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Newspaper
Hammond Sunday Star
Location
Hammond, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 2000
Page
5
The Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging outlines April 10 to 14 meals for six parish sites. Each day lists main dish, sides, fruit or dessert and milk, with possible changes for circumstances beyond the council's control.
A temporary restraining order blocks Louisiana Democrats in St. Helena Parish from seating officers or delegates to the August convention. The suit, filed by party members, seeks to overturn April 1 ballots and prevent alteration of election documents. A May 26 hearing is set to show cause for a permanent injunction and ballot counting.
Ernest Jackson, 22, convict from Jefferson Parish serving 46 years for armed robbery and attempted murder, was found hanged by a sheet in his Camp J cell at Angola. West Feliciana Sheriff said the death was a suspected death by own action, discovered about 6 p.m. by a mail officer delivering in the Gator unit.
Citizens urged to report littering incidents by noting license plate numbers and vehicle descriptions. Call Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Department hotline 1 800 548 8375 with location, time, and driver details for enforcement.
Tangipahoa Parish Council will discuss the Amite-Quad Area Community Action Agency migrant farm worker housing project near Independence and the Wal-Mart distribution center proposed for Robert. Public hearing precedes six ordinances including pay raises, sewer district transfers, road lighting, no wake zones, mobile home permits, and zoning changes. The meeting may address amendments to flood protection and property upkeep laws, with honors and commissions to be appointed.
The Daily Star earned 25 honors in the Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper contest, including five first places for sports columns and photos by John Lenz and Kari Haley-Wheeler, and headline writing by Shannon Simpson. Second and third places recognized coverage of Alice Walker death, various photo features, and investigative reporting. Awards were presented at the Holiday Inn in Lafayette with 77 newspapers submitting 2,030 entries.
Jazzland plans a May sneak preview before opening mid May with 6000 $20 tickets donated to United Way of New Orleans and Tangipahoa Area United Way. Tickets sold through 15 local agencies with $10 per ticket to the selling agency. Regular admission is $31.60 for adults and $25.60 for children. Tickets go on sale Tuesday by first come first served, with 80 percent of rides open. Mail orders and agency purchases available. deadline April 24, space limited.
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