Houma News

Harold and Peggy Fogleman of Burlington announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Hearne Fogleman, to John Henry Harrelson of Houma, La., son of Clyde and Debbie Harrelson of Timberlake.

HOUMA, La. - Thanks to an abnormally warm winter and tropical storms in the fall, this year could be a big one for mosquitoes.

HOUMA, La. - Despite an afternoon threat of heavy rain, the Krewe of Hercules rolled Friday evening in Houma as scheduled, marking the start of Carnival parade season in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

HOUMA, La. - In about two weeks, the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center will host its biggest convention ever when the Louisiana Police Jury Association comes to town.

HOUMA, La. - Several Hollywood actresses are coming to downtown Houma early next week to film scenes for "The Hot Flashes," a major motion picture set for release later this year.

When the New Orleans-based filmmakers behind the drama " Beasts of the Southern Wild " rode into Park City, Utah, last month, they were just like any number of anonymous young bucks with the same goal.

The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center is getting ready to host its biggest-ever convention later this month.

In a turn of events that threatens to lay waste to the central theme of the GOP challenge to Barack... If chocolate's the thing for your sweetie on Valentine's Day, why give plain old candy when you can... HOUMA, La.

February is American Heart Month. During this month, Cardiovascular Institute of the South is creating awareness about the fight against heart disease, the leading cause of death in men and women in America.

Three people have applied to the Mandeville City Council to fill the remaining four-and-a-half months of former Councilwoman Trilby Lenfant's council term.

HOUMA, La. - A woman in Houma was issued a summons after her pit bull fatally attacked a neighbor's toy poodle , according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office.

Residents upset with Terrebonne Parish deputies and Houma police aired their grievances at a school gym.

Lincoln Short, 1, leans in close to give a goat a kiss while being held by grandmother Randi Robert on Friday during the 2012 South Central District Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.

City Council members tabled an agreement with AT&T for video services until a few wrinkles in the document can be ironed out.

Let's clear this up right at the top: The recent increase in gas prices is a matter of indifference... HOUMA, La.

Officials say they expect that a $9.1 million expansion at Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever will be finished for the fall semester.

HOUMA, La. -- Law enforcement officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are taking steps they hope will make room in the parish jails for an expected Carnival season influx.

The new Bayou Cane Fire District board is expected to approve a budget when it holds its first meeting on Monday night in Houma.

The airport official said that Yasser el-Mallawany was set to fly to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, but authorities barred him from leaving Egypt upon orders from the country's attorney general.

Houma police and Terrebonne Parish authorities are encouraging business owners to help out with an effort to protect all of downtown Houma with surveillance cameras.