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Grant helps disabled residents
May 29, 2012 9:36 AM
HOUMA, La. (AP) - A grant from the Handicap Accessibility Program will help low-income Terrebonne Parish residents with disabilities to improve their home's handicap accessibility. The $25,000 grant comes from the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. Kelli Cunningham, Community Development division administrator, told the Courier that people who qualify for the... more » -
Federal Judge: Disabled Can Bring Suit to Trial
May 19, 2011 8:06 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging state budget cuts to home-based care for some elderly and disabled individuals. U.S. District Judge James J. Brady rejected the Department of Health and Hospital efforts to avoid a trial in the case, which alleges... more » -
Local Veteran Supports Amendment 3
October 22, 2010 1:22 AM
Among the 10 constitutional amendments up for a vote November 2nd is one proposal being closely watched by local veterans. Amendment 3 would double Homestead Exemption for some disabled veterans and their spouses. It would make the first $150,000 in a home's value exempt from property taxes for veterans with... more » -
Disabled Man Killed in Overnight Fire
May 16, 2010 7:59 PM
An overnight fire has claimed the life of a disabled man in Sunset. Family members tell KATC that 74 year old Walter Adams, more affectionately known as "Mr. Lection," did not survive the blaze. "He was nice, I remember him working at Evangeline Maid Bread for many years, he... more » -
Health secretary expecting Medicaid deficit
September 22, 2009 9:16 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's health secretary says costs of the state Medicaid program are running over expectations, and he expects a mid-year deficit that will have to be closed. Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine wouldn't put a dollar figure on the deficit projection Monday, but he says... more »
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