Zachary News

Superintendent Warren Drake told Zachary Community School Board members Thursday that he wants the school system to reclaim its sense of history and also develop an international education initiative.

Bruce Chaisson,33, of Ethel, was killed in a traffic crash around 10:55 p.m. Thursday night.

Two meetings are set Nov. 16 for residents and business owners to participate in an assessment of the city's strengths and weaknesses for economic development purposes.

The youth was taken to Baton Rouge General Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, police spokesman Cpl.

Chris Rock's documentary, "Good Hair" has everyone's dander up, again. Within the black community, controversy over hair raises itself at least once a year.

Firefighters punched a hole in the top of a culvert late Sunday afternoon to free a 10-year-old boy who was stuck inside, the city fire chief said.

Second suspect arrested in shooting A second suspect was arrested Friday night in the armed robbery and slaying of a Bard Avenue resident Oct.

Police arrested a 24-year-old Wilson man Tuesday night accused of using his cell phone camera to surreptitiously take more than 500 video and still images under the dresses and skirts of unsuspecting women, Police Chief John Herty said.

A Mississippi man was killed Friday in St. Martin Parish when his car hit an 18-wheeler, state police said.

While short of the state's goal, public school students showed their biggest gain in four years on the annual snapshot of student performance.

The Zachary Community School District will celebrate its fifth straight No. 1 state ranking with a gathering tonight at the high-school football stadium.

Louisiana education officials report that school performance scores, which measure how students fared on key tests as well as attendance and graduation rates, have shown their biggest increase in 4 years.

The Louisiana Department of Education released school and district performance scores Tuesday, basking in a statewide improvement of 4.7 points, from 86.3 in 2008, to 91 in 2009.

Sandra and Billy Guidry show off Dawson Hall, the home they moved from Morganza to Slaughter.

Louisiana State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash involving a motorcycle yesterday afternoon shortly before 4:00 pm in East Baton Rouge Parish on LA 410 south of LA 64.

The Zachary Community School Board offered a parking agreement Thursday to First United Methodist Church, which adjoins Zachary High School.

SEEKING SUPPORT: Mark Drennen , who served as commissioner of the Division of Administration under Gov.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people: n Anthony Tony Gotreaux, 47, 111 Mercedes St., Eunice, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear, charged with simple assault and simple battery involving domestic violence.

East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Detectives are looking for a woman who used fraudulent checks to purchase items at various Wal-Marts and then return the items for cash.

Heather Renee Brasseaux and Travis Kyle Coleman were united in marriage at six o'clock on August 29, 2009 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana.