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2012/05/27 11:17

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What: Cooking classes at Rouses When: 6-7:30 p.m. June 6 in Thibodaux, and June 7 in Houma Where: 204 N. Canal Blvd., Thibodaux, and 1410 St. Charles St., Houma What to expect: Rouses is offering a...

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Claudette L. Pitre A Chateau

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2012/05/27 05:35

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Test results helping to tell the story

Spring testing across Louisiana provides a snapshot of where our schoolchildren are as opposed to where they ought to be. While the system isn’t perfect, and while the results don’t show perfection,...

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2012/05/27 03:17

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Memorial Day events plentiful across Terrebonne, ...

Staff Writer Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes will be active this Memorial Day weekend with a number of events leading up to the Monday holiday. Samart Funeral Home at 635 Bayou Blue Road in Houma...

2012/05/27 03:17

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Teen driver in fatal wreck was drunk

Blood tests show Taylor Caro, who was in a car with 18-year-old Alexandra Blaisdell, had a 0.22 blood-alcohol level when his vehicle smashed into a semi early on April 1. Caro was driving his 2000...

2012/05/27 02:35

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May 27, 2012

Post offices will be closed, though Priority Mail will be delivered. Garbage pickup will continue as scheduled. Good Earth Transit buses will run holiday routes and times. The Diocese of...

2012/05/27 00:17

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Police Report: May 22-25, 2012

... Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be...

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2012/05/26 23:35

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Searching for history is proving to be tough

Neither the Lafourche Comet nor the Thibodaux Sentinel had published shooting details, but I learned that Coroner John Gazzo had held an inquest, and that the alleged shooter, Olucien Cheramie, had...

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2012/05/26 02:35

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May 26, 2012

Mike Valdez Jr., 111 Victory St., Chauvin, was arrested Wednesday after a parent of the teenager filed a report with investigators. Valdez has denied the claims, police said, though he is charged with...

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2012/05/26 02:17

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Local government offices to close for Memorial Day

Post offices are closed, though Priority Mail will be delivered. Garbage pickup will continue as scheduled. Good Earth buses will run holiday routes and times. The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be...

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2012/05/26 02:17

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Thibodaux service group reaches out to local youth

Founded last year, I Heart My City is a Thibodaux-based organization that focuses on uniting Christians from all different church backgrounds through community service. The organization was founded...

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2012/05/25 13:11

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Authorities attempting to kill invasive plant tak...

WWLTV.com LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. - Authorities are attempting to take control of an invasive plant taking over Bayou Lafourche. Lafourche Parish and Wildlife and Fisheries began spraying herbicide on...

LAFOURCHE PARISH

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2012/05/25 01:35

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Local bills on governor’s desk, awaiting signatur...

... BATON ROUGE — The state House of Representatives granted final passage to five local bills Thursday, and now Gov. Bobby Jindal has the choice to veto the proposals or sign them into law....

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2012/05/25 01:17

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Local students match La. average on tests

Overall, 71 percent of students in Terrebonne and 68 percent of students in Lafourche scored a “Basic” or higher on the standardized tests, which include the LEAP, iLEAP and GEE tests. Terrebonne’s...

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2012/05/24 21:17

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Arrest report: May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012 Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office David James Tauzin, 38, 221 Hawthorne Drive, Houma, DWI, improper lane usage, open alcohol container in vehicle. Travis Calvin Williams, 25, 208 Jackson...

2012/05/24 20:35

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Now hear this: 5 best bets to hear live music thi...

Flanagan’s Creative Food and Drink, 1111 Audubon Drive, Thibodaux Since 1983 this local eatery has offered a great and relaxing Sunday jazz brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. The restaurant...

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2012/05/24 05:37

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Adult Novelty Shop Burglars Wanted

Lafourche Parish Deputies released pictures Wednesday of a couple wanted for an adult novelty shop burglary in Des Allemands. The sheriff's office says the couple stole DVD's and adult toys from the...

2012/05/24 02:35

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WARD 6: May 24, 2012

Graduates: Joel Cortez and Marty Breaux recently graduated from Thibodaux High School. Jacob P. Oubre and Cari Kraemer recently graduated from E.D. White Catholic High School. Ethan Badeaux received...

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2012/05/23 17:17

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Locals to salute veterans with Sunday ceremony

The ceremony includes a flag raising, 21-gun salute and the reading of the names of Terrebonne Parish deceased war veterans by Broadmoor Elementary School students. Hunt Downer is the master of...

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2012/05/23 17:17

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Resident recalls what Terrebonne was like in 1836

So begins a historical recollection of Terrebonne Parish and Houma before railroads changed the way people and goods moved between Houma and Thibodaux and points east and west. The 1,500-word article...

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