IBERVILLE - A Maringouin teen is dead following a car crash Friday morning in Iberville Parish.
State Police say 19-year-old Courtlyn Bonaventure was headed south on LA Highway 411, when she lost control and crossed the center line into the path of another vehicle.
The other vehicle hit... more »
MARINGOUIN- As the river rises, there's concern all around.
One town is already getting warned water could rise quickly.
People in Maringouin are worried about water backing up into the small town on 1,200 if the Morganza Spillway is opened.
Paul Terrance said, "I would not want... more »
MARINGOUIN - The town of Maringouin has two new fire trucks on the road, thanks to $700,000 in hurricane recovery money.
Town officials used the money to buy a pumper truck and a rescue pumper.
Mayor John Overton says Hurricane Gustav served as a wake-up call for the... more »
BATON ROUGE - A father-and-son team face up to one year in prison each for leading sport hunters to unauthorized areas to hunt American alligators.
Prosecutors say 66-year-old Larry Dees Sr. and 37-year-old Larry Dees Jr., both of Maringuoin, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Baton Rouge to violating both federal... more »
UPDATE: The woman killed in a motorcycle crash in Pointe Coupee Parish Sunday was a teacher at the Math, Science and Arts Academy in Plaquemine. State Police say Amanda Burns was riding her motorcycle on La. Highway 411 in Maringouin when she lost control, ran off the road and hit... more »
Iberville Parish Sheriff's deputies haven't had many leads in the shooting of 17-year-old Alicia Wiley. It happened in the town of Maringouin early Wednesday morning.
After walking down the street to her cousins house, Alicia was shot once in the stomach and once in the chest. Deputies say the... more »
BATON ROUGE - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National... more »
GRAPEVINE, Texas - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted... more »