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• Vehicle fire on I-55 (northbound) near LaPlace causes slowdown

  December 17, 2021 7:43 AM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - A vehicle Fire on I-55 northbound between LaPlace and Ruddock has one lane blocked. The right lane is blocked, though the vehicle fire has been extinguished and the left lane, which was temporarily closed, is now open. Congestion from this incident has reached... more »

• Veteran's home in Reserve loses 25 veterans in three weeks, but few were tested for virus

  April 10, 2020 10:55 AM

  St. John The Baptist Parish - Since late March, nearly 39% of the residents at a south Louisiana assisted living facility have died. The Advocate reports that a total of 25 veterans who lived at the Southeastern Louisiana Veteran's Home in Reserve passed away and only twelve of those... more »

• 200 homes and buildings damaged in LaPlace, many unlivable

  February 24, 2016 3:39 PM

  LAPLACE, La. ( WWLTV ) - St. John the Baptist Parish remained under a state of emergency Wednesday as clean up continued in LaPlace as residents pick up the pieces of their homes after a violent storm charged through the parish Tuesday afternoon. Parish President Natalie Robottom said that 200... more »