| |
| |
NEWS
HOSPITAL TAX RENEWAL SET FOR VOTE
At their meeting last week, the Lafourche Parish Council approved a tax renewal measure for central
Lafourche voters to consider on the October ballot. On October 4, voters in Hospital District No.2 will
consider a renewal for Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Mathews. The ten year tax, if approved ... click here for more on this story
NEW LAROSE BRIDGE DELAYED AGAIN
Project to be bid again in September
Bids for a new bridge in Larose connecting Louisiana Highway 3235 and the “Larose Link” connector
road to Louisiana Highway 308 have been delayed again. For the second time, the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is set to reject ... click here for more on this story
TRIVIA NIGHT COMING TO THIBODAUX
Like playing trivia? Can’t wait until the next time it’s held at the Cut Off Youth Center? Well, you won’t
have to. Trivia’s coming to Thibodaux.
The Lafourche Mayors Committee on Disability Issues will present their version of Trivia Night,
Saturday, August 23 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The ... click here for more on this story
LOCAL LEVEE AND RESTORATION PROJECTS TO RECEIVE FUNDING
Several local levee and coastal restoration projects will see addition cash infusions into their budgets as
the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Governor Bobby Jindal announced last
week. Some $300 million of the state’s budget surplus is being dedicated to coastal and ... click here for more on this story
PSC RULING GIVES CONSUMERS BRIEF RELIEF ON UTILITY BILLS
A ruling Tuesday from the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) gives Entergy customers a new
option for helping to manage their high utility bills.
The Commission declared the state's first-ever "energy emergency," which will allow for deferred
billing programs for low-income customers. ... click here for more on this story
HUNTER SAFETY CLASS SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre has announced the next scheduled Hunter Safety classes will be held
this month at the LPSO Training Academy located @751 Goode Street, Thibodaux, La.
This Hunter Safety class will take place on Saturday, August 16th, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. The next
da ... click here for more on this story
SUMMER LEAP SCORES RELEASED
Nearly 8,000 fourth and eighth graders advanced to the next grade level based on summer LEAP test
scores released by the Louisiana Department of Education. The students passing the summer exam
joined more than 68,000 students statewide who passed the test in the spring.
Education leaders sa ... click here for more on this story
SCHOOLS GET $1.3 MILLION MORE IN TAXES
Board members cite a variety of rising costs, as well as a pay raise for employees, among reasons
This article appeared in the Friday, August 8, 2008 edition of the Daily Comet, written by staff writer
Matthew Pleasant.
Lafourche schools expect to reap nearly $1.3 million more in property ... click here for more on this story
2008 LOUISIANA FALL SHRIMP SEASON TO OPEN
The fall inshore shrimp season will open in Shrimp Management Zones 1, 2 and 3 at noon Monday.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved the season dates at its Aug. 7 meeting,
based upon recommendations presented by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine
Fish ... click here for more on this story
WEEKEND CRASHES PROVE DEADLY
Two separate crashes this past weekend left a Golden Meadow man dead and a Lockport man critically
injured.
On Saturday, August 2 at 2:20 p.m., Troop C troopers were notified of a serious injury traffic crash on
LA 1 near West 201st Street, just north of Golden Meadow.
A 76-year-old Gold ... click here for more on this story
WHEN THE NEXT STORM SURGE HITS LAFOURCHE PARISH
How the next hurricane storm surge could affect Lafourche Parish will be the focus of upcoming
exhibits and three public talks.
The Next Storm Surge will be held:
Thursday, August 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jean Lafitte National Park/Lafourche Parish Public Library, 314
St. Mary St., Thibodau ... click here for more on this story
 YOUR TAX BILL MAY SOON RISE
You won’t get to vote on it, but there is a way you can make your voce heard
This article appeared in the August 2, 2008 edition of The Daily Comet, written by staff writer Ben
Lundin and Naomi King.
Lafourche Parish taxpayers could be saddled with about $4.5 million more in combined prope ... click here for more on this story
|
RULES FOR ADDRESSING COUNCIL EXPLAINED
By: Alces P. Adams
Freelance Writer
Rules do exist to govern the “Public Wishing to Address the Council” part of Parish Council meetings.
Through the combined efforts of a citizen and the chairman, both the Council and the public were
informed of those rules. The lesson wouldn’t have been ... click here for more on this story
BUILDER’S & HOMEOWNER’S WORKSHOP FOR GI CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
A Builder’s and Home Owner’s Workshop for Grand Isle Construction Projects, open to the public and free
of charge will be held on Saturday, August 2 at the Grand Isle Community Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sponsors and guest speakers will be: Mark Plaisance-Simpson Strongtie District Representa ... click here for more on this story
DOMESTIC ABUSE & ARMED ROBBERY LANDS GM MAN IN JAIL
A Golden Meadow was arrested Monday after reportedly abusing his girlfriend.
Patrick A. Billiot, age 35, of 118 Jacob Dr., Golden Meadow, was arrested Monday, and charged with
Domestic Abuse (by strangulation), and Armed Robbery.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office was contacted in referen ... click here for more on this story
LAROSE LIBRARY TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY; NEW LIBRARY TO OPEN SOON
The Larose Branch of the Lafourche Parish Public Library will close temporarily in early August as workers
relocate the library into its new building.
The library is set to close briefly from Monday, August 4, through Wednesday, August 6. The new Larose
Branch, built on the grounds of the La ... click here for more on this story
GALLIANO MAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE SEX CHARGES
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office reported the arrest of a Galliano man who has been charged with
various sex offenses. Scottywade Gisclair, age 22, of 161 Roxy Drive, Galliano, was arrested last week
and charged with the following:
Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile (one count per wa ... click here for more on this story
STATE SALES TAX HOLIDAY THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Buying a new washing machine or a new sofa? You might want to wait until Friday or Saturday.
Louisiana consumers are getting another break from paying state sales taxes. The Louisiana
Department of Revenue announced that most consumer purchases for tangible personal property will
be exempt from ... click here for more on this story
MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO $6.55 AN HOUR
Increase Marks Second Hike in Three-Step Minimum Wage Increase Enacted by Congress In 2007
The federal minimum wage increased this week from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour, the second hike in a three-
step minimum wage increase. In May 2007, Congress enacted the first minimum wage increase in a
decade ... click here for more on this story
CONFESSION TO KILLING KIDS BARRED FROM TRIAL
This article appeared in the July 19, 2008 edition of The Daily Comet, written by staff writer Robert Zull.
Child-like and faint, the voice on the recording sounds far away.
During an interview with Lafourche sheriff’s detectives one day after she allegedly murdered her 9-
year-old daughter ... click here for more on this story
VEHICULAR ACCESS TO FOURCHON BEACH CLOSED DUE TO HIGH TIDES
The Beachfront Development District has closed vehicular access on Fourchon Beach due to high tides
from the tropical Storm in the Gulf of Mexico. It is anticipated that vehicular access will be open again
once the tides have receded.
... click here for more on this story
LAFOURCHE NARCOTICS OFFICERS BUSY ON THE STREETS
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported members of the Lafourche Parish Drug Task Force have
been busy making multiple arrests and issuing summons for local illegal narcotics activity in the parish.
Through narcotic’s investigations, surveillance and street operations, 22 people have been p ... click here for more on this story
PARISH VOTERS REJECT CHARTER CHANGE
Two renewals and new tax for Council on Aging approved
A proposed change to the Lafourche Parish Charter that would have given council members the right to
speak with engineers, architects and other parish contractors outside of a council meeting was voted
down by a convincing margin. With a ... click here for more on this story
FLORIDA MAN DIES IN LAFOURCHE PARISH CRASH
On July 17, 2008 at approximately 1 a.m., a single vehicle crash on LA 308 in Cut Off claimed the life of a
Florida man.
James Baggett (W/M, 54, of Englewood, Florida) was traveling north on LA 308 in a 2003 Hyundai Elantra
when his vehicle left the roadway to the right and entered a ditch. B ... click here for more on this story
APPARENT FEUD LEADS TO SHOOTOUT
Apparently a war of words between rival groups in Thibodaux and Raceland led to a recent shootout
that left a 30-year-old man in intensive care.
Tensions between young residents of Raceland and Marydale, a neighborhood located just outside the
city limits of Thibodaux, have been escalating, w ... click here for more on this story
NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME WILL BE ON AUGUST 5TH THIS YEAR
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre has announced his office will participate in the “America’s Night
Out Against Crime” program for the twelfth year in a row. “Each year the numbers of neighborhoods
and participants increase in this program,” stated Sheriff Webre. The purpose is to heighten d ... click here for more on this story
TUITION INCREASE A NECESSITY FOR NICHOLLS
Beginning in the fall 2008 semester, tuition at Nicholls State University will be increased by $90 per
semester for full-time students.
“Although the university does not like to raise tuition, the increase is critical to help maintain the level of
education and service Nicholls provides to t ... click here for more on this story
MAJORITY OF SEATS GO UNCONTESTED
Qualifying ends quietly for fall elections
Qualifying for fall elections ended with a whimper Friday as many seats saw only incumbents qualify
with no challengers in sight. U.S. Representative Charlie Melancon was automatically re-elected to a
third two-year term in office as no one qualifie ... click here for more on this story
TAXES, CHARTER CHANGE ON SATURDAY BALLOT
Decisions on three property taxes and a change to the parish charter await voters on Saturday. The
four propositions include a change to the charter that would allow parish council members the right to
speak to parish engineers and other contractors.
Under the current charter, council memb ... click here for more on this story
COMPANY CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL STORAGE OF WASTE
Vizier pleads to resisting arrest
The legal case against south Lafourche businessman Donald Vizier and Tidewater Docks, Inc. of Golden
Meadow, appeared to reach an end this week when the company agreed to a charge of one count of
illegal storage of solid waste and Vizier pled guilty to one ... click here for more on this story
CUT OFF’S DRAINAGE PROBLEMS FAR FROM OVER
By Alces P. Adams
Freelance Writer
Rumors of a long and exciting July 8 Parish Council meeting proved to be false. Without the three
citizen speakers, the meeting would have only lasted about half of its two hours. Once the Council got
past those public comments, it cruised toward the moti ... click here for more on this story
NEW LAFOURCHE THEATRE COMPANY & PLAYHOUSE TO OPEN IN LOCKPORT
Theatrical director Perry Martin is coming home to Bayou Lafourche to open South Louisiana’s first
cultural and historical Performing Arts Theater.
Martin’s newly formed company, Theatre HALIFAX, will open the Bayou Playhouse’s premiere season
this fall with the Louisiana fundraising preview ... click here for more on this story
FOURCHON BEACH WORKING WELL
It is widely known that after recommendation from the Lafourche Parish Council, along with Parish
President Charlotte Randolph, pilings that blocked vehicular access to the Fourchon Beach were
removed. After that was removed and other issues, such as insurance, were covered, the Fourchon
Beach ... click here for more on this story
LA1 TO BE BLOCKED WITH BARRIER IF HURRICANES APPROACH: FLOODING THREAT HOPING TO BE AVERTED
Recent improvements to the Larose to Golden Meadow hurricane levee protection system have elevated
the system in critical areas back to its original design height. However, where the southern portion of
the ring levee crosses Louisiana Highway 1 south of Golden Meadow, the levee currently stand ... click here for more on this story
LOCALS TO HAVE LEAD ON STATE COASTAL COMMITTEES
Two local men with significant experience in coastal restoration efforts will soon lead statewide panels
looking at levee standards and flood maps through new regulations implemented in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina.
Jerome Zeringue, who recently stepped down as the head of the Terrebonne L ... click here for more on this story
AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE LIMITS TO RISE
Higher minimum coverage starts in 2010
In a bill passed recently by the Louisiana Legislature and expected to be signed by Governor Bobby Jindal,
Louisiana motorists will have to increase the amount of minimum automobile insurance coverage they
carry.
Currently, motorists are required by ... click here for more on this story
GUIDRY RESIGNS FROM LEVEE DISTRICT BOARD
Joining what is expected to be a significant number of other appointees to boards and commissions
statewide, former State Representative Richard “Dick” Guidry resigned from the South Lafourche Levee
Board on Monday. As expected, Guidry’s reasoning for stepping down dealt with new and increased ... click here for more on this story
JINDAL VETOES LEGISLATIVE PAY RAISE
Governor changes course after public pressure
After enduring more than a week of a white hot public firestorm for standing virtually silent on the
issue, Governor Bobby Jindal announced on Monday that he will veto the recently passed pay raise for
members of the Louisiana Legislature. The ra ... click here for more on this story
LOCKPORT TO LAROSE LEVEE TAKING SHAPE
This article appeared in a recent edition of The Daily Comet, written by staff writer Ben Lundin.
A central Lafourche levee project designed to bolster flood protection north of the Intracoastal
Waterway and west of Bayou Lafourche is taking shape after months of bureaucratic delays.
Crews h ... click here for more on this story
GOLDEN MEADOW – FOURCHON INTERNATIONAL TARPON RODEO SET FOR UPCOMING WEEKEND
Fishing rodeos have long been part of Cajun culture with men, women and children of all ages
participating in these uniquely southern sporting events which rely on a combination of south La.
heritage the skills associated with fishing as well as prime waterways filled with an abundance marine-
... click here for more on this story
COUNCIL: NO MORE POLITICAL SIGNS ON ELECTRIC POLES! PARISH BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE TOLD IN ADVANCE OF DISMISSAL
By: Alces P. Adams
Freelance Writer
If you like heated debates, contests with uncertain outcomes, and excitement in general, you would
have been disappointed at the last Parish Council meeting. If you like them fast, you would have loved
this one, which clocked in at just under three hours ... click here for more on this story
FEMA PROJECT SEES LIGHT OF DAY
By: Kayla Annette Callais
Contributing Writer
Although the Greater Lafourche Port Commission is still waiting for Stranco, Inc. to officially accept the
offer amount given to them for the Front Marina Bulkhead Phase I FEMA project, the outlook is positive.
Port administrators met with officia ... click here for more on this story
FIREWORK SAFETY, ORDINANCES DURING THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY
Most injuries and deaths from fireworks in the United States, 66 percent, occur around the 4th of July
holiday. There were an estimated 9,600 people treated nationally for fireworks-related injuries in
2004, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Fireworks injuries have ... click here for more on this story
GOLDEN MEADOW NATIVE MISSING IN BAHAMA WATERS
Since late Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for Paul Callais, a native of Golden
Meadow and the son of the late Harold and Gloria Callais.
According to reports, Callais has been on a diving trip in the Caribbean Sea and was reported missing
early Wednesday evening by the cre ... click here for more on this story
PASS FOURCHON BID MISTAKE MAY COST THE PORT
By: Kayla Annette Callais
Contributing Writer
The Pass Fourchon dredging FEMA project sent out bids, with Southwind Construction, Inc. coming in
with the lowest bid. However, after reviewing the bid form, an error in the amount of the bid was
found. There was a discrepancy between the bid pr ... click here for more on this story
STORM DEDUCTIBLE RATES APPEAR SET FOR CHANGE
A bill awaiting action by Governor Bobby Jindal would allow insurance companies to set named storm
deductibles for homeowners insurance based on the property or home’s proximity to the Gulf of
Mexico.
For several years, Louisiana has been the only state in the nation that requires insurance c ... click here for more on this story
TUITION HIKES LIKELY FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES
Students attending universities and community colleges in Louisiana can expect to see a rise in tuition in
the coming years if legislation passed by the legislature is signed into law as expected.
Under the proposal, public colleges and universities would be able to raise tuition from three to ... click here for more on this story
CELL PHONES AND TEXT MESSAGES BANS APPROVED
Should the pieces of legislation be signed into law as expected by Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana will
become the third state to ban text messaging while driving. In addition, legislation passed Monday and
also awaiting the governor’s signature is a ban on using cell phones by drivers sevente ... click here for more on this story
BEACH OPEN TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
A resolution adopted by Lafourche Parish Police Jury on September 8, 1971 concerning a 4,000’ right of
way also adopted by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission on September 7, 1971. This is State
Project #713-32-48 Route LA. 3090 Lafourche Parish signed by the Caillouet Land Company.
If Mr. T ... click here for more on this story
LEGISLATURE APPROVES NEARLY $30 BILLION BUDGET: BILL AWAITS JINDAL'S SIGNATURE
The Louisiana Legislature approved a $29.9 billion state operating budget this past weekend, sending
the massive document on to Governor Bobby Jindal for his likely signature. Approximately half of the
state budget is actually federal monies that must be classified as state revenue. The fiscal ... click here for more on this story
ECONOMIST OFFERS WAYS TO COMBAT RISING FOOD COSTS
Increases in fuel and transportation prices continue to hit consumers hard at both the gas pump and at
the grocery store. Over the last 12 months, the food and beverages index advanced 5.2 percent led by
a 6.3 percent rise in prices for food at home, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ... click here for more on this story
BE CAREFUL ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH: HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MAKES DANGEROUS ROADWAY WORSE
By Alces P. Adams
Freelance Writer
Now that pilings no longer block vehicular traffic to the beach, more people will be heading to
Fourchon to frolic in the waves. Beachgoers who haven’t been down the bayou in a while might not
realize that speed limits between Golden Meadow and Fourchon ha ... click here for more on this story
LAW APPROVING IN HOUSE LEVEE WORK EXTENDED
A law allowing levee districts to do up to $1 million of work “in house” without having to go through the
public bid process was given an extension this week when Governor Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 14
into law. The bill by Senator Reggie Dupre (D-Bourg) is actually an extension of the sam ... click here for more on this story
|
|
|
Advertisements
|
|
|
|
