Byron Joseph Sr., 56, is not a homeless stereotype.
Dressed in a crisp red shirt, the U.S. Army veteran and former postal clerk today receives disability payments and lives with his mother. Though he said the arrangement works well, he is excited about the proposed homeless veterans housing on Byrd Lane in Hahnville. […]
HAHNVILLE – On Thursday, Sept. 11 from 9 until 11 a.m., Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries will be hosting a 9/11 Outdoor Benefit for homeless, hungry, disabled and senior veterans through the Wounded Heroes Housing Project featuring American jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins. […]
The story of 89-year-old Norco resident William Rook is more than a story about an individual, but a study in contrasts and the role fate has in one’s life. […]
In a Veteran’s Day proclamation 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” […]
Linton Bergeron, 85, was aboard the M/V St. Charles ferry going to work as a machinist at Shell Chemical early on the morning of Oct. 20, 1976 when he saw what was about to happen. […]
Jack McCully was 16 years old in 1944 when he decided he wanted to join the Army Transportation Corps, but it was not without resistance. […]
Richard Keller was leading a combat unit on the front lines at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands when he was shot by a sniper. […]
The St. Charles Parish LVFC (Louisiana Volunteers for Family and Community) visited the veterans home in Reserve in honor of Veteran’s Day. […]
At the south end of St. Charles Parish, just before Highway 90 crosses over into Lafourche Parish, a little known Veterans Memorial stands in front of St. Gertrude Catholic Church.
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