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• Terrebonne seeks ways to stop synthetic drug sales

  October 26, 2012 8:51 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish officials are looking for ways to help law enforcement authorities hold business owners responsible for selling synthetic drugs known as bath salts. The Courier reports that Greg Hood told fellow Parish Council members Wednesday that he met with state officials to discuss a law... more »

• Houma man's family seeks answers in his death

  June 13, 2012 9:34 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - Family members of a man who died after a weekend fight with police in a Houma Wal-Mart say they have met with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office to discuss the investigation into his death. The dead man was 41-year-old Randolph Bonvillian Jr. of Houma. Police said... more »

• Lafayette group seeks hospital for veterans

  April 24, 2012 9:58 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Lafayette veterans group has resumed its efforts to push the former Our Lady of Lourdes hospital site to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a way to fill the need for expanded health services for area veterans. Tom Grote, co-chairman of the Veterans Action... more »

• Holy Rosary Redevelopment Seeks Community Support in Restoration Effort

  February 13, 2012 10:56 AM

  One of the nation's most respected educators, Dr. Norman Francis, president of Xavier University in New Orleans, will be the keynote speaker at a Sunday, Feb. 26, fundraiser that will launch the capital campaign to restore the Holy Rosary Institute main classroom building. Holy Rosary Redevelopment will be hosting... more »

• Tom Cruise's new film seeks extras

  February 9, 2012 9:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise is seeking extras. The project will be filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge from March to May. The Times-Picayune reported Wednesday that Universal Pictures has scheduled a Feb. 15 casting call for male and female... more »

• Sheriff Seeks Money to Clean Up Meth Labs

  February 5, 2012 2:10 PM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Calcasieu Parish will seek about $20,000 in federal money to help the Sheriff's Office clean up clandestine meth labs. The American Press reports (http://bit.ly/qjfACs) the money would come from the Environmental Protection Agency. Sheriff Tony Mancuso told the Police Jury his department doesn't have enough... more »

• St. Landry Council Seeks Review of Contracts

  November 17, 2011 12:49 PM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - The St. Landry Parish Council has voted unanimously to ask the state Legislative Auditor's Office to review all contracts approved during the two terms served by parish President Don Menard. On Wednesday, council member Pam Gautreau questioned Menard's hiring of former Opelousas Mayor Mike Thibodeaux as... more »

• Suit seeks to halt New Orleans levee work

  January 11, 2011 8:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A lawsuit is threatening to slow down or even halt work to strengthen a canal that broke catastrophically during Hurricane Katrina. Homeowners with backyards along the 17th Street Canal filed a civil suit in state court on Jan. 5 to stop the work because they claim... more »

• Government Seeks Stay of 'Don't ask, don't tell' Ruling

  October 20, 2010 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has asked a federal appeals court to immediately suspend a judge's ruling that overturned the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. The administration says it wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco to take action on... more »

• Ohio co. seeks to buy Northrop Grumman shipyards

  October 15, 2010 10:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An Ohio company has written governors in three Southern states in a push to purchase the military shipbuilding division of Northrop Grumman Corp., pledging to keep a major Louisiana shipyard open. Cleveland Ship LLC sent letters this week through its Cleveland Shipbuilding Division to Govs. Bobby... more »

• Gonzales seeks Grant for New Police Station

  October 12, 2010 7:44 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - The Gonzales City Council has approved a resolution to work with the Ascension Parish government on a $1 million Community Development Block Grant that will help fund a new police station. The city has also set aside $3 million in its capital outlay budget to fund... more »

• Mexico Seeks Extradition of Ex-'Survivor' Producer

  June 23, 2010 9:55 PM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has formally requested the extradition of American reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman on charges of killing his wife at a Cancun resort, an official said Wednesday. The Foreign Relations Department official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on... more »

• Attorney Seeks Consolidation of 100+ Oil Lawsuits

  May 19, 2010 10:41 AM

  MIAMI (AP) - An attorney is asking a federal judicial panel to quickly consolidate more than 100 lawsuits filed against BP and other companies responsible for the massive Gulf oil spill. Louisiana lawyer Daniel Becnel says legal chaos could break out in five Gulf Coast states if the lawsuits aren't... more »

• East Feliciana Seeks $3M in Grant for Hurricane Work

  May 19, 2010 10:12 AM

  CLINTON, La. (AP) - The East Feliciana Police Jury has requested a $3 million Community Development Block Grant to assist the parish's recovery from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The grant request the jury approved Tuesday includes projects in the towns of Slaughter and Jackson and the villages of Wilson and... more »