Just over 60 volunteers planted 1,500 native bald cypress trees in the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area over the course of two separate events last Thursday and Friday.
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A wanted Houma man was arrested Tuesday in St. Tammany Parish and booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex.
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You guys are out hunting this fall!
Thibodaux entered Week 10 thinking there was a 99.99 percent chance they’d have a home game to start the playoffs.
Vandebilt was a big favorite on Friday night against Morgan City.
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Chett Chiasson updated locals about things going on at Port Fourchon. The Port's Executive Director outlined several projects ongoing at the port and gave his plans for the future.
Felger’s Footwear, 1539 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Houma, recently received the Gold Medal Service Award for Outstanding Customer Service from Footwear Insight magazine.
Danos has named its Employees of the Year this week in an effort to showcase those who best embody the company's core purposes and values.
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Theresa “Tisa” Adams, 40, a native and resident of Thibodaux p…
David Eugene Cosby, 60, of Houma, passed away on November 8, 2019.
Joycelyn Lirette Hebert, 71, of Houma, passed away on November…
Laura Eymard Guidry, 68, a native of Galliano and resident of …
Chris John LeBlanc, 54 a native of Lockport, La. and a residen…
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Last month Louisiana State University experienced a scare as the school reacted to a possible armed intruder. Thankfully, the alarm had been raised because of a plain clothed off-duty police officer.
I will conclude my “Mission to Meridian” in my next column. Now, hopefully for your enjoyment and enhancement here’s a true story from my Cajun past as told to me by my Mother.
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