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St. James, Louisiana is located in St James Parish. Zip codes in St. James, LA include 70086.

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7 hrs ago | Houma Courier

In other Lafourche Parish Council action

Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Lafourche Parish Council.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

NOLA.com

Christmas Eve bonfire construction prohibition lifted in River Parishes

Levee bonfire construction in Gramercy was photographed in November 2008. After prohibiting construction on levees because of a high Mississippi River , officials announced Thursday that construction of Christmas Eve bonfires can resume in the River Parishes.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

Louisiana State Police

Lafayette Woman In Critical Condition After Crash

Yesterday, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a 3 vehicle crash on US 90 west of Darnell Rd.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Times-Picayune

Mississippi River levee bonfire building threatened by high water levels

A ship floats down the Mississippi River in Paulina where posts and a sign on the east bank mark the spot for a Christmas bonfire to be built.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Times-Picayune

Recovery bonds earmarked for hurricane-ravaged parishes still have not been exhausted

The parishes hardest hit from hurricanes Katrina and Rita have until the end of this year to apply for more than $1.2 billion remaining in a special pool of recovery bonds or face the prospect of losing that capacity to lesser affected storm areas, the director of the State Bond Commission said Friday.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Houma Courier

Bayou Boeuf octogenarian is La.'s top senior olympian

Mercy Kraemer is used to winning gold medals at the Senior Olympics every year in Baton Rouge, like several of her friends from the Ward 6 Senior Center on La.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

OSHA investigates fatal fall of Harvey man

ST. JAMES, La. -- St. James Parish sheriff's deputies say a worker wearing a safety harness died this week of injuries received in a 40-foot fall from scaffolding inside a storage tank under construction.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

NOLA.com

St. James fertilizer plant agrees to enhance pollution controls

The owner of a St. James Parish fertilizer plant will invest $30 million in pollution control equipment and pay a $2.4 million civil fine as part of a settlement over emissions of sulfur dioxide, a byproduct of fertilizer production.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

RV Business

Developer Converts FEMA Trailer Park into RV Resort

Mark Anderson is converting a former FEMA trailer park in Convent, La., into the Sugar Hill RV Resort.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Louisiana State Police

Train Strikes and Kills Pedestrian in St. James Parish

St. James- Early this morning, a train struck and killed a pedestrian near Caze Street in St.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

St. James woman hit, killed by train

ST. JAMES, La. - A woman was killed when she was struck by a train in St. James Parish, after being hit near Caze Street, according to State Police spokesman Trooper Gilbert Dardar.

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Fri Sep 11, 2009

Times-Picayune

Ama man gets life in shooting death of driver

A 33-year-old Ama man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after a St. James Parish jury convicted him of second-degree murder.

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Thu Sep 10, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Group fights DEQ on Petroplex permit

A community group is asking a Baton Rouge judge to void the state's granting of an air permit for a planned petroleum storage facility along the Mississippi River in Vacherie.

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Tue Aug 04, 2009

4 WWL-TV

St. James Parish again eyeing multi-billion dollar steel mill

ST. JAMES, La. - State leaders are negotiating an incentive package to lure a $2 billion steel supply mill that would eventually mean over a thousand new jobs.

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4 WWL-TV

St. James Parish again eyeing multi-billion dollar steel mill

ST. JAMES, La. - State leaders are negotiating an incentive package to lure a $2 billion steel supply mill that would eventually mean over a thousand new jobs.

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Thu Jul 16, 2009

Times-Picayune

Chamber celebrating its fifth anniversary

As the River Region Chamber celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, its board wants to thank business owners in St.

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Tue Jul 14, 2009

Times-Picayune

Easy to find good times in River

In the River Parishes, residents and visitors alike can look forward to a few festive events that celebrate St.

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Sun Jul 12, 2009

Times-Picayune

Plantation tourism is slowly rebounding

Since 2005, local historic plantation homes that open for tours have formed alliances, implemented new programs, added festivals and increased promotion of wedding and event facilities to compensate for the loss of tourism revenue after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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Thu May 21, 2009

Daily Report

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Nucor Steel, which is considering building a $4 billion pig iron plant in St. James Parish, has purchased nearly 890 acres for $16.3 million.

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