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• EPA settles with St. John the Baptist plant operator; says deal will reduce pollution

  April 24, 2023 7:40 PM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - The EPA on Monday announced details of an agreement that it says will reduce the release of pollutants from a Reserve chemical plant. The deal involves the Evonik Corporation facility that, inspections determined, had been emitting unacceptable levels of ethylene oxide and other... more »

• Misidentified worker caused lockdown at chemical plant

  December 9, 2021 1:56 PM

  GARYVILLE - A suspicious person caused a lockdown at a St. John chemical plant Thursday, forcing widespread concern in the small town on the east bank of the river near LaPlace. "It's all clear," Sheriff Mike Tregre told WBRZ. The sheriff said it was a case of mistaken... more »

• St. John the Baptist Parish remains under curfew, boil water advisory

  September 1, 2021 5:59 AM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - As St. John the Baptist Parish continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Ida, local leaders are taking steps to increase public safety. Curfew One such step is the implementation of a curfew that is currently in place from 7 p.m. until... more »

• Sheriff: Man put on mask before killing 2 in stabbing rampage; teen from BR hospitalized Play Video

  October 26, 2020 6:09 AM

  LAPLACE - A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and her teenage sister to death allegedly put on a mask before he went on his vicious stabbing spree over the weekend, authorities said Monday. The disturbing new details came in a statement from the St. John the Baptist Parish... more »

• Early morning shooting leaves 1 dead in LaPlace

  November 9, 2015 10:50 AM

  LAPLACE - Sheriff’s deputies in St. John the Baptist Parish are investigating a shooting that left one man dead early this morning in LaPlace. Deputies say the shooting happened at a residence in the 400 block of Orange Loop in LaPlace at around 4:32 a.m. Responding deputies found a... more »