Obituaries
Obituaries 7-25-2007
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Month: July 2007
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. […]
News
Law enforcement officers and seniors discuss crime prevention
Members of SALT (seniors and lawmen working together) met to discuss crime prevention and how to keep the eldest members of the parish informed about safety programs available to them. […]
News
Mystery plane lands in cane field
A Cessna 150 E airplane owned by John Devaull of Wildwood, Fl made an emergency landing on July 15 in the sugarcane field across from RK Smith Middle School in Luling. Attempts to contact Mr. Devaull were unsuccessful. […]
Spirit Weekly
RELIGION IN THE NEWS
When to Let Go? Medicine’s Top Dilemma
Hospitals are grappling with ethical decisions about the end of life as medical advances increasingly enable doctors to extend the lives of the terminally ill. – Reuters
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Spirit Weekly
Pope Benedict XVI urges an end to all wars, calling them “useless”
By TRISHA THOMAS
Associated Press Writer
LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for an end to all wars, describing them as “useless slaughters” that bring hell to Earth.
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Columns
Two measures would help protect us
So much attention is paid to the need for levees these days that the best means of hurricane protection are almost forgotten. […]
Allen Lottinger
Gambling revenue may not be permanent
Louisiana may be in more trouble in the years ahead financially after the Legislature passed a record budget this past year. Some of the money that paid for it was increased state income from the gambling business when gamblers in the state lost $3.06 billion during the 2005-06 fiscal year, according to an Associated Press report by Alan Sayre. […]
Editorial
First Preseason game- Aug 11
Of all the preseason games in the run-up to the GOP nomination, none is more crucial than the Iowa Straw Poll. […]
Columns
Recovery czar wants to turn New Orleans East into a fish farm
In a published news story, the Recovery Czar of New Orleans, Dr. Ed Blakely, made what I thought was a ridiculous suggestion for economic development in New Orleans. […]
Columns
Get ready with this candidate questionnaire
Whether we like it or not, election season is here. Yard signs and billboards are popping up all over the landscape, and a few early television commercials are airing, with smiling-faced candidates saying little about issues but trying to convince us that they deserve our trust, support—and money. […]
News
Abandoned cars and houses an eyesore in Ama
Ama residents want delapidated houses and abandoned junk cars cleared from the community. […]
