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Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for role in Paradis vehicular homicide
A New Iberia man who was involved in a fatal crash on Highway 90 in Paradis was sentenced to five years in jail for his role in a vehicular homicide.
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Destrehan engineer pleads guilty to bribery
A Destrehan engineer who recently pled guilty to bribing former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has connections to the St. Charles Parish School Board.
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Sheriff’s Reports 1-10-2013
Arrests •Cody J. Falgoust, 30, of 602 Giacomo St. in Norco, was arrested on Jan. 3 and charged with unauthorized entry of a business. •Jelissa E. Bourgeois, 21, of 901 E. Harding St. in New […]
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Police say man armed himself, threatened to kill responding deputies
A Des Allemands man was arrested after police say he threatened to kill himself and any deputy who arrived at his home to stop him.
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Brain-injured man still in jail after making threat to blow up Waterford 3
A man who is being held at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center for threatening to blow up the Waterford 3 nuclear plant is awaiting a sanity evaluation.
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Police: Man threatened to shoot St. Rose co-workers
An employee of International-Matex Tank Terminals in St. Rose was arrested after co-workers said that he threatened to shoot people at work with an AK-47.
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Sheriff’s Reports 1-3-2013
Arrests •John R. Jackson, 20, of 495 4th St. in St. Rose, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with simple burglary, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and simple criminal damage under $500. •Richard […]
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113 citations given out for shooting fireworks
Despite repeated warnings that included phone calls, emails and Facebook messages reminding residents that fireworks were illegal, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies still found plenty of violators.
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Heroin use on rise in St. Charles
Kim McElwee has been an assistant district attorney since 1985 when she began her career with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.