St. Mary Parish Daily Narcotics Arrest Log - June 21, 2011:
Melissa Begley 44 yoa of 417 Seventh St., Morgan City was arrested on 6-20-2011 at 6:15 pm for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Xanax, Possession of Hydroxyzine, Possession of Lomotil... more »
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) - The aftermath of a disaster like the floods that submerged parts of Mississippi or the tornadoes that have wiped out towns in the Midwest and Southeast can leave victims with depression and other ailments. Although the wait was agonizing as floodwaters rose, experts say the extra... more »
Lafayette Education Foundation Teacher Awards 2011 will be at the Heymann and Performing Arts Center on January 27, 2011 from 7:30PM-9:30PM.
LEF Teacher Awards is a special awards event complete with limousines and red carpet. The Academy Awards style event was designed to honor Lafayette Parish School teachers for... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Renovation work has begun on the Hyatt Regency New Orleans - the hotel that became a familiar symbol of Hurricane Katrina's destruction when shattered glass poured onto streets and furniture was sucked out of broken windows. The $275 million project is aimed at a fall 2011... more »
Julia Williams, a math teacher at Lafayette High School, has been named Louisiana's Teacher of the Year 2011. In January, Williams will take over from Louisiana Teacher of the Year 2010, Holly Boffy of Paul Breaux Middle School. This is first time in a decade, and only the third time... more »
"It's time for me to leave the Legislature, and I'm going to leave on my own accord and my own two feet and on my own terms. That's more than some people can say." --Sen. Troy Hebert, I-Jeanerette, announcing that he won't seek re-election in 2011. Hebert is known for... more »