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  1. 3 big local festivals this weekend

    Saturday Nov 7 | WWL-AM New Orleans

    There are three local festivals for folks to choose from this weekend. The Bridge City Gumbo Fest is back after being rained out earlier this year.

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    Related Topix: Kenner, LA

  2. Swanson to adopt 'Missouri Model'Read the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | News-Star

    ... was still tough on offenders without being brutal. Livers' department has begun to implement the model in the Bridge City and Jetson centers for youth in southern Louisiana and plans to run the program in a prospective secure-care facility in ...

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    Related Topix: Prison

  3. Juvenile justice officials look to make detention centers smaller, less dangerousRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Monroe News Star

    ... was still tough on offenders without being brutal. Livers' department has begun to implement the model in the Bridge City and Jetson centers for youth in southern Louisiana and plans to run the program in a prospective secure-care facility in ...

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  4. Your Daily Construction News Source

    Oct 20, 2009 | Daily Journal of Commerce

    ... But the city recently began forwarding complaints about catch basins directly to the state district office in Bridge City, La. Mike Stack, the Bridge City administrator, believes most of the $500,000 is for lighting, which he said is a local ...

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

  5. Apartment fire displaces residentsRead the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged several units at an apartment complex in Bridge City and displaced several residents Monday morning.

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  6. La. juvenile justice system criticized

    Oct 13, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... said fewer than 500 Louisiana youths currently are housed in "secure care" facilities such as Swanson and the Bridge City Center for Youth, down from about 2,000 eight years ago. "Culture change is very hard," Livers said. "(But) to say that we're ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana, Opelousas, LA

  7. Fire displaces residents at Bridge City apartment complexRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged several units this morning at an apartment complex in Bridge City and displaced several residents.

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  8. West Jeff hospital to kick off 50th anniversary celebration SaturdayRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... West Jefferson's Jeff the General mascot. Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Previous story: Fire displaces residents at Bridge City apartment complex

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    Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Marrero, LA

  9. N.O. Comedy Fest and other events happening Sunday, Oct. 11Read the original story

    Oct 11, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... personnel and includes admission to the Maritime Museum, 10 a.m.-6. Call 985.845.9200, www.woodenboatfest.org. Bridge City Gumbo Festival Gumbo Festival Park, 1701 Bridge City Ave, Bridge City. Sponsored by Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church ...

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    Related Topix: Madisonville, LA, Mandeville, LA, US Travel, Travel, New Orleans, New Orleans Travel, New Orleans, LA, Jazz, Entertainment

  10. Gumbo galore at Gumbo Fest

    Oct 10, 2009 | WWL-AM New Orleans

    The gumbo pots are fired up in Bridge City. The 2009 Bridge City Gumbo Festival opens this evening at 6 o'clock. There's good reason that Bridge City has been officially proclaimed 'The Gumbo Capital of the World.' "Gumbo says love.

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

  11. Festivals, concerts happening in New Orleans Sat., Oct. 10

    Oct 10, 2009 | NOLA.com

    Bridge City Gumbo Festival Gumbo Festival Park, 1701 Bridge City Ave, Bridge City.

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    Related Topix: US Travel, Travel, New Orleans, New Orleans Travel, New Orleans, LA, Jazz, Madisonville, LA, Mandeville, LA, Entertainment

  12. Saturday's CalendarRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    Bridge City Gumbo Festival Gumbo Festival Park, 1701 Bridge City Ave., Bridge City.

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    Related Topix: Madisonville, LA, New Orleans, LA, Deutsches Haus, Germany, World News, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Germany, Metairie, LA, Events

  13. Free car seat safety check Saturday in Breaux Bridge

    Oct 2, 2009 | The Daily Advertiser

    Nationally certified experts will be on hand Saturday for a free car seat safety check at Breaux Bridge City Hall, 101 Berard St.

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    Related Topix: Breaux Bridge, LA

  14. Teen indicted in drug killingRead the original story

    Oct 1, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... pleaded guilty in March 2008 to a charge of battery on a correctional officer, for hitting an officer at the Bridge City Center for Youth, where he was an inmate. According to an officer's affidavit, Smith hit the guard in the face on New Year's Day ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Kenner, LA, Jefferson, LA, 9

  15. Mosquitoes abound after rainy month, and they're biting

    Sep 21, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... guys are nasty biters. Rusty Costanza / The Times-Picayune A Mosquito Control supervisor sprays insecticide in a Bridge City yard two years ago. A rainy September this year brought a spike in activity of 'nuisance mosquitoes,' which bite but aren't ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Entomology, Science, New Orleans, LA, Jefferson, LA, Harvey, LA

  16. Corps will expand Cataouatche levees

    Sep 14, 2009 | Daily Journal of Commerce

    ... raise the levees to about 11.5 feet. This project will provide further risk reduction for Avondale, Waggaman and Bridge City, La., from storm surge entering the lake and the greater Barataria Basin. Construction should begin this month and be ...

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Belle Chasse, LA, Waggaman, LA, Avondale, LA

  17. Man shot in Bridge CityRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 10, 2009 | NOLA.com

    A man was shot at 1105 Hooter Road in Bridge City about 5:50 a.m. today, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

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  18. Contract Awarded To Raise Jefferson Parish LeveeRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | WGNO

    ... a to guard against a 100-year storm. The 2.7-mile-long levee protects areas in and around Avondale, Waggaman and Bridge City.

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  19. Contract awarded to raise Jefferson Parish leveeRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | KATC-TV Lafayette

    ... a to guard against a 100-year storm. The 2.7-mile-long levee protects areas in and around Avondale, Waggaman and Bridge City. Information from: The Times-Picayune, http://www.nola.com

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    Related Topix: Belle Chasse, LA, New Orleans, LA

  20. Raising of levee starts this monthRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... to guard against a 100-year storm. The 2.7 mile long levee protects areas in and around Avondale, Waggaman and Bridge City. The project will use an estimated 1 million cubic yards of dirt taken from a borrow pit adjacent to the levee to minimize ...

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    Related Topix: Belle Chasse, LA, New Orleans, LA, Waggaman, LA, Avondale, LA

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