Richard Meek

Elizabeth Scuderi was unable to hide her emotions as she remembered her nephew, Vietnam hero Raymond Clausen, this past Saturday.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is being remembered by clergy members and the laity in the Diocese of Baton Rouge as one of the church’s great theologians who was clear in defining the teachings of the church, a man of humility with a love of others and whose teachings were imbued with a love for Christ.

St. Thomas Chapel sits alone on a busy highway in Springfield, her simple Greek Revival structure offering a cozy and country feel as she extends a friendly welcome to visitors.

A tree limb that impacted a powerline caused a power outage in a confined area of Hammond on Tuesday afternoon.

Recovery efforts in St. John the Baptist Parish are continuing well into the holiday season, more than a year after Hurricane Ida’s destructive path. The latest sign is repair of the roof at the Woodland water treatment facility pump housing building. Although the $33,795 price tag was n…

Restoring trust in the school system was the message interim superintendent of St. John the Baptist Schools Rebecca Johnson delivered during the Parish Council meeting this Tuesday night in Edgard. Johnson was making her first appearance before council members since being appointed interim…

Redistricting in St. John the Baptist Parish has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ida but potential plans should begin to emerge soon, according to South Central Planning and Development Commission officials. Commission Executive Director Kevin Belanger told the parish c…

Hurricane season is in full swing, and with at least one tropical system having already skipped through the Gulf of Mexico’s warming waters, St. John the Baptist Parish officials continue to address devastation left by Hurricane Ida nearly a year ago. During their June 28 meeting, council…

Mosquitos, roofs and fencing garnered attention from St. John the Baptist Parish Council members during their meeting this past Tuesday night in LaPlace. And the council, without comment, approved the issuance of $15 million in general obligation bonds, the first tranche of the $58 bond ap…

Neighborhoods in St. John the Baptist Parish should be once again shining, according to two Entergy officials who addressed parish council members this past Tuesday night in LaPlace. Albert Galindo, director of the electrical company’s street lighting throughout southeast Louisiana, said E…

Hurricane Ida’s wrath continues to ding St. John the Baptist Parish’s coffers, although the federal government is helping to soften the blow. The Parish Council adopted three resolutions during its meeting this past Tuesday night totaling nearly $700,000 for water meter and hydrant repairs…

Financial savvy thinking by St. John the Baptist Parish engineering consultant Joseph Savoie could potentially save the parish thousands of dollars in future construction costs, especially on materials used to remove and replace sidewalks, driveways and street panels. By petitioning the Pa…