Mathews News

Lafourche Parish officials have released the following information: Lafourche Parish Activates EOC, Opens Shelter in Raceland Lafourche Parish Government, operating under a State of Emergency, has fully activated its Emergency Operations Center in Mathews.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11:44 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11:44 a.m. The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Lafourche Parish Council.

A Bayou Blue man who said his civil rights were violated by Lafourche sheriff's deputies during Hurricane Ike is looking to bring his $2.1 million lawsuit before the Lafourche Parish Council tonight in hopes of settling the matter, he said.

What was supposed to be a process that would save Lafourche Parish money on garbage collection is beginning, some officials say, to feel like a waste of time and could result in the unnecessary disposal of taxpayers' money.

For the second month in a row, a committee formed by the Lafourche Parish Council to identify ways to solve the parish's jail crisis postponed the date they were scheduled to report their findings.

Lafourche Parish's proposed $56 million spending plan for 2010 is about 7 percent less than this year's budget, leaving officials wondering where they'll find money for a new jail, among other concerns.

Four faculty members, including a teacher suffering minor burns, were sent to the hospital Monday after a small fire in Central Lafourche High's chemistry lab caused the school to be evacuated.