NOLA.com - Thu Nov 05
The Rev. Joe Recasner's memory of his childhood in the Lower 9th Ward is a bit fuzzy -- he has a hard time remembering exactly when his family moved to the area or how long it was before a wall separating his neighborhood from the adjacent Bayou Bienvenue was built.
New books help genealogy research opportunitiesNews-Star - Sun Nov 01
Several new books have come in to help the genealogy researcher get passed their 'brick wall.' Maybe one of these could help you: n 'Miscellaneous Alabama Newspaper Abstracts' volumes 1 and 2, by Michael Kelsey, Nancy Graff Floyd and Ginny Guinn Parsons.
Man wanted for ATM burglaries sought by policeWAFB-TV Baton Rouge - Mon Oct 26
The pictures in this story leaves no doubt in the minds of Louisville Metro Police detectives that someone reading this knows the suspect.
Leader of the band tells students to listenHerald-Mail - Mon Oct 19
Delfeayo Marsalis stood before Jefferson High School's first-period jazz ensemble and told the 25 young musicians to turn their sheet music around, that they were going to learn by listening, not reading.
Filling canals to restore Baratara marshesWGNO - Sat Oct 17
Zipping in an airboat over a thick mat of water hyacinths floating in an old oil and gas service canal in the Barataria Preserve, David Muth pointed to wispy trees lining the banks and raised his voice to be heard above the roaring motor.
Aerial spraying for mosquitos planned in Kenner, Lafitte areasNOLA.com - Thu Oct 15
Aerial spraying is planned Friday night to combat mosquitoes in Kenner and the Lafitte area, Jefferson Parish officials said.
Restoring nature at the Barataria Preserve: an editorialNOLA.com - Wed Oct 14
The communities of Jean Lafitte and Crown Point in west Jefferson Parish have grown more vulnerable to surge flooding in recent decades as human activity and coastal erosion depleted surrounding marshes.
Restoring marshland in the Barataria Preserve could create a storm bufferNOLA.com - Mon Oct 12
Zipping in an airboat over a thick mat of water hyacinths floating in an old oil and gas service canal in the Barataria Preserve, David Muth pointed to wispy trees lining the banks and raised his voice to be heard above the roaring motor.
Restoring marshland in the Barataria Preserve could create a storm bufferTimes-Picayune - Mon Oct 12
"These are 90 percent Chinese tallow trees -- a very aggressive and invasive exotic species," said Muth, a National Park Service administrator.
Reclaiming the marshNOLA.com - Sun Oct 11
The National Park Service is making a proposal to reclaim more than 20 miles of abandoned oil and gas canals inside Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve-Barataria Unit to restore marshland, reduce saltwater intrusion and reverse land loss.
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