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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public's help in locating 15-year-old Kennedy Semien of Thibodaux.

U.S. Highway 90 and LA Highway 182 are both now open for traffic.

Louisiana temperatures won't prevent the Houma Rotary Centennial Plaza from becoming a winter wonderland this Christmas season!

Due to current road closures in the Raceland area, the following schools will be closed today:

Roads closed include portions of Hwy. 90 and Hwy. 182.

The Judges of the 32nd Judicial District Court are pleased to announce that Ms. Joan M. Malbrough has been selected to serve as the new Hearing Officer for the IV-D Child Support Program commending January 1, 2024.

At the recent Terrebonne Parish School Board meeting, dozens of local teachers, parents, and community members came out to voice their strong opposition to Superintendent Bubba Orgeron's plan to close three local elementary schools. The outpouring of sentiment was not enough, however, as the board ultimately voted to consolidate Gibson Elementary, Bayou Black Elementary, and Honduras Elementary with other local schools. Here's what happened at the controversial recent meeting. 

Back by popular demand! Louisiana's Cajun Bayou's 2023 Oyster Shell Ornament Contest is here--Help the local visitor's center decorate their tree for a special prize!

During their regular board meeting tonight, the Terrebonne Parish School Board voted to consolidate Bayou Black Elementary School, Gibson Elementary School, and Honduras Elementary School, effective in the 2024-2025 school year. 

This year's campaign raised over $1 million in support of the schools, church parishes, and ministries of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 20 projects around the state received bids in November. One of the projects included is $18 million for Hwy. 90 in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

"New volunteers, particularly during the holiday season, are extremely important," said Sulma Reyes, Advocate Supervisor for CASA of Terrebonne since 2011. "We have over 200 children on the waiting list, and so having new volunteers means that we know these children will be advocated for during the month of December."

Through key priority areas of collaboration, awareness, workforce, prevention, and healing, WHL envisions a Louisiana in which children, families and communities are healthy and thriving regardless of who they are or where they live.