Omega Mardi Gras Parade set with guest stars and seven floats
Krewe of Omega promises two and a half hours of spectacle Thursday night featuring at least seven floats and six marching bands. Special guests from Las Vegas including Palace Station officials will ride. Parade route starts near Southeastern Louisiana University and ends at Seville, with SLU president G Warren Smith to be toasted.
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Frank van Mullem
Las Vegas
van Mullem
Palace Station
Joe Canfora
Teresa
Curt Mattie
Frank Arcaria
Christopher Columbus
America
Doug
Bonnie Dubois
Louis Massett Jr
Slidell
Loranger
Ponchatoula
Kentwood
Columbus Drive
Southeastern Louisiana University
General Pershing
Western Avenue
Friendship Cirle
G. Warren Smith
Hammond hosts Japanese film shoot in town for Bourbon ad
French actors Jean Reno and Marc Duret shot a Japanese TV commercial for bourbon at Hammond depot this week. Local bystander Giselle Valois Hucabee and her grandson watched as a film crew pressed ahead with the scene. Amtrak from New Orleans provided backdrop as crews prepared for the May broadcast.
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Hammond
Giselle Valois
Yasushi Honda
Jean Reno
Marc Duret
Amtrak
New Orleans
Hammond Welcomes Japanese Ad Crew For Local Shoot
Dana Hanby, a Hammond native now in New Orleans, says a Japanese liquor commercial filmed locally brought 18000 to 20000 dollars in food lodging and production sales. The entourage included 18 Japanese crew from Pyramid Film and Hakkudo Inc plus a dozen from Sunnyside Up and Barman International Enterprises Ltd. Betty Stewart of the Tangipahoa Tourism and Film Commission helped secure Hammond locations. Security and facilities were provided by Hammond police Grace Memorial Episcopal Church and the Chamber of Commerce depot rent.
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Dana Hanby
Hammond
New Orleans
Japan
Pyramid Film
Hakkudo Inc
Los Angeles
Sunnyside Up
Beverly Hills
Calif
Barman International Enterprises Ltd
Betty Stewart
Tangipahoa
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church
Hammond Police
Train cars derail near Amite in Illinois Central incident
Police Chief Tommy Cutter said 11 cars derailed near the Amite police station as a 106 car train bound for New Orleans carrying wheat burned a wheel axle. Crews from McComb Mississippi replaced 300 feet of track overnight, rerouting traffic for about a block with no injuries or citations.
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Roseland
Illinois Central Railroad
Tommy Cutter
Comb
New Orleans
Cutter
Amite
Amite High School seeks eight foot fence for security
Amite High School plans an eight foot security fence after the Tangipahoa Parish School Board approved funding following multiple vandalism and burglary incidents. Principal Ora Finn cites daily outsider traffic and safety concerns for students and staff, noting cars bypass barricades and several unauthorised people on campus.
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AMITE
Amite High School
Ora Finn
Tangipahoa Parish
Finn
Laurel Street
Bay Street
Dominick Cuti
Amite High
Terri Thibodeaux
Covington
Thibodeaux
Pyramid Film shoots Japanese Hips Bourbon spot at Hammond depot
Director Yashushi Honda and assistant cameraperson Patricia Vanover film a scene at Hammond train depot for the Japanese Hips Bourbon commercial. The ad, a Kirin Japan and Seagrams Canada collaboration, aims for a relaxing atmosphere and will air only in Japan.
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Pyramid Film
Yashushi Honda
Patricia Vanover
Hammond
Hips
Kirin
Japan
Seagrams
Canada
Will Louviere
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Omega
St. Helena
Sumner High School
Oak Street
Thomas Street
Holly Street
Morris
Seville
Hollywood
Hucabee
Albany
Tours
France
Pere R Rae
Renae Renee
Gary Perilloux
Sunflower
Gary) Hendry
Dick) Covington
Pat Guess
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