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GEISMAR--View of the Geismar plant disaster June 13 from an Acadian Ambulance helicopter. Acadian photo.
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Check back for updates GEISMAR--Louisiana State Police have identified the individual who was killed in a deadly chemical plant explosion as Zachary C. Green, 29, of Hammond. Notification of Z...
TANGI COUNCIL: 11 named to study changes in charter, including term limits
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TANGI SCHOOL BOARD: What the board plans to discuss June 18 in Amite
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GOVERNMENT: Bills signed by the governor include SB 44 by Sen. Ben Nevers
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ABBEVILLE – Fishing for Memories: A Benefit Rodeo for the Alzheimer’s Association beginning June 20 added a 14th category in response to the extension of the Red Snapper Season by NOAA. This additi...
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WISNER – A Wisner woman was killed in a car crash on Sunday night in Franklin Parish.
The dead woman was identified as 25-year-old Memory Roberts, said Louisiana State Police.
Roberts was driving a...
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NEW ORLEANS — One person is dead, and two were rescued by the Coast Guard after a boat accident near Pilottown, Monday June 10. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notificatio...
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BATON ROUGE--Revised Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board Regular Meeting Agenda
June 19, 2013
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5th Floor Conference Room, Capitol Annex Building
1051 N. Third Street, Baton Rouge...
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METAIRIE--U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) sent a letter June 14 to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) asking her to include legislation written by Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Senate appropr...
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BATON ROUGE – Initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending June 8, increased to 3,755 from the previous week’s total of 3,306. Initial claims were below the comparable week ending June...
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KENTWOOD--Collis Benton Temple Sr., was born in Greensburg, Louisiana on August 12, 1912 to the union of John and Ida Butler Temple who preceded him in death.
Collis Sr., positively influenced his...
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AMITE-The following was compiled from the Amite Tangi-Digest, Tangi-Talk, St. Helena Echo and Kentwood News-Ledger: June 22, 2005 - Anthony Riggins, then owner of Hammond Decorating Center and n...
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HAMMOND-- The Wednesday Volunteers for Family and Community recently donated a book loved by one its late members to the Hammond Branch Library.
The book, Vendome Hotel by Danielle Steel, was dona...
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By Renee Molland AMITE--The last couple of months have seen a pattern of topics, both in the articles in the Chamber Newsletter and at the TEDF/Joint Chamber Luncheon in April. At the luncheon th...
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BATON ROUGE – Based on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn’s “Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War,” now available from LSU Press, prov...
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BATON ROUGE – At Milliken’s Bend, La., a Union force composed predominantly of former slaves met their Confederate adversaries in one of the bloodiest engagements of the war. This small yet importa...
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Cattle industry promoter
SHREVEPORT – Services for cattle industry publicist and promoter Robert “Bob” Felknor will be Thursday. He died June 14 at age 70.
He was retired executive vice-president o...
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A resident of Amite, Doris Aline Crumholt Leeb died at 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at her home. She was born October 11, 1922 in Central and was 90 years of age. She is survived by her 2 ...
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In 1974 Mary came with great excitement and anticipation to Amite, Louisiana, by way of Las Vegas, Nevada, to marry her sweetheart, Weldon. They both openly admit that when they met, it was love ...
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Julia Marie Miller, born July 9, 1958, passed away at her home on June 15, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Melody Newcomb and husband, Brandon, Greensburg; 2 grandchildren, Daisy and Bray...
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A resident of Greensburg, Mary Munt Rohner died on Friday, June 14, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born January 19, 1944 in Oakes, ND and was 69 years of age. She enjoy...
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D-Day vet, police juror
HAYNESVILLE – Services for D-Day veteran and long-time police juror Jack Price will be Tuesday. He died June 15 at age 93.
He held the Purple Heart and was a Claiborne Paris...
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TICKFAW – Friday evening June 14 shortly before 8 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a three-vehicle fatal crash on LA 1065 near its intersection with LA 442 in Tangipa...
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GREENSBURG--Louisiana State Police Troop L received several leads from the community and were able to identify and arrest Malcolm Sibley (age 47) of Walker June 16 at approximately 9:40 a.m.. Sib...
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AMITE--District Attorney Scott Perrilloux listed felony cases expected to be heard this week in Amite and Livingston district courts. Full dockets are posted weekly at www.21jdda.org. Tangipahoa ...
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Check back for updates GEISMAR--Louisiana State Police have identified the individual who was killed in a deadly chemical plant explosion as Zachary C. Green, 29, of Hammond. Notification of Z...
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HAMMOND – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports the arrest of 25-year -old LC Berry of Hammond after a traffic stop. Berry was arrested on June 13, after a traffic stop led to the disco...
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HAMMOND--Shortly before 10:30 a.m. June 14, Troopers from LSP Troop L began investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 55 at the LA 3234 / Wardline Road exit. The crash took the lif...
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KENTWOOD--Collis Benton Temple Sr., was born in Greensburg, Louisiana on August 12, 1912 to the union of John and Ida Butler Temple who preceded him in death.
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AMITE-The following was compiled from the Amite Tangi-Digest, Tangi-Talk, St. Helena Echo and Kentwood News-Ledger: June 22, 2005 - Anthony Riggins, then owner of Hammond Decorating Center and n...
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HAMMOND – John Preble has always collected things. As a child he began collecting stamps, coins, signs and bottles. It started as competition with friends.
Over five decades Preble's gathering...
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INDEPENDENCE--Town of Independence leadership is wrestling how to pay police officers, overdue comp time from Independence firefighters and workers in streets and maintenance who say they are over...
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By Don Ellzey
AMITE -- An 11-member committee to review and make recommendations for updating the Tangipahoa Parish Home Rule Charter was empaneled June 10 by the parish council during its regular ...
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By Don Ellzey AMITE -- The Sumner Delegation of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board during its June 13 meeting recommended construction of a restroom addition at Spring Creek Elementary School at a...
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