Saint James Parish, LA

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of June 20 to June 24. Brandon Deamer, 5930 Ingram Dr. Baton Rouge, LA, age 33, pled guilty to Theft Valued at $1,000 or More, but Less than $5,000. The defendant was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

During the week of June 20- June 24, 2022, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James. Ascension Parish:. Brandon Deamer, 5930 Ingram Dr. Baton Rouge, LA, age 33, pled guilty to Theft Valued...

LA 3274 (St. James Parish) – There will be an eastbound lane closure on LA 3274 near US 61 from 7:00 AM on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 until 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 30, 2022. This lane closure is necessary for Atmos to complete work in the area that requires them to bore under the railroad track.

On June 16, Governor John Bel Edwards signed Act No. 494 into law, restricting law enforcement agencies from publishing booking photos for most offenses. The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office quickly notified the public that they would not be posting booking photos unless the charges fall within the exceptions outlined in the law. The knee jerk reaction in the comments was that the public was being deprived of its right to be informed in favor of “protecting the criminals.”

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors. “Here at USDA, we continue to add experienced and talented individuals...

CONVENT — Booking photographs that were published or posted at the time an individual was arrested will no longer be published and posted, the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office announced. Due to recent legislation approved by the Louisiana Legislature, specifically House Bill No. 729, the St. James Parish...

This portion of Bayou Chevreuil in St. James Parish leads to 2,000 acres of swampland the state is buying from a group that includes the former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. The purchase price for the property is $9 million, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries intends to give the land to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for research. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Out on bail for a variety of gun and drug charges dating back to 2018, Jermaine Lee Lewis Jr. led St. James Parish sheriff's deputies on a chase through Lutcher and Gramercy neighborhoods that ended in a head-on crash with an unmarked patrol vehicle, sheriff's deputies said. Neither Lewis nor...

All lanes are back to normal operations after it was reported that a crash was eastbound traffic of Interstate 10 in St. John Parish, according to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office. No other information about the crash is known.

LAPLACE — The River Parishes Tourist Commission is the destination marketing and management organization for St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes. “In 1999, our legislators decided that the three parishes together here in the River Parishes needed to be one tourist commission,” Executive Director Jay Robichaux said. “Every parish has a tourist commission. We are the only one that represents three parishes.”

ST. JAMES PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking drivers to avoid LA 18 because a large section is closed due to a chemical release at a plant in the area. Deputies said LA 18 is closed from the Sunshine Bridge (LA 77) to...

An ammonia leak from the Mosaic Faustina plant in northwestern St. James Parish briefly forced the closure of a stretch of River Road south of the Sunshine Bridge before crews got the release in hand Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Willy Martin said crews were able to isolate a leaking line and...

Detour/Alternate Route: Motorists traveling LA 44 west may take LA 54 north to US 61, then west to LA 3213, then south to re-intersect LA 44. Motorists traveling LA 44 east may take LA 3213 north to US 61, then east to LA 54, then south to re-intersect LA 44.

VACHERIE — Diana Diaz, a rising senior at St. James High School, was among 31 outstanding students from across the state selected as new members of the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council. Diaz will work alongside her peers over the next year to influence the legislative decisions on issues...

The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of May 30 to June 3. Landon Netterville, 12395 Thomassie Rd. St. Amant, LA, age 26, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance (2 counts) and was sentenced to 1 year with the Louisiana Department of Correctios with credit for time served.

During the week of May 30 – June 3, 2022, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James. Ascension Parish:. Landon Netterville, 12395 Thomassie Rd. St. Amant, LA, age 26, pled guilty to...