Golden Meadow News

Just a few weeks after construction finished on the Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow, the new flood-protection measure was put to an unexpected test.

Tropical Storm Ida appeared bound for Alabama this morning, but local officials were keeping a wary eye on the late-season system and the 3 to 5 inches of rain it was projected to dump on Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:33 a.m. BATON ROUGE - Politicians, business leaders and scientists from all over the Gulf Coast, including Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, are coalescing behind a new study that calls for widespread changes in a federal coastal program that's bogged ...

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. The following is a rundown of action taken by the Lafourche School Board at its regular meeting Wednesday.

Next to Hwy. 1 just outside the locks in Golden Meadow, there is a new mobile home on shrimper Nolty Lee's land.

An Alabama man was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder in the Wednesday slaying of a Golden Meadow fishing captain.

Lafourche District Attorney Cam Morvant II is investigating claims that the Golden Meadow Town Council violated open-meetings law Sept.

A crowd of state and local officials lined up Tuesday to demand that the Davis Pond Diversion structure in Luling be opened wide to pump more fresh water into the Barataria Basin.

Digital Engineering & Imaging of Kenner has been awarded a $1.5 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to prepare preliminary designs for the Larose and Golden Meadow floodgates.

A Golden Meadow police officer who was fired last week after he pepper-sprayed the mother-in-law of a town councilman says video footage from his squad car will prove he did nothing wrong.

A Golden Meadow police officer was fired after he pepper-sprayed a 61-year-old woman during a traffic stop for overly tinted windows.

If a piece of someone else's home lands in your yard in the next big hurricane, it may be the result of a "self-builder," a homeowner who oversaw the construction or repair of their house rather than work with a licensed contractor.

Shrimp season in Louisiana got off to a slow start this week. Shrimpers across the state reported low catch numbers after Monday's opening day, according to Martin Bourgeois, a biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and director of its shrimp program.

Click image to enlarge Member: johnbrum Date Caught: N/A Location: Big Gray Duck Lake, Golden Meadow State: Louisiana Fish: Spotted Seatrout Photo Description I caught it fishing near a platform.

Click image to enlarge Member: johnbrum Date Caught: N/A Location: Big Gray Duck Lake, Golden Meadow State: Louisiana Fish: Spotted Seatrout Photo Description I caught it fishing near a platform.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development on Monday will relaunch an automated toll assessment system on the new La.

Tolls on a new bridge in Leeville have been temporarily suspended after officials with the Department of Transportation said a first day rush of customers to buy toll tags caused long lines and traffic backups.

A 39-year-old Golden Meadow resident facing bigamy charges was indicted by a federal grand jury in New Orleans Friday for allegedly making a false statement to a federal agency.

Bad weather forced the ribbon cutting ceremony under a tent for the new Louisiana Highway 1 bridge in Leeville.

The new La. 1 Leeville Toll Bridge will open to traffic Wednesday. The bridge serves as the only land link to Grande Isle or Port Fourchon and replaces the old Leeville drawbridge that was more than 50 years old.