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Houma man indicted for assisting wife's suicide
A 32-year-old oilfield worker was indicted by a Terrebonne Parish grand jury on a criminal charge of assisting a suicide in connection with the May 14th death of his wife.
Driver pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
The 20-year-old drunken driver who killed a married couple in a collision last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide in a deal with prosecutors.
Police: Cologne samples made men ill
Authorities in Houma, La., said a woman has been arrested after she allegedly made two men ill by having them smell "cologne samples." Houma police officers and Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies said Patches ...
Effort to save Indian burial mound hits snag
An American Indian tribe lost a $45,800 grant that members had hoped would aid their efforts to buy Dulac land that's home to a large earthen mound built centuries ago by their ancestors.
Garbage quotes all bring big jump in costs
Jefferson Parish residents could see their garbage bills climb at least 39 percent and as much as 89 percent above the current $8.98 monthly fee, according to proposals from five haulers competing for the ...
Houma woman stunts for the stars
Ashley Hudson always knew she wanted to be in movies. "I don't remember a time when I didn't want to do this," said the 24-year-old graduate of H.L. Bourgeois High School in Gray.
Patches arrested, police say her scent made men pass out
Houma police officers and Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies say an attractive woman named Patches has been arrested after her "calogne samples" made at least two men pass out.
John Kennedy Kicks Off Louisiana US Senate Race Bus Tour
KENNER, LA U.S. Senate candidate John Kennedy this morning rolled out his campaign for US Senate against Mary Landrieu with a week long bus tour across Louisiana called "Stand Up Louisiana." From July 8-11, the ...
Passed-out driver causes crash in Houma, police say
A seven-vehicle wreck that caused what police described as several minor injuries occurred about 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Hollywood Road, along Houma's busiest shopping ...
Officials tout workforce reform
State officials were in Lafayette on Tuesday to tout Gov. Bobby Jindal's workforce reform legislation.
Some area lawmakers agree with veto
Area lawmakers who opposed raising their pay praised Gov. Bobby Jindal's veto of the volatile increase on Monday.
Fatal Crash Involving a Tractor on LA 23 in West Jefferson
On Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Louisiana State Police, Troop B investigated a serious injury crash on LA 23 northbound, in front of Meadowcrest Hospital.
Man allegedly had over $90,000 in drugs
Police say a Houma man they've arrested had over $90,000 in drugs. Captain Darryl Stewart says 26-year-old Joseph Lee Cooper Junior ran off after police approached him Friday to find out why he was parked in ...
'Recruiter' examines Army-teen matchmaking
Forty years ago, Frederick Wiseman released the cinema verite documentary "High School," showing Americans how poignant and painful it is when a teenager goes off to war.
Houma resident builds his own levee to protect his home
Keeping floodwaters away from Ray Boudreaux's home in the Atchafalaya flood basin has become a daily battle, one that forced him to build his own levee just to stay dry.
Houma Man Arrested for Computer Solicitation of a Minor
Troop C Houma Man Arrested for Computer Solicitation of a Minor Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent Troop C News Release June 19, 2008 HOUMA- On June 18, 2008, detectives with the Louisiana State ...
Jindal in tough spot over legislative pay raise
In August of last year, then-Congressman Bobby Jindal promised voters that he would, as governor, "prohibit legislators from giving themselves pay raises that take effect before the subsequent election." It ...
Flood project's cost estimate explodes
The proposed 72-mile Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee system that would protect the Houma area could cost between $10.7 billion and $11.2 billion, according to a preliminary estimate prepared for the Army Corps of ...
Owner upset police shot pit bull
The pit bull shot to death by a Houma Police officer early Thursday morning after the dog reportedly charged at the patrolman had never bitten anyone before and wasn't an overly aggressive animal, the dog's ...
Local lawyer gets post on LCTC system board
Carl H. Franklin, a Shreveport lawyer, was elected as first vice chair for Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors today.