orleans house styles, from the grandest Greek Revival mansions to the quaintest Creole cottages.

A community group is asking a Baton Rouge judge to void the state's granting of an air permit for a planned petroleum storage facility along the Mississippi River in Vacherie.

One of the most famous plantations along the Mississippi River is Oak Alley in Vacherie, La.

One of the most famous plantations along the Mississippi River is Oak Alley in Vacherie, La.

The Minerals Management Service has awarded a grant for $718,620 to St. James Parish.

Since 2005, local historic plantation homes that open for tours have formed alliances, implemented new programs, added festivals and increased promotion of wedding and event facilities to compensate for the loss of tourism revenue after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Visitors to Laura Plantation in Vacherie, La., sometimes arrive expecting to hear stories imbued with "Gone With the Wind"-style romance, according to current owner and tour guide Norman Marmillion.

The operators of a wastewater treatment plant have been accused of dumping oily wastewater into the Mississippi River and onto the ground, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said.

A well-kept secret community sitting on a peninsula at the mouth of Lac Des Allemands may soon become the toast of the town.

A Vacherie waste disposal operator was arrested and jailed for what 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin called "the most egregious environmental violations I have ever seen." The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, assisted by Babin's office and the State Police, arrested Charles Toth, 45, whose business is at 2141 Toth St.

Vacherie- A Lutcher man operating a motorcycle was killed after a pick-up truck made a left turn in front his motorcycle on LA 20 in Vacherie, LA.

Leighton A. Oubre, 33, 2317 Church St., Vacherie, was booked with DWI, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and reckless driving March 25.

A House committee Tuesday narrowly endorsed a proposal to increase restrictions on how banks can market credit card companies to college students.

There's so much to do in New Orleans that a tourist might be forgiven for overlooking attractions just outside the city.

Walk a bit beyond the grand arch of 300-year-old trees that give Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie its name, and on Saturday you'll find hundreds of tiny chickens.