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Ouachita PJ defers aging council tax request
MONROE, La. (AP) - Ouachita Parish police jurors says they support the Ouachita Council on Aging but are not inclined to place a tax on the November general election ballot to help the council address...
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Terrebonne residents weigh in on tax for levees
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish residents have given a measure of support at a public hearing in Houma to a 1/2-cent sales tax voters may be asked to approve this winter to help pay for $180...
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Union Parish man charged with shooting stepson
FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) - A 79-year-old Union Parish man has been booked with attempted manslaughter in the wounding of his stepson. Sheriff Bob Buckley tells The News-Star Clyde Brashier of Farmerville...
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River watching: Mississippi levels dropping
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Drought conditions are contributing to Mississippi River levels that may not be the lowest they've ever been but are still cause for concern. "We've had barges running aground,...
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Monroe water meter project nearly complete
MONROE, La. (AP) - Monroe's automated water meter project is 86 percent complete, with almost all residential meters having been installed. City officials tells The News-Star most of them, or 93...
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Holiday Affects Bus Schedules
The Lafayette Transit System will suspend bus service tomorrow in observance of Independence Day. This includes paratransit and Night Owl services. Normal bus service will resume Thursday morning.
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City Seeks to Fill Board Vacancies
Due to a term expiration and a resignation, two vacancies will exist on the Board of Zoning Adjustment. The first vacancy is for a full five-year term, while the other position is for a term that...
View ArticleBest of the Bayou Festival Looking for Vendors
Best of the Bayou Festival is now accepting applications for vendors interested in selling food at the event, scheduled for Sept. 29-30 in Downtown Houma. An anticipated twenty booths will line the...
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Recall news for July 3, 2012
A recall has been issued for Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Lamps imported by Innovage LLC of Foothill Ranch, Calif.; sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, Bonton, JCPenney, Kohls, Office Max,...
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US stocks slightly higher before holiday
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose Tuesday after the government reported higher factory orders for May. The major U.S. stock indexes moved slightly higher in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average...
View Article3 Corps contracts total nearly $56M
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Mandeville company has received a $27.8 million flood control contract for about four years of work for the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. The Pentagon said in a news...
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Euro edges up as Spanish bond yields fall
The euro is rising and the Japanese yen is falling against the dollar as trading slows in advance of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S. Most other currencies were trading in a narrow range on...
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ACC announces 12-year deal with Orange Bowl
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference is remaining tied to the Orange Bowl. The league on Tuesday announced a 12-year agreement with the bowl beginning after the 2014 season. It says...
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Chrysler's US sales rise 20 percent in June
DETROIT (AP) - From mini cars to monster pickups, sales of vehicles charged higher in June despite concerns that Americans would be turned off by slower hiring and other scary headlines. By midday...
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Yemen official: Drone kills 2 al-Qaida militants
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni official says a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed two al-Qaida militants in a car in Yemen's south. Tribal officials there said four militants were killed. They spoke...
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Arbitrator rules for Brees in franchise tag matter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An arbitrator in Philadelphia has ruled with Drew Brees in a dispute over how much the Saints would have to pay him if they applied the franchise tag to the star quarterback again...
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Oil prices at highest since May on Iran concerns
NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil jumped more than 4 percent Tuesday to the highest level since May on renewed fears of a military conflict with Iran. Iran is again threatening to block a critical...
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Boil Water Advisory Issued for Cade & Le Triomphe
St. Martin Parish Water Works District #3 in Cade is issuing a Boil Water Advisory for all our customers including Le Triomphe, this is in effect immediately until further notice. This boil water...
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FDA approves first rapid, take home HIV test
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes....
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Suspected al-Qaida financier arrested in France
PARIS (AP) - French authorities have arrested the Tunisian administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al-Qaida and other...
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