Harahan News

Harahan - Around 3 p.m. today a chemical was released in Harahan at an industrial plant.

When Alyne Pustanio saw that drivers in front of her were slamming their brakes and swerving to avoid two gray objects in the middle of Clearview Parkway in Friday's rush-hour traffic, she thought that the objects were crumpled-up plastic bags.

Our office is on the corner of Jefferson Hwy. an Oak St. in Harahan. We decorate our front window for all of the different seasons.

Arson investigators said today that someone intentionally set fires at a pair of Metairie condomium and apartment buildings.

Fire officials are investigating a blaze that required dozens of firefighters early Sunday morning.

Does Zatarain's or any other company make Chow Chow anymore? Do you know where I can buy it? A Chow Chow lover Dear Lover, Rex Fine Foods makes a delicious chow chow, and you can find it in Rouse's grocery stores.

TownePlace Suites New Orleans Metairie invites you to take part in the exciting events taking place in New Orleans this Christmas.

It's no surprise millionaire businessman John Georges is the fundraising leader in the New Orleans mayor's race, with more than $530,000 collected so far.

It could be a week before Judge Joan Benge's Division A seat on the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna is declared vacant and an election date is set.

An F.H. Myers Construction worker paves a section of NOLA City Bark, a New Orleans dog park scheduled to open in the next few weeks.

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Westley Crosslands, 27, 501 Phosphor Ave., Metairie, was arrested Oct.

Authorities arrested a pair of Harahan teenagers who allegedly entered more than 40 unlocked vehicles in River Ridge last week, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest reports.

The Chateau Carre apartments in New Orleans are undergoing a nearly $11.4 million renovation.

A federal judge sentenced a New Orleans man to 71 months in prison Wednesday for robbing a Harahan bank four years ago.

Guaranty Savings Bank has opened a full-service branch on Citrus Blvd. in the Elmwood Business Park.

Harahan department heads are being asked to trim their 2010 budgets, some by as much as 10 percent, to offset dipping sales tax revenue.

Police in Jefferson Parish said a road rage incident led to a shooting in Harahan Wednesday afternoon.

Sometimes a life's calling announces itself early on. Jean Seidenberg's 91-year-old Aunt Anita once told him a story that revealed his artistic beginnings.

In addition to 87 school facilities and a handful of administrative offices, the Jefferson Parish public school district could own a handful of other small parcels of land that have not been formally accounted for, located mainly in subdivisions scattered throughout the parish, according to a report unveiled last week.

The Harahan City Council unanimously voted Thursday to increase the minimum sewage tie-in fees to $500 for homes and $700 for businesses, churches or schools.