Boutte News

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development considered bids totaling more than $43 million at its May 20 and 27 public bid openings.

Cory Lackert, 25, 122 First St., Apt. 4, Boutte, was booked June 19 with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana in the presence of a minor.

St. Charles Parish is using global positioning system equipment to collect data on local levee heights for use in storm surge modeling by Louisiana State University AgCenter and the National Hurricane Center.

Today's forecast of rain doesn't bode well for the free outdoor shows on the final day.

Brittany Laurent, 19, 100 Iris St., Apt. 6, Waggaman, was booked with DWI and reckless driving June 2. Tiffany Brawley, 31, 360 Magnolia St., Boutte, was booked with DWI June 3. Daynell A. Martin, 25, 969 Beechgrove Blvd., Apt.

BATON ROUGE - Death of legislation aimed at developing Interstate 49 as the "Energy Corridor" doesn't mean the plan to utilize innovative funding died with it, says Sen.

Alfred Blue , a 6-foot-2 and 205-pound running back from Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana, made an unofficial visits to the University of Tulsa campus this past weekend.

A Des Allemands couple has filed a recall petition against St. Charles Parish Councilman Paul Hogan.

Combining the forces of the existing Interstate 49 South Task Force with a proposed reincarnation of Lafayette's loop commission may garner enough support to get the funding needed to eventually build the interstate from Lafayette to the New Orleans westbank.

Making decisions doesn't get any easier just because it's the second weekend of Jazz Fest.

Ralph D. Young, 31, 813 Kinler St., Luling, was booked with possession of stolen property after a spacewalk that had been reported stolen in Luling was found in his possession April 9. Patrick L. Sumlin, 44, 330 Alexander St., St.

A man robbed the Waffle House restaurant in Boutte early Tuesday, making off with small amount of cash.

Lillian Boutte is a New Orleans firecracker. The New Orleans-born vocalist sizzles as she digs into this city's traditional jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues.

Xavier O. Dabon, 25, 359 Lily St., Boutte, was booked with possession of Ecstasy and introducing contraband into a correctional facility, as well as warrants from Jefferson Parish on March 29.

Dwayne E. Medders,23, 408 Canal St., Metairie, was arrested March 25 and booked with theft of goods worth more than $500 and with being a fugitive from Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Two West Bank men and a Boutte woman are in the Jefferson Parish jail on charges of luring two men into a motel room for sex, then kidnapping and robbing one of them, authorities said.

Simply stated, the Old Algiers RiverFest has a nice vibe. Its single stage offers the backdrop of the old Algiers courthouse and faces the Mississippi River levee.

Alphonse Brown, 58, 932 E. Lawson St., New Sarpy, was booked with possession of Diazepam, a controlled dangerous substance, after he was stopped for suspicious activity March 20.

Passenger accused of shooting back Tuesday, February 17, 2009 River Parishes bureau Two men who allegedly exchanged gunfire in Boutte early Friday have been booked with attempted murder, the St.

Catching up with readers who write us: Recent speculations about how Butte La Rose got its name brought a couple of comments.