Seventy-five sugar mills operating in Louisiana in 1800 produced 5 million pounds of sugar that sold for 8 cents a pound, netting about $400,000 to the planters. That was a lot of money in those days, ...

Berwick police arrested two juveniles and a 17-year-old in an Aug. 8 bus stop fight that flared up again in retaliation. --Juvenile, 14, Berwick was arrested at 3:04 p.m. Thursday on a warrant ...

The winners, not all of whom were present for the picture, were joined by Superintendent Dr. Buffy Fegenbush, left, and School Board President Alaina Black, right. The winners are Bayou Vista ...

St. Mary voters will soon decide whether to renew a sales tax that funds teacher and staff pay. The 0.45% sales tax will appear on the Oct. 11 ballot parishwide for a five-year re ...

The first in what is to be a series of budget and finance sessions for the Parish Council didn’t solve all the money problems. But the session before the regular Au ...