Crime
Frog heist suspect arrested
Police have arrested a Boutte man they believe pretended to be a Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent in order to coax three teens over to a canal bank before stealing frogs from them.
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News
Crime
Police: Man threatens to shoot up courthouse
Photos placed around the parish courthouse ask visitors and personnel to be on the lookout for a man who allegedly told a Kenner doctor that he planned to “take a pistol to the courthouse and shoot up the place.”
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News
Schools will keep tax rate the same
A renewal of the tax rate for the coming year was brought to the School Board table on Wednesday. The renewal will keep the rates at the same level – 56.37 mills – for the third year in a row. […]
Crime
Woman pleads guilty to cruelty to her children
A St. Rose woman has pled guilty to three counts of cruelty to juveniles after she left her four young children at home alone while she stayed with her boyfriend. […]
Government
WPA bridge completion delayed
A delay in the completion of a new, wider span of the WPA Road bridge means residents in Bayou Gauche will have to detour past the area for a little longer. […]
Government
Western Tie-In flooding still concerns officials
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded an $8.3 million levee contract that will connect the West Bank and Vicinity hurricane protection levee into the Mississippi River levee in Ama.
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Government
Get out of town fast: Tips to avoid evacuation gridlock
With five Atlantic and Gulf storms named already this year, the 2011 hurricane season is off to a strong start.
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Crime
Luling man charged with stalking teen
A 40-year-old Luling man has been charged with stalking after authorities say he repeatedly harassed a 16-year-old girl by making lewd comments to her at her workplace.
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Crime
Accused voyeur wants evidence thrown out
A Luling man charged with video voyeurism and the possession of child pornography has filed a motion to have all evidence in the case suppressed because he says that police obtained it unlawfully.
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