• Schools target fee-splitting deals
After tabling the issue at a St. John the Baptist Parish School Board meeting earlier this month, the board's executive committee will meet this morning to resume discussions on a new disclosure policy for service contracts.

• THE CANDIDATE St. john the baptist parish president
Perry Bailey

• Woman arrested in man's stabbing
A Norco woman was booked with aggravated battery after she allegedly stabbed her 64-year-old boyfriend in the neck following an altercation in their home, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.

• Boe says he would bring youthful energy to office
Buddy Boe is a man in a hurry.

• Meth lab turns up in LaPlace shrubs
A mobile methamphetamine laboratory was discovered under shrubbery Tuesday in the 500 block of Oak Alley Drive in LaPlace by St. John the Baptist Parish detectives who were acting on a complaint of illegal narcotics activity, authorities said.

• Students booked in fire at school
Two students accused of setting fire to a bathroom at East St. John High School on Tuesday were arrested, authorities said.

• THE CANDIDATE: St. John the baptist parish president
GARY "BUDDY" BOE

• 3 arrests made in dogfight case
St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested three Reserve men and are searching for a fourth in connection with dogfighting after Animal Control officers witnessed the men fighting two pit bulls Monday in the 300 block of Homewood Place, authorities said.

• THE CANDIDATE: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH PRESIDENT
Natalie H. Robottom

• Woman says fiancé molested her child
A LaPlace man has been booked with molestation of a juvenile after an incident with his fiancée's 10-year-old daughter, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office.

• Candidates face tough audience at youth forum
High school students from St. John the Baptist Parish, including a few who are registered to vote, gathered in the library of East St. John High School in Reserve Monday morning for the opportunity to get up close and personal with the five candidates vying for parish president.

• Gunman flees with purse, cops say
A 48-year-old Gramercy woman was robbed at gunpoint early Monday in LaPlace, according to authorities with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office.

• Jeff suspects arrested in Ama burglary
Two men have been booked with simple burglary after breaking into a home on Bernard Avenue in Ama, according to authorities with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.

• Suspects arrested in Ama burglary
Two men have been booked with simple burglary after breaking into a home on Bernard Avenue in Ama, according to authorities with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.

• Input sought for land use plan
St. Charles Parish officials want to know what residents think are critical issues and services as they continue to craft a comprehensive land use plan to guide the parish for the next couple of decades.

• St. John hopefuls discuss faith
Candidates for St. John the Baptist Parish president fielded questions about their faith and how they would root out corruption in government during a forum hosted by the New Wine Christian Fellowship in LaPlace on Thursday night.

• Port board picks leader
Louis A. Joseph has been elected president of the Port of South Louisiana's Board of Commissioners.

• 2 arrested in drug raid at LaPlace apartment
St. John the Baptist Parish narcotics detectives arrested two LaPlace men Wednesday afternoon at a Cambridge Drive apartment after a drug raid yielded an assortment of drugs and drug paraphernalia used to sell illegal narcotics, sheriff's authorities said.

• Forum to host St. John hopefuls
New Wine Christian Fellowship is hosting a forum tonight for the five candidates seeking the St. John the Baptist Parish presidency.

• LaPlace father accused of battery
A 33-year-old LaPlace man was arrested late Tuesday evening and booked with sexual battery after he was found in bed with his partially clothed 8-year-old daughter by the child's mother, according to St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's authorities.

• Reverse course, St. John judge told
State prosecutors have asked a St. John the Baptist Parish district judge to reverse her decision to vacate a murder indictment against an 8-year-old Reserve boy's stepfather, mother and stepbrother.

• Emergency center is on agenda
A new emergency operations center for St. Charles Parish should be built across the street from the parish courthouse in Hahnville, according to a proposal by Parish President V.J. St. Pierre Jr.

• Resident wounds man at door
A Garyville man has told authorities that he shot and wounded a man who awakened him early Saturday morning by knocking furiously at his front door and then lunged at him when he opened the door, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office.

• St. John voters to weigh property tax
St. John the Baptist Parish residents will cast ballots starting Saturday to decide on a new parish president and whether to renew a 1-mill property tax that pays for housing juvenile offenders.

• Luling woman arrested on drug charges
St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a 30-year-old Luling woman on charges of selling drugs out of her home, which abuts an elementary school, according to authorities.

• Luling woman arrested on drug charges
St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a 30-year-old Luling woman on charges of selling drugs out of her home, which abuts an elementary school, according to authorities.

• St. John sees drops in crime
St. John the Baptist Parish crime decreased last year in all seven major crime categories reducing the parish's crime rate by 11 percent from 2008, according to statistics released Monday in Sheriff Wayne L. Jones' annual crime statistics report.