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Marrero man dies in high-speed crash while fleeing deputies in St. John Parish, state police say
Faulstich, 30, was unrestrained when his Camaro struck another car and crashed into a traffic signal pole on US 51, ...
Power restored after 6,000 lose power in Washington, Tangipahoa and St. John parishes
There were 2,237 customers without power, according to Washington-St.Tammany Electric Coop.'s outage map. There were 1,704 ...
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Historic stained-glass window from now-closed St. John the Baptist Church finds new home
A historic stained-glass window from the former St. John the Baptist Church now resides at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in ...
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St. James Parish School Board sued for allegedly denying special education services
A federal lawsuit alleges a prekindergarten student who has a disability was disenrolled shortly after the school system ...
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St. James Parish School Board sued for allegedly denying special education services
Filed in the New Orleans-based Eastern District of ... Grove Montessori Academy in August 2024. Herbert lives in St. John the Baptist Parish, while the child has a care arrangement in St. James ...
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Build a Business in 54 Hours at Techstars Startup Weekend
NEW ORLEANS - Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) will host Techstars Startup Weekend – New Orleans from May 16–18 at ...
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution—but very few of the jobs
People of color were underrepresented in all of the highest-paying jobs among the 30 states with a large petrochemical ...
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St John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation projects on hold after FEMA program cut
St. John the Baptist Parish flood mitigation and levee encampment projects are now on hold following the FEMA termination of ...