Gary Driskell News Today

CENTERVILLE - St Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell has his fingers crossed to break ground on a proposed new $5 million substation and a $1 million new motor pool facility,

FRANKLIN - Facing more than a $2.5 million shortfall, the St. Mary Parish Council learned Wednesday, while mulling over $400,000 in cuts to programs like medical transportation and elderly meals,

(Editor’s note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests.

ST. MARY PARISH - Hundreds of people gathered inside the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium Thursday to say their final goodbye to Saint Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith.

Community members in St. Mary Parish shared fond memories of Sheriff Blaise Smith who died Saturday afternoon. According to Smith’s obituary, He had over a 50 year law enforcement career.

The St. Mary Parish community is reeling following the death of Sheriff Blaise Smith Saturday.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office announced Sheriff Blaise Smith passed away on Saturday, Feb. 24 at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Here's the list of races and propositions that voters cast their ballots on, as well as the results.

We've got the details on each parish ballot, along with the links to help you see what you'll be voting on.

We've sent out questions to all the candidates in some of Acadiana's hottest races. We're posting the candidates' responses verbatim as we receive them.