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• Wrong-way driver killed in car wreck on Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. James Parish

  December 9, 2023 10:41 PM

  GRAMERCY - A man was killed in a multi-car crash on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. James Parish early Saturday morning. State Police said 66-year-old Earnest Bradley of Vacherie was driving the wrong way along the bridge around 3:30 a.m. and hit a box truck head-on, causing Bradley's... more »

• LSP: Speeding likely a reason for deadly St. James Parish crash

  May 2, 2023 3:58 PM

  ST. JAMES PARISH - Excessive speed is believed to have been a factor in a single-vehicle crash in St. James Parish early Tuesday. The wreck killed 19-year-old Drake Ryan Upton, of Lafayette. Upton was driving a 2019 Ford F-150 south on LA 44 when it veered off the... more »

• St. James Parish teacher arrested on juvenile sex crimes charges

  January 12, 2022 1:46 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - A teacher from St. James Parish was arrested on charges in two parishes this week, including charges related to sex crimes involving a juvenile. Lisa Samuels, 50, was first arrested by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office on DWI charges and transferred to St. James where she is... more »

• Sunday Journal: The Bonfires are back Play Video

  December 6, 2021 4:15 AM

  After a cancelled year during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Christmas Eve tradition of setting bonfires on the levee in St. James Parish has returned. In 2021, the fires will once again light the way for Papa Noel. This week on Sunday Journal, audiences enjoy a... more »

• Christmas Eve bonfires returning to St. James after skipping 2020 due to COVID

  November 12, 2021 9:02 AM

  CONVENT - St. James Parish officials announced Friday that the Lighting of the Bonfires on Christmas Eve will return for the 2021 holiday season. The much-anticipated annual event, typically attended by an international audience, is a unique tradition for St. James Parish that involves lighting bonfires on Christmas Eve... more »

• Two drivers killed after vehicle careened through barriers in St. James Parish crash

  October 14, 2021 10:05 AM

  GRAMERCY - Two men were killed when a vehicle went through guardrails in a Wednesday night wreck on I-10 in St. James Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers identified the two deceased drivers as 45-year-old David Curtis of New Orleans and 55-year-old Herbert Fernandez of Springfield. An... more »

• 2 killed after vehicle careened through I-10 barriers in St. James Parish crash

  October 13, 2021 8:50 PM

  GRAMERCY - Two men were killed when a vehicle went through barriers in a Wednesday night wreck on I-10 in St. James Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers identified the two deceased drivers as 45-year-old David Curtis of New Orleans and 55-year-old Herbert Fernandez of Springfield. An... more »

• Mobile pharmacy opens in St. James Parish

  September 7, 2021 7:36 AM

  GRAMERCY- Just over a week after Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, St. James Parish is working hard to recover and over 7,000 area utility customers are awaiting power restoration. At this time, access to important retailers, such as pharmacies may be limited. In response to this need, a mobile... more »

• St. James Parish deputies find body of man believed to have died during Hurricane Ida

  September 2, 2021 7:46 AM

  ST. JAMES PARISH - A man was found dead in a St. James Parish home and authorities believe he passed away during Hurricane Ida. According to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office, it was Wednesday morning when deputies were contacted by a concerned citizen who asked officials to check... more »

• At least one person injured aboard vessel taking on water on MS River in St. James Play Video

  August 29, 2021 8:58 PM

  ST. JAMES - At least one person was injured in a reported incident on the Mississippi River as Ida moved across the parish Sunday evening. Stream WBRZ newscasts here. Click HERE for forecast information. In a live interview on WBRZ's extended weather coverage Sunday night, Sheriff Willey... more »

• St. James Parish partners with local hospital to improve vaccination process

  January 28, 2021 10:07 AM

  CONVENT - St. James Parish government issued a Thursday (Jan. 28) morning press release stating its intentions to partner with St. James Parish Hospital and local leaders to streamline the vaccination process by assisting with registration and transportation services. St. James Parish President Pete Dufresne explained that a recently... more »

• St. James Parish meets criteria to reopen bars under Phase 3 guidelines

  September 18, 2020 11:02 AM

  UPDATE: The state said an error led to the ATC giving St. James Parish clearance to reopen bars. They will not be allowed to open Friday. Full story here: https://www.wbrz.com/news/despite-go-ahead-from-atc-friday-ldh-says-st-james-parish-cannot-reopen-bars-yet ***** ST. JAMES PARISH - Officials with St. James Parish announced Friday that the Parish has met... more »

• Student arrested for phoning in bomb threat to Lutcher High School

  August 27, 2019 3:32 PM

  LUTCHER - A teen was arrested after a threat to Lutcher High prompted an evacuation of the school Tuesday. Officials said a phone threat was made to the school around 12:15, prompting them to remove all students from the building. Due to the length of the search, students were... more »

• Residents ordering junkyard to be cleaned up Play Video

  February 28, 2019 6:48 PM

  CONVENT - One man's treasure is another man's trash. At least that's what one property owner in Convent says. Calvin White contacted 2 On Your Side months ago about a property that he calls a junkyard. After multiple calls and meetings with people at the parish level, White says... more »

• Second suspect in deadly Christmas Eve shooting arrested in Baton Rouge

  December 25, 2018 12:22 PM

  LUTCHER – Authorities have arrested a second man tied to a deadly quadruple shooting involving a group of young men Christmas Eve night. Of the four shot, none were older than 25; the youngest was just 15. The teenager and a 25-year-old survived the shooting. The sheriff's office... more »

• Sheriff's office investigating local case of creepy clowns Play Video

  September 27, 2016 10:26 AM

  PAULINA - The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office asked people to report sightings of others dressed in scary Halloween costumes who may walk through businesses. Monday evening the department posted a picture of two people dressed as anything but happy clowns in a grocery store. Deputies wrote the... more »

• Off duty officer and good Samaritans save man from submerged car

  July 28, 2016 3:53 PM

  VACHERIE – A man was saved from drowning by an off duty Port Allen officer and two good Samaritans after his car became submerged in a bayou in St. James Parish. On Wednesday around 6 p.m., Troopers responded to a crash on LA 20 in St. James Parish after a... more »