Harahan News

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Marilyn Marie Stokes, 52, 2317 Urquhart St., New Orleans, was arrested June 20 on Hickory Avenue in Harahan and booked with possession of derivatives of coca leaves and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Work is underway to provide back-up power for Harahan's sewage treatment plants and lift stations, officials said.

Chef Gabriel Beard works on counter trim while other employees of Charlie's Seafood help with renovations to the Harahan restaurant.

A New Orleans man went to federal court to admit to robbing a Harahan bank almost four years ago.

These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send e-mail to citydesk@tpmail.com with "Meetings" in the subject line or a fax to 504.826.3007. --- SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS WORKSHOP --- -- Today, 9 a.m.-noon, at the FEMA training facility, 800 W. Commerce St., fourth floor, Harahan.

Leah Chase, the matriarch of Creole cuisine, will demonstrate healthful cooking Wednesday at the 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Xavier University College of Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Center in Harahan.

At the Shooters Club in Harahan, bullets aren't just flying through the gun range - they are flying off the shelves, too.

Speeders beware: Traffic cameras could be coming to Harahan. The Harahan City Council got a visit from a representative of Redflex Traffic Systems, which manages the traffic cameras that have vexed speeders and red-light runners in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, New Orleans, Westwego and Gretna for more than a year.

A Harahan teenager was booked with attempted first-degree murder and his mother was booked with obstruction of justice for allegedly misleading police officers who had been searching for him, according to authorities.

When Parish President Aaron Broussard's administration appointed Justice of the Peace Charles Cusimano II to serve as a parish administrative hearing officer, Cusimano went to the attorney general to make sure all was kosher before taking the post.

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS William Spiller III, 27, 728 Labarre Road, Metairie, was arrested June 5 at River Road and Rio Vista Avenue in Jefferson and booked with unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, aggravated assault and simple battery.

Two 18-year-old suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager at the beginning Memorial Day weekend in the Iberville housing complex.

Two Jefferson Parish residents are among 38 American veterans receiving high tribute in France as part of this year's D-Day commemorations.

Handmade device exploded on car Thursday, June 04, 2009 East Jefferson bureau A Kenner man with a felony record dating back more than a decade pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges in the 2008 New Year's Day bombing of a car in Metairie.

Sex in woman's car consensual, jury told Saturday, June 06, 2009 West Bank bureau Despite testimony of a jailhouse confession and the presence of a date rape narcotic in the alleged victim's system, a Jefferson Parish jury acquitted a Tangipahoa Parish man Thursday of raping a woman in Harahan more than six years ago.

Jeffery Helmstetter, who last month was appointed interim regional assistant superintendent for Jefferson Parish's east bank public schools, has been named to the permanent position.

On a Monday morning in May, Terry Breaud was cruising down the Causeway on his regular commute from Covington to Harahan when he began to feel dizzy.

Two lawyer-politicians, Justice of the Peace Charles Cusimano II of Metairie and Harahan City Councilwoman Tiffany Scot Wilken, will be making extra money helping Jefferson Parish clear out its backlog of code enforcement cases.

Mr. and Mrs. Jami Cheramie of Lafayette are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sara Elizabeth to Frankie Ray Mulligan, son of Mr.

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Brenda Lee Eubank, 45, 323 Centanni Road, Kenner, was arrested May 14 at Jefferson Highway and Rio Vista Avenue in Jefferson and booked with DWI.