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Naomi King Staff Writer HOUMA — A lack of money for repairs has kept two of Houma’s gyms closed since Hurricane Gustav more than a year ago, recreation officials said.
NEW ORLEANS -- The crane was busy Friday along a stretch of levee between the 17th Street Canal and Lake Marina Avenue in the West End area. The machine was breaking up a concrete pad installed to protect the side of the levee, and loading the pieces into dump trucks. Andy Oats lives nearby and called Eyewitness News to find out why the cement was being torn out, because it had only recently ...
A Port Arthur man faces 10 years in federal prison for an incident that happened during the Hurricane Gustav evacuation.
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A study released last week ranked all 50 states based on levels of financial peril — Louisiana ranked 20th. But compared to states like California, which tops the fiscal peril list, the Pelican State is fairing well. The Pew Center on the States con...
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson, Tenn., man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada said he'll feel like a real Olympian. James "Duba" Johnson, 57, will run with the torch for about 300 meters in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
By Brian Reynolds Staff Writer Around 10:30 p.m. March 6, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Wayne Waddell dove into the dark water of the Sipsey River to save a 3-year-old boy from drowning. On Wednesday, Waddell was honored for that act of bravery, along with 10 other members of the Sheriff’s Department.
Associated Press - November 19, 2009 7:04 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - October's Baton Rouge-area home sales edged past year-ago levels, although 2008 sales were affected by Hurricane...
October’s Baton Rouge-area home sales edged past year-ago levels, although 2008 sales were affected by Hurricane Gustav. Realtors sold 555 homes in October, a 4.3 percent increase from the 532 sold a year earlier.
I have seen my death, and it is by Virginia creeper. Maybe the fatal day won’t come for years, but I’ll be working in my garden, stop to rest and slip into a nap.
Published: Nov 18, 2009 - UPDATED: 1:23 p.m. The Baton Rouge area saw 555 homes sold in October, up from 532 that month the year before, though the gain likely stemmed from depressed 2008 numbers related to Hurricane Gustav.
A Jackson, Tenn., man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada said he'll feel like a real Olympian.
PENSACOLA -- What caused the death of a diver who was found lying on a sunken aircraft carrier's deck Saturday won't be known until further medical studies and equipment tests are performed. Timothy Teagarden, 51, of Suwanee, Ga., died Saturday after...
Fourteen people are accused of more than $50,000 in food stamp fraud after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike.
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. — While Ida came onshore as a relatively weak tropical system Tuesday morning, and no damage was reported by representatives of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, county emergency workers were taking no chances. Police in Robertsdale and Loxley report that there were no problems in their towns during the storm, and Robertsdale Mayor Charles Murphy e-mailed that, “We didn't ...
USA is known for its unwavering dedication to its academic calendar, but with Tropical Storm Ida’s arrival Nov. 10, USA took that dedication too far, putting its calendar ahead of student safety.