Des Allemands
SCSO deputy creates Facebook page to unite and inspire local community
Christopher Baird is committed to helping his community however he can – whether in person or online. […]
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Ida journey bumpy, but fateful for Des Allemands family
As many left the area to evacuate out of the path of Hurricane Ida, it wasn’t anything resembling a slam dunk decision for Des Allemands’ Britt Morel and her family – not at first, anyway. […]
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Des Allemands mother of five cooks, opens up donation station for the community
Jerri Lynn Cooper and her family evacuated from their Des Allemands home for Hurricane Ida, but Jerri Lynn said she couldn’t stay away for too long. […]
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Lawmakers ask for Corps to carry out emergency operations for vulnerable communities, including Des Allemands
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and Congressman Garret Graves have sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting that the Corps carry out emergency operations in at-risk areas to repair parts of Louisiana’s flood protection infrastructure, including non-federal assets that suffered damages during Hurricane Ida. […]
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Catfish Festival cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases
While organizers of the Alligator Festival are still planning to hold their fall event, the Louisiana Catfish Festival committee announced that its Sept. 18 festival has been cancelled due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases statewide. […]
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Fired days after daughter’s birth, Des Allemands man trying to make ends meet
In what should be one of the happiest times in the lives of Carl Dennis and girlfriend Laraza, an unexpected surge of anxiety and uncertainty have been introduced. […]
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Third annual Blessing of the Fleet planned for Saturday
St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church will host its third annual Blessing of the Fleet under the Highway 90 bridge in Bayou Des Allemands on Saturday. […]
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Des Allemands woman finds unexpected bloom of ‘century’ cactus
Fourteen years after she first planted it in the front yard of her Des Allemands home, Shannon Brooks walked outside of her home on Good Friday and saw her Agave americana – or “century plant” – in a way she never expected to see it. […]
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Local couple prepares to celebrate 75th wedding anniversary
Howard and Lillian Savoie will celebrate a milestone this summer that very few marriages arrive at – on July 2 they will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. […]