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Residents of St. John the Baptist Parish, an area some have coined "Cancer Alley," are experiencing health issues they attribute to nearby industrial plants.
In this guest column, John Clark, the president of the Amite River Basin Commission argues that the new flood plan the ...
Thousands of people across Louisiana and Mississippi are waking up without electricity Wednesday, May 7. The outages come as the Baton Rouge area braces for a threat of severe weather and possible ...
There’s a long history of hate groups using new technologies to spread their message. In the 1930s, it was radio. In the 2010s, it was social media. In 2025, it ...
ST. HELENA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A deputy employed at the St. Helena Parish Jail facing multiple charges after allegedly taking cigarettes, drugs and cell phone cards into the jail. Gregory Goods ...
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A St. Tammany Parish home is destroyed after a fire Wednesday morning, April 30. In a post to Facebook, firefighters with St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection ...
The relics of the Holy Empress Helena, mother of the Holy Emperor Constantine the Great, will be brought, starting on Wednesday and until May 8, on pilgrimage from Venice to the Pantocrator Monastery ...
Ledet, of St. Helena Parish, is the Town of Independence prosecutor. She also is a parent attorney in the Juvenile Court for Child in Need of Care for the 21st Judicial District public defender's ...
With 237 of 238 polls reporting, Leslie Church, of the Liberal Party, is projected to win in Toronto—St. Paul’s. As of 4:21 p.m., Church has 42,668 of 68,928 votes (61.9%). Incumbent Don ...
With 197 of 197 polls reporting, incumbent Joanne Thompson, of the Liberal Party, is projected to be re-elected in St. John’s East. As of 4:18 p.m., Thompson has 28,554 of 45,859 votes (62.26%).
For many of us, this is the most exciting week of the year. The St. Helena Farmers’ Market board and staff have been working for months to be ready to welcome our vendors and shoppers for ...
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — An $8 million dollar project is underway to improve the infrastructure of the historic Ruth Canal. Funding for the project is from the district’s reserves for ...