St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
Date: July 16, 2012 According to Sheriff Mark Hebert during the last 72 hour reporting period the Sheriff's Office responded to119 complaints and reports the following arrests: Edin Omar Soto Suazo,...
View ArticleSt.Mary Parish Daily Narcotics Arrest Report
The St. Mary Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division reports the following arrests: Jamie M. Williams, 26, 1305 Burke Place Ln. Bayou Vista, LA was arrested on July 16, 2012 at 12:44am on Hwy 90 in Bayou...
View ArticleFranklin Daily Arrest Report
The Franklin Police Department responded to 54 complaints over the past weekend and made the following arrests:7/13/2012 @ 2:02 PM, TOMMY DENNIS MORGAN JR., 22, of Verdunville Road - Franklin, LA was...
View ArticleSt. Landry Parish Sheriffs Office Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for July 16, 2012.St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office responded to over 215 complaints over the past 72 hours. On behalf of Sheriff Bobby J....
View ArticleSTM Fishing Rodeo
St. Thomas More High School will be hosting a Fishing Rodeo at Cypremort Point this weekend. Fishing begins on Friday, July 20th at midnight. The weigh-in begins 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21st at...
View ArticleNational Ice Cream Day
National ice cream day is the 3rd Sunday of July! President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as national Ice Cream Month in 1984. Since then, ice cream has been a great refreshing, sweet and delightful...
View ArticleHolden mum on who got festival tickets
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden won't say who got his office's 30 tickets to a luxury suite at the Bayou Country Superfest in May.According to The Advocate newspaper,...
View ArticleVidalia teen sought in stepfather's death
VIDALIA, La. (AP) - Concordia Parish officials say they are looking for a teenager suspected in the shooting death of his stepfather. The 15-year-old, who was not identified because of his age,...
View ArticleWhite Castle ferry may shut down permanently
WHITE CASTLE, La. (AP) - The ferry that carries passengers across the Mississippi from White Castle to Carville ferry has been temporarily docked since June due to a mechanical malfunction, but state...
View ArticleBike ride honors Calcasieu fatal accident victim
MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) - Calcasieu Parish bicycle riders gathered for a memorial ride after a weekend accident killed a Moss Bluff physician. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's officials say Dr. Mario Beltran,...
View Article4 arrested after Lake Charles man's death
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Four arrests have been made in connection with the death of an 83-year-old Lake Charles man. The victim was John LeBleu, who police said was killed during a robbery at his...
View ArticleDNR geologist: Gas may be bubbling from salt dome
ASSUMPTION PARISH, La. (AP) - A top geologist at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources says bubbling gas in bayous in Assumption Parish may be connected to a salt dome deep underground. The...
View ArticleTarpon rodeo no longer just a good ol' boys event
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Just when the 64th annual Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo looked like it was turning out to be a good ol' boys reunion, a handful of women came to the weigh station and...
View ArticleSecurity software, other library purchases on hold
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Librarians in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes say the loss of $23,000 in technology money from the state is forcing them to put off plans for software upgrades, such as Internet...
View ArticleSwamp People Casting Call
The creators of the hit show Swamp People are looking for Alligator Hunters. The applicants must be real licensed hunters in Louisiana or Texas with at least 50 tags for the upcoming season. Men and...
View ArticleSalt water moving up Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With the Mississippi River running at low levels, salt water is moving up from the Gulf of Mexico. The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/PYQiKK) that denser, heavier saltwater...
View ArticleTarpon rodeo no longer just a good ol' boys event
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Just when the 64th annual Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo looked like it was turning out to be a good ol' boys reunion, a handful of women came to the weigh station and...
View ArticleLa. produce growers have new marketing group
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Produce growers in Louisiana have a new organization for marketing, lobbying and providing information about production. LSU AgCenter gardening specialist Kiki Fontenot says a...
View ArticleNo big winners in top-money Louisiana lotteries
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says nobody won the jackpots in big-money lotteries sold in Louisiana. That means the top prizes rise to $60,000 for Easy 5, $300,000 for Louisiana Lotto...
View ArticleStocks falling after consumer spending slides
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks slipped Monday morning on Wall Street after a disappointing report on retail spending suggested that U.S. consumers may once again be heading for shelter. The Dow Jones...
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