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Lafitte News

Local news for Lafitte, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jul 17 | Daily World

In and Around the Parish

Opelousas-Eunice Public Library Performing Arts Series offers its last free performances for all ages at 10 a.m. today at the Liberty Theatre.

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Related Topix: Lawtell, LA, Opelousas, LA, Eunice, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA, Lafayette Metro

Sat Jul 12, 2008

TheNewOrleansChannel

Repairs Scheduled For Kerner Bridge

Repairs are scheduled to begin a week from Sunday on the Kerner Bridge on the old Lafitte Larose Highway.

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Related Topix: Barataria, LA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Washington Post

The Fourth of July

Friday, July 4, 2008; Page A16 WHEN DID the great American venture really get rolling? Was it in July 1776 in Philadelphia, as we tell ourselves this day to the accompaniment of fireworks and other patriotic ...

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Related Topix: January, Barataria, LA, New Orleans, LA, US Military, uS Army, United States Military Academy, Opinion

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Times-Picayune

Jean Lafitte gets millions for floodwalls

The town of Jean Lafitte is getting another boost to its flood protection as officials prepare to construct about two miles of concrete floodwalls along Bayou Barataria.

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Related Topix: Barataria, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Times-Picayune

Building projects pack Lafitte budget

Continuing a recent trend, the town of Jean Lafitte's 2008-09 budget is stuffed with nearly $12 million in capital improvements, paid for through a combination of federal, state and local money.

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Daily Journal of Commerce

$8M levee contract goes to Kenner firm

' The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded to a small business in Kenner an $8 million contract to enlarge a West Bank levee.

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Related Topix: Barataria, LA, Estelle, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA, Westwego, LA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Daily World

Public meeting to plan future of basin

Opelousas, LA- Planning is now beginning for the newly designated Atchafalaya National Heritage Area and your input is needed! As St.

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Related Topix: Opelousas, LA, Eunice, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

NOLA.com

Size divides garbage deal bidders

With Waste Management's exit, the contest for Jefferson Parish's lucrative garbage-collection contract now pits a pair of major companies with local ties against three smaller companies aiming to prove they can ...

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

NOLA.com

Jefferson Parish garbage contract details to be released today

Jefferson Parish residents are expected to get a first look today at the competing plans to take on the massive garbage hauling duties in unincorporated Jefferson and the Town of Jean Lafitte.

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

NOLA,com

See All of Today's Stories

Skyrocketing fuel prices and the risk of a catastrophe on the scale of Hurricane Katrina will weigh heavily on Jefferson Parish's choice of its next residential garbage collector.

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Times-Picayune

Disagreement may affect museum

More than a month after the National Park Service and Louisiana State Museum announced a major grant to build a new jazz museum in the French Quarter, the deal appears far from done and hinges on the federal ...

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Related Topix: Jazz, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Share this cab ride to taste the nation's best fried chicken

Willie Mae Seaton's Scotch House in the Treme District of New Orleans has been heralded as having the best fried chicken in the country.

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Related Topix: Life, New Orleans, LA, Meat, Chicken, Recipes

Fri May 30, 2008

Times-Picayune

Fishers say aid package for La. is too watered down

As more than 8,000 fishers and dock owners across Louisiana prepare to receive $27 million in long-awaited federal aid, more than 100 commercial fishers packed a Jean Lafitte auditorium Thursday to parse ...

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA, Life, Food, Seafood

Wed May 28, 2008

Times-Picayune

MEETINGS

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 826-3007. -- The ...

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Related Topix: Chalmette, LA, Bourg, LA, Belle Chasse, LA

Wed May 21, 2008

Daily Journal of Commerce

Senate panel OKs Jean Lafitte Park expansion

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unanimously approved legislation to expand Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, said Sen.

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA, US National Parks

Mon May 19, 2008

The Daily Advertiser

Close to home destinations

Pick up your copy of AcadianaMoms today. Gas prices are soaring, everything is more expensive and time is at a premium. via The Daily Advertiser

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Related Topix: Jean Lafitte, LA, Broussard, LA, Lafayette, LA

Fri May 16, 2008

NOLA.com

Librarians returning to five Jefferson schools

“The more money and more energy placed in that area, the better students do.”

Kindergarten student Skler Raines, 6, looks over a book under the watchful eye of Kimberly Hauer at Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School in Kenner. via NOLA.com

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Related Topix: Terrytown, LA, Waggaman, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA, Kenner, LA, Libraries

Tue May 13, 2008

TheNewOrleansChannel

Local Shrimpers Fall On Hard Times

Allen Coulon won't be out on the water for this year's inshore shrimp season. With diesel prices rising and shrimp prices falling, he sold his boat of 26 years. via TheNewOrleansChannel

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Mon May 12, 2008

Chain Leader

Shelling Out; Low prices for their product and high expenses drive sh

“You're going to see another purge”

By Chris Kirkham West Bank bureau -- Times-Picayune , May 12, 2008 Monday or more than 40 years, the warm winds of early May brought Allen Coulon and droves of other shrimpers on the water for the annual ... via Chain Leader

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Jean Lafitte, LA, Life, Food, Seafood, Marketing

Thu May 08, 2008

Mid-City Neighborhood Organization

Kodak American Greenways Award

“The Fund is proud to support these thoughtful, action-oriented local initiatives that will serve as models for other communities around the country.”

The $1000 grant will help in the implementation of the Carrollton Avenue to Jefferson Davis Parkway portion of the Lafitte Corridor Greenway. via Mid-City Neighborhood Organization

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

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