A long, tough prep football season ended Friday for St. Mary teams. For four of them, a new season begins. Central Catholic, Patterson, Franklin and West St.

At a special meeting Monday, the St. Mary Parish School Board approved an indefinite medical leave for Superintendent Dr. Buffy Fegenbush. Dr.

Greece announced on Friday it has agreed to purchase a minimum of 700 million cubic meters of liquified natural gas annually for the next 20 years from U.S.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in Louisiana and Texas cases regarding the display of the Ten Commandments in schools. The 5th U.S.