Officials tout workforce reform

3 July 2008, 6:16 pm

State officials were in Lafayette on Tuesday to tout Gov. Bobby Jindal's workforce reform legislation.... read more

Some area lawmakers agree with veto

1 July 2008, 6:06 pm

Area lawmakers who opposed raising their pay praised Gov. Bobby Jindal's veto of the volatile increase on Monday.... read more

Fatal Crash Involving a Tractor on LA 23 in West Jefferson

29 June 2008, 5:44 pm

On Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Louisiana State Police, Troop B investigated a serious injury crash on LA 23 northbound, in front of Meadowcrest Hospital.... read more

Man allegedly had over $90,000 in drugs

27 June 2008, 5:33 pm

Police say a Houma man they've arrested had over $90,000 in drugs. Captain Darryl Stewart says 26-year-old Joseph Lee Cooper Junior ran off after police approached him Friday to find out why he was parked in ...... read more

'Recruiter' examines Army-teen matchmaking

26 June 2008, 11:13 am

Forty years ago, Frederick Wiseman released the cinema verite documentary "High School," showing Americans how poignant and painful it is when a teenager goes off to war.... read more

Houma resident builds his own levee to protect his home

24 June 2008, 11:10 am

Keeping floodwaters away from Ray Boudreaux's home in the Atchafalaya flood basin has become a daily battle, one that forced him to build his own levee just to stay dry.... read more