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Friday Nov 6 | Times-Picayune

JPSO standoff in Waggaman does not involve hostage

Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies and members of the SWAT team are still responding to a standoff in Waggaman.

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Friday Nov 6 | TheNewOrleansChannel

Man In Custody After SWAT Situation

A SWAT situation involving an armed man inside a Waggaman home came to a peaceful end Thursday evening, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Times-Picayune

Saved by Dna

An eyewitness and a confession landed 18-year-old Christopher Lindsey behind bars charged with murder and facing life in prison.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jeff schools post largest performance score gains; Plaquemines improves to seventh in state

Despite slipping in the statewide rankings, the Jefferson Parish public school system posted its greatest gain ever on its district performance score this year, a sign that the system is progressing in terms of overall accountability, school officials said Tuesday.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jefferson Parish school performance scores post gain, but slip in rankings

Despite slipping in the statewide rankings, the Jefferson Parish public school system posted its greatest gain ever on its district performance score this year, a sign that the system is progressing in terms of overall accountability, school officials said Tuesday.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Picayune Item

Showdown had some good moments

With a rousing rendition of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," Keith Hoda and the Country Sound Band opened the Colgate Country Showdown Saturday night in what would turn out to be a night of some really great aspiring country singers, to others who could be good with a little more work, and still others that just need a lot more stage time.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

NOLA.com

Train derails in Waggaman

Four Union Pacific rail cars derailed Tuesday afternoon in Waggaman near South Kenner Avenue and Live Oak Boulevard.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

NOLA.com

Davis Pond Diversion discussed in Waggaman tonight

A pulbic hearing on whether to alter the flow of Mississippi River water through the Davis Pond Diversion will be held tonight at Cytec's Tom Call Pavilion on 10800 River Road in Waggaman.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009

Daily Journal of Commerce

Corps will expand Cataouatche levees

NEW ORLEANS a ' The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District awarded a $12.3 million contract to enlarge 2.7 miles of levees along the Lake Cataouatche alignment on the West Bank.

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Wed Sep 02, 2009

Times-Picayune

Raising of levee starts this month

Belle Chasse company gets contract for work West Bank bureau The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a Belle Chasse company a $12.3 million contract to raise a nearly 3-mile segment of the Lake Cataouatche levee in West Jefferson.

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Thu Aug 27, 2009

Times-Picayune

Harvey Kindergarten parents plead for Jefferson Parish school's survival

The graduation of 126 children from Harvey Kindergarten in May drew more than 400 proud parents and friends to the West Jefferson High School auditorium.

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Tue Aug 25, 2009

Times-Picayune

Harvey Kindergarten parents plead for Jefferson Parish school's survival

The graduation of 126 children from Harvey Kindergarten in May drew more than 400 proud parents and friends to the West Jefferson High School auditorium.

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Fri Aug 14, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jeff council rejects request to waive borrow pit regulation

West Bank levees may be raised using Mississippi mud instead of the local variety after the Jefferson Parish Council unanimously denied a waiver Wednesday to allow dirt to be excavated from three West Jefferson sites without backfilling the pits as required by a parish ordinance.

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Wed Aug 12, 2009

Times-Picayune

Clash lingers on borrow pits

The Jefferson Parish Council is set to vote today on a resolution to deny the West Bank levee district's request to allow three borrow pits in areas where they are prohibited by zoning ordinances, forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to find alternate sources of clay to raise levees.

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

Times-Picayune

Clash lingers on borrow pits

The Jefferson Parish Council is set to vote today on a resolution to deny the West Bank levee district's request to allow three borrow pits in areas where they are prohibited by zoning ordinances, forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to find alternate sources of clay to raise levees.

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Sat Aug 08, 2009

NOLA.com

St. Charles Parish councilman wants to reduce tax rate

Dennis Nuss says he wants to roll rates back to pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. Saying the rising value of St.

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Thu Aug 06, 2009

Times-Picayune

St. Tammany prosecutors pursue murder charge after suspect allegedly...

Charged with first-degree murder, Jason Gainey accepted a deal last year to plead guilty to armed robbery in exchange for testifying in the capital murder trial of his friend, the accused trigger-man in the 2001 Independence Day killing of homemaker Samantha Jaume near Mandeville.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

WGNO

Ammonia Vapors Leak After Power Outage

An investigation will be conducted into an ammonia release in the New Orleans area.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Times-Picayune

Land is bundled to lure developers

Officials from Kenner, where most of the land is located, and Louis Armstrong International Airport have been meeting regularly to draft a request for proposals from potential developers.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jeff Council expected to approve trash pact

The Jefferson Parish Council is expected to ratify a landmark contract today to dispose of garbage at the River Birch Landfill in Waggaman for 25 years while closing the neighboring parish dump at an estimated savings of $19 million to $23 million.

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