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December 5, 2018

Deputy layoffs tip of a bigger iceberg

During his years of service as Sheriff of Terrebonne Parish, Jerry Larpenter has in many respects done an admirable job. His administration lifted the law enforcement […]
December 12, 2018

Elections provide food for thought

Miserable. In a word, that’s the best description we can muster for the voter turnout in Saturday’s election. In Terrebonne Parish, using a parish-wide recreation tax […]
December 25, 2018

New jail shows hope for better future

In his novel “The House of the Dead” appear Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s words “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” […]