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Officials watchful as Ida enters the Gulf
Tropical Storm Ida appeared bound for Alabama this morning, but local officials were keeping a wary eye on the late-season system and the 3 to 5 inches of rain it was projected to dump on Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
Lafourche celebrates first NAACP banquet in 15 years
The Lafourche Parish branch of the NAACP held its first Freedom Fund banquet in 15 years Saturday night.
For faithful, relic is more than just a bone
The schedule has changed several times now, and the suddenness of the event took even the people at St.
CEO says financial policies were 'a disgrace to humanity'
Play a round at the gambling table. If you win, you can keep what you make. If you lose, the federal government will give you the money to play again.
Ellender maintains stature in U.S. Senate history
Due chiefly to the recent death of Massachusetts Democrat Ted Kennedy, the official list of America's longest-serving senators had to be slightly reshuffled last week, but it still includes a choice spot for one of Terrebonne Parish's best-known native sons.
Electrical problem derails Nicholls' 'Streetcar'
It's supposed to be "A Streetcar Named Desire" but for the cast of a Nicholls State University production of the play, it's become "A Streetcar Named Disaster." Nicholls was to present the Tennessee Williams play recently.
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. reports the appointment of Chris Henry as Director of Information Technology.
Scholarships named for local woman
The executive board of the Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association has renamed its annual scholarship program for Hinesville native Lori Mobley Groover.
Students take field trip to old age
A weighted jumpsuit unbalances the wearer while pinching joints. Goggles blur vision.
More sports rallies, community events planned this year
One of the first things Rushton Johnson did when he arrived at Southern Oregon University this summer was throw a big party for all the new students.
Nicholls University hosts high schoolers Saturday
Nicholls State University opens its doors Saturday to prospective high school students wanting to get an inside look at the university during its annual Colonel Day.
Garage Sale Fundraiser for Youth Camp: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Baptist Church White Castle, 33940 Bowie St.
Our Views: Steinway pianos and Nicholls
A national TV network recently aired a story about a decision by the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati to become an all-Steinway school - a school in which all of the pianos are Steinways.
Houma man goes back to school at 50, in his dream career at 55
You're never too old to learn, and you're never too old to go back to school. That mantra got 55-year-old Ricky Porche through classes to become a surgery technologist.
Nicholls a Two-Year College? 'Rumor,' Official Says
An advisory panel charged by Gov. Bobby Jindal with guiding Louisianaa s colleges through lean budget years could bring several changes in the Houma-Thibodaux area.
Louisiana's Newest State Senator
The Louisiana Senate has a new member. Norby Chabert was sworn in Thursday evening after winning a special election last month to fill the vacant seat representing much of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
Biscuits the size of cat heads? Yes indeed
Marcelle loves to serve flavored biscuits, similar to these sweet potato and herb ones, for dinner parties.
Nicholls State Gets $170,000 In Grants
Nearly $170,000 is headed for distribution among six Nicholls State University programs from the board that oversees Louisiana's higher education.
The professional opinion of the chair of the George Mason University economics department is mistaken for the punchline to a Cajun joke.
When Franchesca Gibson's classmates at the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux were making plans for their summer externships, there was some one-upmanship about who was going where to polish their culinary skills.
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