A Saturday night football game, in which Franklin Senior High was to be Peabody Magnet High's homecoming opponent, has been postponed after what the Alexandria city government called a "credible secur ...

O'Shaunessy Battle was crowned Friday as Patterson's 2025 homecoming queen. She was escorted by her mother, Shaneka Hill, and her brother, Quantravious Hill.

St. Mary law enforcement agencies reported four arrests related to domestic abuse late this week. Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the last 48-hour reporting period, the Sheriff's Office ...

Two people were taken by helicopter for medical treatment Friday after a boating accident near the Jessie Fontenot Memorial Boat Landing in the Berwick area.

I am a gay man who has been with my husband for more than 30 years. He’s from a different culture, as are our now-grown adopted children. Most of my family members ar ...

Many readers who love Louisiana literature will gather this weekend in St. Francisville to celebrate the life and works of novelist Walker Percy. He was, to me, a literary icon wh ...

Asked about St. Mary’s greatest advantage and disadvantage in economic development, Christy Zeringue gave the same answer twice. “It’s the coast and the coast,” said Zerin ...

A tribute to slain right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk kicked up a social media storm locally. And at Tuesday’s Morgan City Council meeting, two African American residents said t ...

The Morgan City Council on Tuesday introduced a 2026 budget, a document on which federal funds and a natural gas system upgrade project have a big impact.

Early voting for the Oct. 11 election opens Saturday with a School Board sales tax renewal on the ballot. Early voting will run Saturday through Oct. 4, excluding Sunday. The hour ...

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