Business
Norco explosion, fire caused by faulty pipe
A pipe malfunction is reportedly behind a powerful explosion that was felt throughout the parish and caused a fire at the Diamond Green Diesel Refinery in Norco in early August. […]
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News
Family rebuilds home that was scene of fatal fire
Elmira Blanks lived in her St. Rose home for 41 years before it was set afire by an arsonist, which destroyed the home and killed her disabled mother, 88-year-old Ophelia Shepard. […]
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Scott’s Grocery rebounds from fatal fire
When 55-year-old Catherine Scott-Isaac and her three-year-old granddaughter died in a house fire in Killona in mid-December, it was a tremendous blow to the community.
Crime
Second man pleads guilty in connection with church fire
A second New Sarpy man has pleaded guilty in connection with a theft that started a fire and destroyed the River of Life Christian Fellowship Church last October.
News
Mother, infant escape St. Rose blaze, but lose everything
A recent fire in a St. Rose subdivision has left an 18-year-old and her infant baby with no home and no belongings.
News
Investigators not sure what caused Boutte blaze
Investigators with the Luling Volunteer Fire Department have been unable to identify the cause of a Boutte fire that destroyed the family home of LSU sophomore running back Alfred Blue.
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Fire destroys New Sarpy church
The River of Life Christian Fellowship Church in New Sarpy was destroyed on Monday night after a massive fire ripped through the building and ruined everything inside.
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Fire destroys warehouse, home
It has been two weeks since Garrett and Monica Monti lost their Luling home to fire, but the couple is still overwhelmed by the donations they have received from neighbors and friends that have helped them get their lives back in order. […]
Crime
Police: Teen tries to kill neighbor by setting house on fire
A former Destrehan High School student was arrested on Sept. 1 and charged with attempted first degree murder. […]