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  • Suspect in St. John deputy ambush pleads guilty

    May 22, 2013 9:27 AM

    EDGARD - One of the suspects charged in the deadly ambush last August that claimed the lives of two St. John Parish sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two others has pleaded guilty. Derrick Smith, the younger brother of suspected gunman Brian Smith and son of Terry Smith, who... more »
  • Deputy injured in August ambush out of hospital

    November 26, 2012 5:59 PM

    MONTZ, La. - A St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputy hospitalized since an August shoot-out that killed two other deputies is back home in Montz. Chief Deputy Harold Klibert says Jason Triche returned home on Monday from a Baton Rouge hospital. Klibert says people lined streets to welcome him.... more »
  • Corps: Isaac's path, slow speed caused flooding

    November 9, 2012 6:21 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A post-Hurricane Isaac study by the Army Corps of Engineers says Isaac's storm surge flooding of areas that were not inundated during Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav was not caused by post-Katrina improvements to New Orleans area levee system. Instead, the study says, surge flooding during Isaac was... more »
  • Flooded St. John schools may not reopen this year

    October 5, 2012 2:32 PM

    LAPLACE - It may be a full school year before students from East St. John High School and Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School can return to their campuses. St. John the Baptist Parish school officials had hoped to have the two campuses, which were flooded during Hurricane Isaac, ready for... more »
  • Accused cop killer still doesn't have perm. lawyer Play Video

    October 3, 2012 5:51 PM

    EDGARD, La. - Kyle David Joekel, who's accused of killing two St. John the Baptist Sheriff Deputies in August, still isn't sure who his lawyers will be when he finally faces a jury. Today in court Joekel's original public defender withdrew from the case, and two other attorneys from... more »
  • Angry over denial for disaster aid, man pulls gun

    September 13, 2012 3:55 PM

    LAPLACE - A man who allegedly got a fully loaded AR-15 assault rifle from his pickup truck after being turned down for disaster food stamps is jailed in St. John the Baptist Parish. Louisiana State Police say a claims processor in LaPlace told officers that a man had become irate... more »
  • Isaac victims flooded with emotion Play Video

    September 7, 2012 6:05 PM

    LAPLACE- Cleanup continues in St. John Parish more than a week after Hurricane Isaac sent flood water into several neighborhoods near Lake Pontchartrain. Residents whose property took on several feet of water are just beginning to deal with the damage caused by the flooding. "It was like the... more »
  • Volunteers making a difference for flood victims Play Video

    September 6, 2012 6:20 PM

    LAPLACE - It will take weeks for some to clean up the mess left by Hurricane Isaac in St. John Parish, and that massive task has brought dozens of volunteers into the parish to give a helping hand. "Some of these people are busy working, that's why we come... more »
  • Ferry service restarts in St. John parish

    September 3, 2012 4:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Ferry operations in St. John the Baptist Parish have resumed. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said the Edgard/Reserve ferry reopened Monday across the Mississippi River in the parish that had severe flooding in some areas from Hurricane Isaac. Operating hours are 5 a.m. to 9... more »
  • 3,000 being rescued, evacuated from LaPlace

    August 29, 2012 8:30 PM

    LAPLACE - Emergency resources were moved to St. John the Baptist Parish to rescue 3,000 people trapped there because of flooding in the wake of tropical storm Isaac, which was a hurricane when it passed through. The governor's office said storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas caused... more »
  • 1,500 forced from homes by rising water

    August 29, 2012 8:00 PM

    LAPLACE - In St. John the Baptist Parish about 25 miles from New Orleans, at least 1,500 people were forced from their homes by floodwaters and thousands should evacuate, according to the governor's office. Rising water closed off all main thoroughfares into the parish, and in many areas, water lapped... more »
  • EBRSO, UBS team up to honor St. John deputies Play Video

    August 24, 2012 4:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A blood drive held today will ultimately help cut hospital costs for St. John Parish Sheriff's deputies injured in two shootings last week. United Blood Services Phlebotomist Maria Irving says the blood will not necessarily be given to deputies Michael Boyington and Jason Triche in the... more »
  • EBRSO holds blood drive for shot St. John deputies

    August 24, 2012 10:41 AM

    BATON ROUGE - People lined up today to give blood in East Baton Rouge Parish in support of deputies killed and wounded in a shooting last week in St. John Parish. The blood drive began at 10 a.m. on St. Louis Street in Baton Rouge, and will continue until... more »
  • Thousands gather to say final farewell for deputy Play Video

    August 22, 2012 6:12 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of friends and family members, including law enforcement from as far away as Chicago, crowded Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home to give a final farewell to Deputy Brandon Nielsen. "They woke up one morning to go to work to protect us, all of us in... more »
  • Resident: Deputy ambush sounded like "warzone" Play Video

    August 16, 2012 6:11 PM

    LAPLACE- Glenn Crowley said he's still trying to comprehend the sounds he heard early Thursday, when two deputies were killed by a man with an automatic weapon near where he lives. "I heard at least 30 rounds go off, it blew me away," he said. "I called my wife... more »
  • 2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout Play Video

    August 16, 2012 8:37 AM

    LaPLACE - Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana have been shot to death and two other deputies were wounded in a series of shootings in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans. Sheriff Mike Tregre said five people were in custody in connection with the shooting. He identified... more »
  • Two killed, two injured in early morning wreck

    September 24, 2010 11:39 AM

    Two men were killed and two more injured in a crash early this morning in St. John the Baptist Parish. According to State Police, a white pickup driven by 21-year-old Colby Landry of Pierre Part tried to pass at least one vehicle on Highway 3127 when it lost control.... more »
  • One dead, three hurt in St. John shooting

    May 23, 2010 3:48 PM

    One man was killed and three people were wounded in a Sunday morning shooting in St. John the Baptist Parish. Darron Russell, 42, of Paulina, died of multiple gunshot wounds at St. James Hospital. Capt. Dane Clement, a sheriff's office spokesman, says two men, ages 38 and 18, were hospitalized... more »
  • St. John may ban smoking inside public housing

    May 10, 2010 12:16 PM

    The St. John Housing Authority says banning smoking would cute both maintenance costs and exposure to second hand smoke. They may become the first agency in the metro New Orleans area to ban smoking inside the agency's public housing properties. The U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development recommends... more »

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