Spirit Weekly
Teen girl banned from school for chastity ring heads to court
ENGLAND – A teenage girl who was banned by her school from wearing a “purity ring” is taking her case to the High Court. […]
Month: July 2007
News
Judge rules shrimpers must do their part to help red snapper recover
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to put limitations on the shrimp industry despite its persistent position denying any responsibility for the current status of the red snapper fishery. […]
News
FEMA trailers staying close to St. Charles just in case, officials say
Just across the St. Charles parish line a white sea of FEMA trailers appeared about a month ago along Highway 90 in Lafourche parish where they are currently being reconditioned and sent back into the FEMA system to help someone when the next disaster happens. […]
Letter to the Editor
Ama residents sound off in a letter to the Council
In a letter submitted to the St. Charles Parish Council on June 28, concerned residents in Ama express their frustrations and disappointment with the approval process:
Dear Council,
After our recent Ama Town Hall Meeting, we would like to itemize various areas of failure that have become evident in our systems and some potential solutions. […]
Columns
State puts property insurance crises on the right track
When Florida’s legislators met in special session in early January, they were emerging from the fall elections in which they promised the moon to their voters regarding lowering the skyrocketing cost of property insurance in the Sunshine State. […]
Editorial
Defeating amnesty and securing on our borders
The U.S. Senate tried to revive the Kennedy immigration bill recently, even though we already defeated it numerous times. […]
Allen Lottinger
Are term limits good or bad for state?
There are pros ad cons to term limits which the Louisiana Legislature is experiencing for the first time this year. […]
Government
Coastal Restoration gets $14 million boost
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that $14 million in federal funding for the Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration project was included in the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which passed out of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee last week. […]
Government
Lake Pontchartrain
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that $778,000 in federal funding for a West Shore-Lake Pontchartrain feasibility study was included in the U.S. Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which passed out of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee last week. […]