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Cops: Apartment manager stole cash
A 32-year-old apartment complex manager pocketed $62,000 from tenants paying rent in cash, authorities said.
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Slaying victim's family frustrated with police
Tinsley Smith glanced at the cake commemorating his 24th birthday that sat on his parents' kitchen table Sunday and made a choice.
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One person's trash is another person's art project
Students at Nicholls State University want you to think carefully about throwing trash in the water.
Ashly Ann Richmond and Bradley James Lambert exchanged wedding vows on November 21, 2009 during a ceremony held at Rip Van Winkle Gardens.
Nicholls State releases football coach Jay Thomas from duties
Nicholls State University officials announced today that head football coach Jay Thomas will be released from his duties effective November 27.
Local fundraiser a winner for fans of good cuisine
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:40 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:40 a.m. For those of you that like high-class cuisine, a local fundraiser this week may be able to fill your taste buds.
Nicholls State developing cane waste as fuel
The federal government has awarded Nicholls State University a $1.9 million federal contract to research clean energy over the next three years.
Greg Meffert and Mark St. Pierre: Behind the scenes of a powerful friendship
Two young computer whizzes from politically connected families hook up early in their careers.
Nicholls choir to perform at free concert
A group of local men will unite in one voice at a free concert tonight at Nicholls State University.
Students prepare to honor veterans
Thousands of Terrebonne and Lafourche parish school children and college students will honor local veterans Wednesday in conjunction with Veterans Day.
Officials watchful as Ida enters the Gulf
Tropical Storm Ida appeared bound for Alabama this morning, but local officials were keeping a wary eye on the late-season system and the 3 to 5 inches of rain it was projected to dump on Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
Lafourche celebrates first NAACP banquet in 15 years
The Lafourche Parish branch of the NAACP held its first Freedom Fund banquet in 15 years Saturday night.
For faithful, relic is more than just a bone
The schedule has changed several times now, and the suddenness of the event took even the people at St.
CEO says financial policies were 'a disgrace to humanity'
Play a round at the gambling table. If you win, you can keep what you make. If you lose, the federal government will give you the money to play again.
Ellender maintains stature in U.S. Senate history
Due chiefly to the recent death of Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy, the official list of America's longest-serving senators had to be slightly reshuffled last week, but it still includes a choice spot for one of Terrebonne Parish's best-known native sons.
Electrical problem derails Nicholls' 'Streetcar'
It's supposed to be "A Streetcar Named Desire" but for the cast of a Nicholls State University production of the play, it's become "A Streetcar Named Disaster." Nicholls was to present the Tennessee Williams play recently.
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. reports the appointment of Chris Henry as Director of Information Technology.
Scholarships named for local woman
The executive board of the Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association has renamed its annual scholarship program for Hinesville native Lori Mobley Groover.
Students take field trip to old age
A weighted jumpsuit unbalances the wearer while pinching joints. Goggles blur vision.
More sports rallies, community events planned this year
One of the first things Rushton Johnson did when he arrived at Southern Oregon University this summer was throw a big party for all the new students.
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