Crime
Vandals shoot up pump station, slash tires
Authorities are searching for vandals, who in separate incidents, fired gunshots at the Kellogg pump station in Luling and slashed tires on Woodland Drive in Boutte.
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News
Government
$1.2M to repair Spillway Road
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will fund 75 percent of the estimated $1.2 million cost to repair Spillway Road, which was badly damaged when the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened for 42 days this summer. […]
Crime
Luling man pleads guilty to creating meth lab
A Luling man, who was arrested after police say they found six methamphetamine labs inside a vacant Ellington Avenue business he owned, pled guilty last week but will likely avoid jail time.
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Crime
Woman must pay thousands after running over teens
A Luling driver who ran over three teens last year while allegedly texting on her phone will avoid jail time but will have to pay thousands of dollars in damages after pleading guilty to three counts of negligent injuring, according to court documents. […]
Government
Morel will retire after 33 years as DA
St. Charles Parish District Attorney Harry Morel Jr. will retire from office on May 31 of next year after almost 33 years of service.
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News
Body of bridge jumper found in Norco
A body was found floating in the Mississippi River near Valero this morning at 8:19 a.m. […]
Crime
Parish employee charged with theft from clerk’s office
An employee in the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court’s office was arrested last week and charged with stealing more than $600 and falsifying records, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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Government
Former councilman seeks state rep post
A second East Bank resident has joined the race for the soon-to-be-vacant District 56 seat in the Louisiana State House of Representatives.
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Crime
Armed men invade home
A 23-year-old Norco woman was forced into her home at gunpoint and tied up with an electrical cord while two men went through her belongings, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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