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Nursing Annex Building broke ground today at Nicholls State University
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new nursing annex building at Nicholls State University, home of the Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing was held today. Dean Raquel Engolio says this marks the beginning of a project aimed at enhancing the university’s nursing education facilities. “This type of building...
Metairie man and 17-year-old girl arrested after JPSO deputy fires gun during confrontation
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has identified the suspects arrested after a deputy fired his service weapon while trying to take them into custody in a stolen vehicle, according to authorities. Kedric Constantine, 26, and Alea Lewis, 17, both of Metairie, were booked with illegal possession of stolen property, said...
Slidell woman sentenced to year + 1 day in prison, ordered to repay over $1.2M for Pandemic-related healthcare fraud
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON (“WATSON”), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818.
K&B drug stores heir launches new real estate firm and industrial project in Luling
Andrew Marcus was just 8 years old in 1998, when his grandfather Sydney Besthoff sold the family drug store business, K&B, to Rite Aid. So, while Marcus remembers the chain’s iconic purple logo and beloved peppermint ice cream, the family business he grew up in wasn’t focused on running pharmacies but on real estate — specifically, managing more than 100 retail properties the Besthoffs owned even after they sold K&B.
BORN TOUGH: Marian Brandt Eades was a winner from the start
Former Salmen standout Marian Brandt Eades was always destined to be tough. The youngest of nine siblings, she was the baby girl, but that doesn't mean her brothers and sisters went easy on her. "I just loved (being part of a big family)," Eades said. "All we did when I...
C.J. Gardner-Johnson sent shade to Tyrann Mathieu over Madden rating. Honey Badger responded.
Former New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson took issue with the published player ratings from the "Madden 25" video game. One of this targets? His replacement with the Saints, Tyrann Mathieu. Gardner-Johnson, now with the Eagles, quoted a graphic with the top 10-rated safeties in the game, which is scheduled...
No water, no shelter when property owner give notices to leave
BATON ROUGE - Tenants living in some apartment buildings in Melrose East got a surprise this week when they found some paperwork taped to their doors. The property owners and on-site manager have not been responsive to their requests for more information. Aurora Curtis got a "Past Due Notice" from...
Infant dead after being 'forgotten' in car
BATON ROUGE - Deputies are investigating after an infant was forgotten in the backseat of a car and died Tuesday afternoon. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said the parent left their home Tuesday morning to bring the 6-month-old child to daycare before work. Deputies said the parent continued on to work and didn't realize until going to the pick the baby up from daycare in the evening that the child had been in the car all day.
Former Baton Rouge Walk-On’s offices sold for $3.8 million, see who bought it
The former headquarters of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux have been sold to a Thibodaux civil engineering firm for $3.8 million. Duplantis Design Group bought the building at 3960 Burbank Drive in a deal that was filed Tuesday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s Office. Duplantis has more...
Gumbo the Great Blue Heron is the new gameday character for Prairieville High
Gumbo the Great Blue Heron is the new gameday character for the Prairieville High School Hurricanes. The new character logo featuring a Great Blue Heron was developed by the school's leadership following feedback from the community and incoming students. "The Great Blue Heron, which we are lovingly nicknaming Gumbo, will...
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