June 2011

June 8, 2011

Record drought prompts fireworks ban

Lafourche Parish Government banned the sale and use of fireworks through the Fourth of July, a cautious decision prompted by a record-level drought in southeastern Louisiana. […]
June 8, 2011

Economic development projects awarded

Projects in Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes will share in a $21.8 million state recovery fund with nine other programs as part of a disaster recovery […]
June 8, 2011

Short-sighted at our expense?

No one envies the spot U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry finds himself in these days. Barely sworn into office, he’s shoved into action. In Washington, D.C., the […]