Houma Courier - Thu Nov 19
An expert panel tasked with reviewing a levee that would protect communities between Bayou Lafourche and the Mississippi River from hurricane flooding held its first meeting Wednesday in Thibodaux.
Panel to consider levee alignmentsTimes-Picayune - Wed Nov 18
A state-hired panel of engineering and environmental experts from across the country will meet today to begin evaluating five alignments for the planned Donaldsonville-to-the-Gulf levee to block storm surge from the Barataria Basin.
House GOP Officials didn't Raise Red FlagWPMT-TV York - Sat Nov 14
The ranks of current and former state House Republican legislators, prosecutors allege, are littered with people whose election-day efforts benefited from the illegal use of taxpayer-paid resources.
Coastal wetlands education program conveys memories of fading lifestylesNOLA.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.
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