Dark clouds gathered over St. James Parish on Friday morning, but they could not dampen the spirit of a community determined to celebrate freedom.
The day following the St. James Parish Council’s 4 to 3 decision to change the designation of the Shady Grove area in Romeville from Agricultural to Industrial on the generalized future land use plan, attorneys for Inclusive Louisiana, Mt. Triumph Baptist Church and RISE St. James filed a temporary restraining order enjoining the Parish from taking further action to implement the ordinance.
St. James Parish Hospital announced on Monday a planned leadership transition as Chief Executive Officer MaryEllen Pratt prepares to retire at the end of July 2026 following nearly two decades of leadership at the hospital.
The Lutcher Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in Special Session Tuesday night to hold a Public Hearing and then vote to enact an ordinance that would amend the Town’s laws to allow brand new mobile homes to be placed in areas of the Town zoned Residential-1 (R-1).
The Convent Clarifier project, which is now complete and fully operational and a major upgrade to the St. James Parish water system, was funded through a grant from the Louisiana Water Sector and funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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