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  1. Rape victim talks about forgiving the "Dead Man Walking"

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WBIR-TV

    ... to a movie." Debbie Morris and Mark Brewster typically ended their dates with a milkshake on the riverfront in Madisonville, Louisiana. But one night in May 1980, two men ambushed their car and violently changed their lives. "When the two men got ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime

  2. Bulletins for Nov. 14, 2009

    Saturday Nov 14 | The Advocate

    ... Baptist Church Choir. George Winston Solo Guitar Concert: 7 p.m., North Cross United Methodist Church of Madisonville, 311 La. 21, Madisonville, benefiting St. Tammany's Guitars in the Classroom program. $10 - $15. Sunday Men and Women Day: 7:30 ...

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    Related Topix: Port Allen, LA, Slaughter, LA, Clinton, LA, Sunshine, LA, Zachary, LA

  3. Tropical Storm Ida a wet one for St. TammanyRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Times-Picayune

    ... levels appeared lower than those seen during large rainstorms. On the other side of the parish, the town of Madisonville had a close call as the Tchefuncte River swelled to about 4 feet higher than its typical levels. Another foot of water, and ...

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Natural Disasters, Flood, Mandeville, LA

  4. Ida-swollen Tchefuncte River is subsiding at Madisonville

    Tuesday Nov 10 | NOLA.com

    The Tchefuncte River is subsiding Tuesday afternoon after swelling about four feet around Madisonville earlier due to Tropical Storm Ida.

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Mandeville, LA

  5. Electronic monitors installed in Tchefuncte RiverRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 29, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    The state Department of Environmental Quality is installing electronic monitoring equipment in the lower Tchefuncte River for a water quality survey in Covington and Madisonville.

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    Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental, Covington, LA

  6. Man held onto faith, hope while waiting nearly 24 hours in water

    Oct 27, 2009 | 4 WWL-TV

    It was a story that nearly ended in tragedy. On Oct. 17, four people - including two children - headed out from Madisonville for a fishing trip on Lake Pontchartrain.

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, New Orleans, LA

  7. Unscheduled Power Outage Puts Halt on Scheduled RepairsRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 21, 2009 | ISurfHopkins

    Madisonville, KY On Tuesday October 20th, iSurf News reported to Madisonville residents of a scheduled power interruption to take place this morning at 7:30 AM from East Broadway to Scott Street.

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  8. Trinity scales back layoffsRead the original story

    Oct 21, 2009 | The Tennessean

    ... ny laid off 190 workers at its Bursly, La., plant. In September, Trinity started to idle and close its plant in Madisonville, La., leaving 235 employees without jobs.

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    Related Topix: Cheatham County, TN

  9. Abita lowers tax rate by a millRead the original story

    Oct 21, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... original works of art to be sold tax-free and provides tax credits for restoring historic buildings. In 2009, Madisonville was added to the list of north shore municipalities with that designation, joining Abita Springs, Old Mandeville, Lacombe, ...

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  10. Abita Springs Board of Aldermen lowers tax rateRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 21, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... original works of art to be sold tax-free and provides tax credits for restoring historic buildings. In 2009, Madisonville was added to the list of north shore municipalities with that designation, joining Abita Springs, Old Mandeville, Lacombe, ...

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    Related Topix: Abita Springs, LA

  11. Man, 72, spends night in lake

    Oct 18, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... lot colder than you think," Barnard said. The two adults and two children, family members who had set out from Madisonville on a fishing trip, failed to return Saturday night. The Coast Guard received a report about 7 p.m. from the Sheriff's Office ...

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, New Orleans, LA

  12. Tammany breaks ground on new schoolRead the original story

    Oct 16, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... for band, music, art and special education. Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary, which will relieve crowding at Madisonville Elementary School, will be able to house as many as 750 students in grades two through five. Grades six through eight will attend ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Hammond, LA, Mandeville, LA

  13. Aging in Place

    Oct 16, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... the effects of time when they decided to leave their three-story townhouse on the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville. "We just have to recognize that I'm 74 now, and there'll come a time . . . ," he said. Fletcher was already familiar with the ...

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    Related Topix: Covington, LA

  14. St. Tammany school officials break ground on new elementary school in Madisonville

    Oct 16, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... for band, music, art, and special education. Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary, which will relieve crowding at Madisonville Elementary School, will be able to house as many as 750 students in grades two through five . Grades six through eight will ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Hammond, LA, Mandeville, LA

  15. Bribe defendants admit skimming $295,000 in 'fraudulent and inflated billing scheme'Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 15, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... Guy also got credit for the Rolex watch he bought with the kickback cash; it was confiscated in a raid of his Madisonville home in June. Letten said he hopes the convictions will discourage others inclined to steal. "We can never prove that it's a ...

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    Related Topix: Metairie, LA

  16. Four charged in murder of western KY manRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | KFVS12

    ... and two females, according to the Calloway County Sheriff's Office. The state medical examiner's officer in Madisonville ruled the death of a western Kentucky man a homicide. McGowan was beat Friday, October 9th, 2009 at the intersection of Speaker ...

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    Related Topix: Murray, KY, Calloway County, KY

  17. USS New York makes voyage to NYCRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 13, 2009 | USA Today

    Geri Cavaretta of Madisonville, La., listens to the National Anthem before watching the USS New York sail down the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Avondale, LA, US Military, US Navy, US Navy, US News

  18. Analysis: Kennedy uses streamlining opportunityRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 11, 2009 | Baton Rouge Business Report

    ... Complaints are muttered behind the scenes of political grandstanding and opportunism. Kennedy, a lawyer from Madisonville, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004 as a Democrat but lost to Republican David Vitter. He switched to the Republican Party in 2007 ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Folk, The Kennedys, New Orleans, LA

  19. N.O. Comedy Fest and other events happening Sunday, Oct. 11Read the original story

    Oct 11, 2009 | NOLA.com

    Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Water Street along the Tchefuncte River, Mandeville.

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    Related Topix: Mandeville, LA, Bridge City, LA, US Travel, Travel, New Orleans, New Orleans Travel, New Orleans, LA, Jazz, Entertainment

  20. Festivals, concerts happening in New Orleans Sat., Oct. 10

    Oct 10, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... contest, carnival rides, crafts, live music and a fais do-do, 10 a.m.-9. Admission is $1. 436.4881. Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival Water Street along the Tchefuncte River, Mandeville. The 20th annual festival features hundreds of vintage boats on ...

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    Related Topix: US Travel, Travel, New Orleans, New Orleans Travel, New Orleans, LA, Jazz, Bridge City, LA, Mandeville, LA, Entertainment

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