BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Police Troop A, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Ascension Parish Thursday, July 2, beginning at 8 p.m. 

The State Fire Marshal is encouraging families to be safe during the holiday weekend when it comes to fireworks.

Gonzales Police Chief Sherman Jackson reminds residents that Sec. 9-21 of the City Code prohibits the sale, possession, use, distribution, transportation or discharge of pyrotechnics of any kind within the city limits.

A St. James Parish jury convicted Terrell Stipe of the second-degree murder of Keelan Irvin, 25, of Gonzales, according to 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin.

ST. AMANT – Three adults and an infant were involved in a two-vehicle crash on Weber City and Hwy. 429 Wednesday afternoon. No one was seriously injured in the crash.

SORRENTO – An audit of the police department ordered by the Town Council in late February revealed numerous violations and lapses in accounting of expenditures and collections by the police.

DONALDSONVILLE - The Donaldsonville City Council considerably hiked fees for garbage, law enforcement and gas during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night at City Hall.

Garbage disposal and law enforcement fees both have risen from $6 to $11 while the gas fee is expected to increase by $.50 but remain under $7 total according to how the bill is computed.

“It is a big increase,” Carl Capone said from the audience.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning has issued a ban on burning for the entire state beginning today. The ban began today at 4 p.m. and will remain in effect until rescinded.

ST. AMANT – A 22-year-old man sustained serious injuries Monday after a vehicle struck him in front of Berthelot’s Hall off Stringer Bridge Road.

BATON ROUGE – A Prairieville man was seriously injured Monday morning on Airline Highway near Siegen Lane when he crashed on a motorcycle, according to Louisiana State Police.

An autopsy found that a bullet fired by Louis Scioneaux killed his stepson, Sheldon Brown, according to Ascension Parish Chief Deputy Tony Bacala.

ANGOLA – Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeffrey Wiley is among the 2009 inductees to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.

Louisiana State Police arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of about $200,000 worth of tires.

A teenage boy fatally shot a 30-year-old Prairieville man early Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, according to city police.

A teenage boy fatally shot a 30-year-old Prairieville man early Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, according to city police.