Columns
Things that caught my eye
Add $239 more to the budget hole: If things weren’t bleak enough for the state’s fiscal outlook, more bad news came this week in the form of a $239 million federal court judgment against Louisiana. […]
Month: March 2013
Editorial
Jindal wants to fix what’s working
As the state awaits the release of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s grand tax swap plan, his press office is in campaign mode, responding rapidly to any discouraging words, particularly those spread in the media. […]
Allen Lottinger
Does dining together unite us?
Some nice things seem to be coming out of our two-party system this past week. Instead of resistance and antagonisms as appeared in the past, there is friendly chat and nice talk about government business between our divided executive and legislative branches.
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Crime
Bar raid arrests
•A.J. Fiffie, 28, of 409 Sycamore St. in Hahnville, was arrested on March 7 and charged with two attachments from the 29th Judicial District Court.
Crime
Police: Montz man choked, beat woman until she blacked out
A Montz man who allegedly choked and beat his children’s mother before barricading her in her home was arrested in Mississippi after fleeing St. Charles Parish.
Lifestyles
R.J. Vial Elementary young authors’ contest winners 2012-2013
R.J. Vial Elementary young authors’ contest winners 2012-2013. […]
News
Destrehan deputy hits road as part of famed Patriot Guard
When Marine Sgt. Michael Guillory was killed in action last December, word quickly spread that Westboro Baptist Church, a group that travels the country picketing funerals for fallen members of the military, was headed to Slidell. St. Charles Parish Cpl. Doug Richardson hopped on his motorcycle and headed to St. Tammany Parish to support Guillory’s family as a member of the Patriot Guard.
News
Scott’s Grocery rebounds from fatal fire
When 55-year-old Catherine Scott-Isaac and her three-year-old granddaughter died in a house fire in Killona in mid-December, it was a tremendous blow to the community.
Social
Find hunting, fishing deals from over 250 vendors at Sportsman Show
Louisiana’s largest fishing and hunting show takes over the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on March 14-17 to showcase the latest and greatest products the outdoor community has to offer. […]