Ryan Arena

Learn how to learn. That lesson is where it all started for KeRon Jackson, who credits one of his own math teachers growing up as an inspiration toward becoming a teacher himself. “The way she inspired me [...]

A hungry Destrehan team will soon take the field, and it will waste no time diving headfirst into strong competition. The Fighting Wildcats will see back-to-back marquee games to begin the season against St. Paul’s [...]

During her middle school and high school days in Texas, it became clear for Mendi LeBoeuf what she wanted to pursue for a career. “I had some really impactful coaches in middle school and high school … [...]

Sammi Caillouet has always loved reading, and it’s what made teaching English a natural fit – “to get paid to talk about literature with kids, I’d have done it for free if I didn’t have to pay [...]

Before giving out any assignments to new students each school year, Christina Landry works toward an assignment of her own. “Before I can teach them, they need to trust me,” Landry said. Landry has been [...]

Jerome Scott was 50 years old, but according to his daughter Jasmine, he had the energy and outgoingness of a far younger man. “He still acted like he was 21,” she said. “He was a [...]

One of the state’s premier baseball prospects, Koa Romero is almost certainly his own toughest critic. “I felt like I kind of let myself down this year,” Romero said. That says a lot about his standards. The [...]

St. Charles Parish is officially back to school. Teachers filled the Lafon Performing Arts Center in Luling Monday as the St. Charles Parish Public School District held its annual Back on the River kickoff event [...]

Police are investigating the fatal Monday morning shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Hahnville and have arrested a 16-year-old in connection to the incident. Just before 2:00 a.m., deputies responded to reports that a 14-year-old [...]

Nine-year-old McKenzie Fasola got a powerful reminder that her community is behind her last weekend. A parade was held Saturday in honor of the 9-year-old leukemia patient, an event that brought a broad, bright smile to her [...]