Columns
What the Occupation Wall Street crowd should focus on
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd has ensconced itself in New York City and doesn’t appear to be going home anytime soon.
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Month: October 2011
Columns
The real cost of being unhealthy
Americans continue to become less healthy and less productive, mainly because of lifestyle. That’s the conclusion of a new Gallup study released this week. More than 30 percent of American workers are overweight and have one or more chronic health problems. […]
Columns
Winners swim with the mainstream
Unlike the polarized electoral environment of the 2010 elections, the year of Sen. David Vitter and the tea party, the winning place to be this year was in the middle. […]
Opinions & Responses
Election season not over yet
The first election for state and parish offices is over, but hold tight. There’s another one ahead.
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Obituaries
Daniel Keller Roussel III
Daniel Keller Roussel III, 28, passed away on Oct. 16, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. […]
Obituaries
Elizabeth Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas, 70, died at her residence in Luling on Oct. 2, 2011. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 10-27-2011
Suspects are innocent until proved guilty in a court of law Arrests •Rubin Marshall Jr., 35, of 7832 Heather St. in Bridge City, was arrested on Oct. 17 and charged with possession with intent to […]
Government
Clerk of court, state rep will be decided in November
Almost all of the incumbents will keep their seats after last weekend’s election, but a run-off race will be held to decide the clerk of court and state representative for the 56th District in November. […]
Lifestyles
Mystery, tragedy give plantations haunted history
With Halloween approaching, residents and visitors from outside the parish will make their way to the Destrehan and Ormond plantations, hopeful that they might catch sight of one of the mansions’ supposed ghosts.
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