Violet News

Hundreds of Christmas Gifts Pour in to Replace What 'Grinch' Stole By Peter Finney, Jr.

At first glance, the plundered presents at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Violet wouldn't seem to be a symbol of the spirit of Christmas.

In three minutes, Spring Gaines is hoping to save Louisiana's coast. The 24-year-old Nicholls State University graduate recently posted a video on YouTube, a Web site that showcases millions of videos, many of them user-submitted, to viewers around the world.

It began four days ago as a sad tale of criminal desperation: an overnight church burglary and the theft of 65 Christmas presents meant for some of the neediest children in St.

The anger and tears that resulted when members of a church in Violet discovered the aftermath of a burglary have changed to joy and astonishment.

SUSAN POAG / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Father John Arnone, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Violet,Louisiana Monday, December 21, 2009 stands surrounded by gifts donated by church members for needy children which were found destroyed after a break in by vandals.

Father John Arnone, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Violet, stands amid wreckage left by vandals Monday.

Christmas gifts intended for the needy were stolen from a church over the weekend, St.

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty in federal court today to transporting a minor across state lines to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to U.S. Attorney Matt J. Whitworth.

ST. BERNARD, La. Police in St. Bernard Parish are trying to find a burglar that broke into a Violet church and took gifts that were meant for the needy, according to St.

Cops in St. Bernard Parish are looking for whoever stole Christmas from dozens of kids at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Violet.

An autopsy concluded an elderly Violet man who was found dead in street flooding caused by rainstorms on Saturday, Dec.

An elderly Violet man who was found dead in the floodwaters Saturday evening may have fallen and drowned on a flooded street, according to the St.

The rain storm of Saturday, Dec. 12, may have been responsible for the death of an elderly Violet man found dead near his home after his family's vehicle stalled on his flooded street, St.

ST. BERNARD, La. In the early morning hours Thursday, deputies began rounding up suspects wanted by St.

ABC26 News December 10, 2009 A pre-dawn round-up Thursday, Dec. 10, of alleged drug-dealers wanted by the St.

After nearly a year of undercover investigations of street-level drug dealers throughout the parish, St.

Two St. Bernard Parish fire stations that were swamped during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 will be formally reopened Friday.

A Louisiana insurance agent has been charged with writing dozens of phony auto policies to steal nearly $3 million from premium finance companies.

ST. BERNARD, La. - A Violet insurance saleswoman was arrested by State Police for allegedly writing bogus policies and stealing nearly $3 million, according to State Police spokeswoman Trooper Melissa Matey.