Laplace, Louisiana

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• St. John Schools using - RtI' teachers to improve student reading
  

  Visit any one of the seven K-8 campuses in the St. John the Baptist Parish Public School System, and you are likely to see a small group of students meeting with a specialized reading teacher during recess or ...

• Fire latest tragedy for displaced family
  

  Staff Reporter LAPLACE Five former St. Bernard Parish residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina were displaced once again over the New Year's holiday weekend after a fireworks-ignited fire tore through their ...

• Teen alerts sleeping family to fire, helps them get out
  

  One LaPlace family has a teenager -- who they initially assumed was a misguided partier banging on their door early New Year's Day -- to thank for saving their lives.

• Council renews tech contract
  

  LAPLACE The St. John Parish Council unanimously approved a renewal of the parish's technology services contract with ACT Technologies of Reserve.

• Optimizing Spatial filters for Robust EEG Single-Trial Analysis
  

  Abstract Due to the volume conduction multichannel electroencephalogram recordings give a rather blurred image of brain activity.

• Grant touted at East St. John High
  

  Opportunities have expanded for students to raise their achievement levels at East St.

• St. John Parish authorities investigating homicide
  

  St. John the Baptist Parish authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a Reserve woman after a botched robbery, a spokesman said Wednesday.

• Vacherie woman dies in crash
  

  LAPLACE A two-vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish Monday evening claimed the life of a Vacherie woman, according to a release from Louisiana State Police.

• Far from home but close to hearts
  

  LAPLACE Donavon Pierre, 26, once a track and field standout at West St. John High School, had spent most of his early life in Edgard.

• 3 killed in Christmas Day wreck; 3 rescued by state trooper and Texas fireman
  

  A three-car crash in Laplace left three people dead just minutes into Christmas Day, and three were rescued from the fiery crash by a state trooper and Texas fireman who happened upon the crash.

• I-10 wreck in LaPlace claims three
  

  Staff Reporter LAPLACE a " A fiery wreck along Interstate 10 in LaPlace early Christmas morning claimed the life of a young woman and two children, according to a release from Louisiana State Police Troop B. ...

• Voters will decide on bonds
  

  LAPLACE a " The St. John Parish Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to send a $29.5 million Bond Issue to the voters of St.

• Death was a constant in girl's life
  

  Two days before she died in a Christmas morning car crash, a 6-year-old girl said to a relative, "Auntie, I don't want to die." That Tuesday morning, Diavion Hite was at the funeral of a great-aunt. She was ...

• Family begins to cope with losing 2 children in crash
  

  For the first time, the family of the two children killed in a Christmas morning car accident on I-10 in Laplace is speaking out.

• 3 killed in Christmas Day wreck from New Orleans
  

  A three-car crash in Laplace left three people dead just minutes into Christmas Day.

• Woman, two children killed in fiery crash in South Louisiana
  

  Two children and a young woman died this morning in a fiery crash west of New Orleans when the sport utility vehicle in which they were riding was hit by a tractor-trailer as the SUV was being driven slowly ...

• Fiery crash on I-10 leaves three people dead
  

  State police say a crash on I-10 early Christmas morning left three people dead, including two young children.

• Jindal meets the locals at the Bull's Corner
  

  Staff Reporter LAPLACE a " A hastily scheduled town hall meeting with Gov. Bobby Jindal in LaPlace Friday afternoon managed to attract about 200 attendants, including numerous local elected officials.

• St. John puts bond issues on ballot
  

  St. John the Baptist Parish government leaders will once again ask voters to approve borrowing money to repair, improve and expand services including water, drainage, roads and recreation, but this time voters ...

City Description

LaPlace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the east bank of the Mississippi River in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 27,684 at the 2000 census. LaPlace is the southern terminus of Interstate 55, where it joins with Interstate 10, and of US 51, where it terminates at the junction with US 61. LaPlace is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of New Orleans. The nickname is "Andouille Capital of the World" (for the food). LaPlace was settled as a farming village in the 18th century during Louisiana's French colonial era. It was named after early settler Basile LaPlace. The city's railroad station was established in 1883. LaPlace was the birthplace of early jazz musicians Kid Ory and Wellman Braud. LaPlace has been designated "Andouille Capital of the World." An Andouille Festival is held every year in October. Basile Laplace spelled his name with a small, not capital "p". LaPlace is located at 30°4′30″N 90°29′6″W / 30.075, -90.485 (30.075025, -90.484896) and has an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.8 km²), of

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• St. John the Baptist Parish
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