The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LDOTD) announced last week that construction on two State road projects, the Bayou Chevreuil Bridge replacement and the Highway 20 widening project, are ramping up and motorists should expect intermittent lane closures from now until the conclusion of the projects.
During a recent St. James Parish Council meeting, District 1 Councilman Todd Poché told his fellow Council members and the public that if we want bumpy and damaged railroad crossings repaired and smoothed over there is a little known process in place to alert railroad companies that repairs are needed.
The St. James Parish School Board recognized the 2025 New Teachers of the Year and they are Danielle Joseph, a middle school teacher at Gramercy Elementary, and Kori Morris, who teaches at St. James High School.
Twenty-third Judicial District Judge Jason Verdigets has ruled that the Parish Council’s vote to uphold the St. James Planning Commission’s decision to deny St. James Solar’s Land Use Application to construct a 2,200 acre solar farm in Vacherie was sound, proper and lawful.
St. James Parish Registrar of Voters, Taylor Roussel, would like to announce important dates for the upcoming Municipal Primary election to be held on March 29, 2025.
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