Chauvin News

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. The following is a rundown of action taken by the Terrebonne Parish Council at a special meeting Monday.

Shrimpers hold the key to deciding whether tariffs on shrimp from Thailand should be lifted in return for a government-brokered cash payment to the U.S. industry.

A set of storage tanks near a Montegut natural-gas well exploded Sunday and burned for more than an hour.

A quirk of the map - and strict federal rules - shut Terrebonne Parish farmers out of the chance to apply for aid related to drought followed by heavy rains this year.

For nearly a century, the homes and businesses between Golden Meadow and Fourchon have disappeared one by one, victims of sinking land, surging surf and the occasional hurricane.

Brent Neil wants to see that local animal shelters have what they need for pets who end up in their care, so much so that he's willing to put his hair - and perhaps some dignity - on the line.

While many spend Thanksgiving Day feverishly cooking for their relatives, some local families and businesses are choosing to spend the holiday preparing meals for those they've never met.

Thanksgiving's theme of acknowledging blessings holds true, often in a bittersweet fashion, for local military families, including those with loved ones preparing to leave for foreign shores and those celebrating the safe return of others.

A grand jury has indicted four suspects on first-degree murder charges, including a Chauvin man accused of beating and smothering his girlfriend's 10-month-old baby.

A 25-year-old man shot after he allegedly led police on an early-morning chase and exchanged gunfire with an officer is out of the hospital and facing a slew of charges, including attempted murder.

As authorities prepare to prosecute a Chauvin man accused of killing his girlfriend's baby last month, child advocates say the case offers a grim reminder of the importance of reporting suspected abuse.

Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish sheriff's drug task force agents said they intercepted two men planning to conduct a cocaine deal at a McDonald's restaurant in Larose on Thursday and arrested them on drug distribution charges.

A Chauvin man wounded after he traded gunfire with a Houma Police officer Wednesday got out of prison months ago and was scheduled to stand trial in December, a prosecutor said.

A Houma policeman and the 25-year-old suspect he pursued on a miles-long chase early this morning were both shot when they exchanged gunfire, police said.

Tim Davenport watches as a section of a boat is removed from Bayou Terrebonne Wednesday afternoon below Montegut.

As authorities began building a case against the 23-year-old man they say is a baby killer, relatives and neighbors of the dead 10-month-old seek to make sense of the tragedy.

Terrebonne Parish investigators have arrested a 23-year-old Chauvin man in connection with the death of a 10-month-old boy.

The Ouachita River will reach flood stage in October for the first time in the history of the Tensas Basin Levee District's records, executive director John Stringer said Thursday.

A 47-year-old Thibodaux man was struck and killed by a truck tonight while walking on Main Street in a downpour, cops say.

By 7:30 am, Capt. Ryan Folse, charterboat operator for Coco Marina below Chauvin, positioned us - me, Johnny Glover, cameraman Brian Lukas, and himself - on the breakers adjacent to Grand Pass Ilettes and securely attached choice pieces of cracked blue crab on 5/0 Kahle hooks weighted down by full 3-4 ounce lead sinkers.