News
White pelicans flock to Ama diversion
Freezing northern weather has these pelicans seeking warmer weather at the diversion in Ama. By the hundreds, they flocked to the area.
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Obituaries
Ursin Louis Roux
Ursin Louis Roux passed from this life on February 1, 2019. Born July 3, 1948, he was preceded in death by his parents Amy Zeringue Roux and Delmire Andrew Roux and his stepson Larry Pertuit, […]
News
Volunteers adore God 24-7
Randy Caire’s return from Medjugorje left him yearning to repeat the rich and graceful experience he’d had there so he decided to establish a chapel of perpetual adoration in St. Charles Parish. As it turned […]
Crime
BB gun robbery lands Paradis man 40 years of jail time
Sentence could double to 80 years under repeat offender bill Maurice Honor, the Paradis man arrested and charged with robbing a St. James convenience store with a BB gun and coming away with $89 dollars […]
Crime
Ama couple plead guilty to crime against nature with juvenile
Eric Bourg, 28, and Megan Bourg, 25, each pleaded guilty today (Sept. 5) to violating one count of aggravated crime against nature, perpetrated upon a victim under the age of 13, before Judge Timothy S. […]
News
Scholar with perfect scores in math and science sets sights high
When her daughter Christian Blakely was in just the fourth grade, Angelica Blakely-LeBeauf got a call from the school principal to let her in on a little secret. “She asked me if I was sitting […]
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Alligators lining up at Davis Pond diversion for a fish buffet
In the warmer temperatures of Davis Pond in Ama, alligators are lining up taking advantage of an easy meal with fish flowing in the freshwater diversion. “When you have a water diversion and it’s in […]
Crime
Ama woman accused of heading false prescription drug ring
Charged with intent to distribute drugs An Ama woman and former medical assistant at a children’s clinic was recently arrested in St. John Parish on allegations she forged more than 140 prescriptions under a local […]
Lifestyles
Ama woman gets helping hand as she strives to walk again
Carla Allen of Ama had been stranded inside her home for much of the time following the stroke she suffered Nov. 1, but lately her days are just a little bit brighter thanks to a […]
News
What an Ama man learned about his father fit neatly in a box
There were a few surprises in his military career Frank Sims Jr.’s relationship with his father had been strained even onto his death in 2011, but now he wanted his 4-year-old grandson to know about […]
Lifestyles
Ama writer’s first children’s book published
“Andre’s Great Day” is Trina Triche’s newly published book about a teenage boy’s play day but with the fun problem of how to spend $100 his dad gave him. […]
Health
‘Angel’ saves Ama driver trapped in burning SUV
Jared Hydell doesn’t consider himself a hero for rescuing Scott Nicholas, but Nicholas’ family says he certainly fits the definition of one because he jumped into a burning vehicle to save Nicholas. […]
