St. John the Baptist Parish is a swampy, rural swath of Louisiana that straddles the Mississippi River. It’s an unassuming place with one Walmart, a population of about 43,000, and local ...

According to state police, Cecilia Adams, 71, of LaPlace, was struck and killed Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. on U.S. 61 north near Carrollwood Drive.

LAPLACE, La. — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a crop duster plane crashed in LaPlace field. The sheriff’s office says it received a call at approximately 9:12 ...