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 ...

--John Demarco, 35, Frontage Road, Centerville, was arrested at 10:12 a.m. Friday on three counts of failure to appear for ...

Submitted photo On a recent fishing trip, Patterson High 10th-grader Taylor Rodrigue had his tackle box stolen by an adult. When the tackle box was returned, the tackle was missing. Bayou Outdoors ...

St. Mary police agencies reported 11 arrests early this week, including two by parish deputies on prescription drug charges.

Marine extension agent Jordan Poole, left, along with a couple of graduate students help Megan La Peyre look for oyster and mussel samples. Seth Blitch, right, on a boat heading toward a living reef ...

By JOHN FLORES Much of the southeastern United States is blessed with long deer seasons and generous harvest limits. What’s more, you can hunt deer with everything from a compou ...

Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Dr. Dallas Domangue, anesthesiologist, to the active medical staff. A native of Houma, Domangue earned his undergraduate ...

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380 ...