The Jefferson Parish Council approved giving each member $500,000 in discretionary funds Wednesday, paving the way for the at ...

A grant program to spruce up an aged West Bank neighborhood will relaunch this year with a major boost of $750,000 from state ...

Starting pay for public school teachers in the Baton Rouge region continues to increase, especially in Iberville Parish.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

Sean Barrette, 28, of Metairie, was convicted last week after he shot and killed three people during a shooting spree.

LSU Law student Katie Meno sounds the docket in juvenile and misdemeanor court as part of a rural internship program in Jeff ...

One of the least energy efficient states allows elected commissioners to use ratepayer money for ‘patronage’ projects — with ...

Judge Jacqueline Maloney of the 24th Judicial District Court handed down the sentence exactly six years after Barrette’s arrest.

Sean Barrette was convicted by a jury for a series of fatal shootings in East Jefferson, after a short deliberation, despite ...

A long-closed golf course in Jefferson Parish is being converted into affordable housing. Jefferson Parish officials will ...

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W) was awarded a key grant as part of Love the Boot Week, ...