Pawn shop bill aims to curb high interest charges
A House Senate conference committee will study a bill to cap pawn shop rates at 10 percent monthly on small loans and lower rates for larger loans, amid debate over relief for consumers and potential impacts on pawn shop owners. The House sent the bill to a joint committee 89 to 10, with ongoing interim study planned.
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Parish Board bans Voodoo and Hoodoo from schools
In Slidell, St. Tammany Parish officials voted 12 to 2 to remove the book Voodoo and Hoodoo by Jim Haskins from school libraries. The item will be placed on reserve shelves for older students with parental approval after a committee and Superintendent Terry Bankston recommended restricted access. A citing resident described the book’s content as containing voodoo recipes to kill, including a passage about a death spell involving a photograph and an unloaded gun.
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Slidell
St. Tammany Parish
Terry Bankston
Evedna R. Springer
Jim Haskins
United States
Local officers chosen for state positions
Two local officers were elected to state offices yesterday in the Magnolia State Peace Officers Association. Tangipahoa Parish Lt. Kerry Dangerfield was elected to the board of directors and Hammond detective Charles Muse became sergeant-at-arms, succeeding Dangerfield who had held the post for three years. Dangerfield is president of the Southeast Chapter and Muse is first vice-president. The 36th annual training session ran Wednesday through yesterday at the Holiday Inn. A construction worker at the Delchamps Distribution Center fell about 20 feet and fractured an arm Friday morning at a nearby truck maintenance facility under construction beside the distribution center. He was treated on scene by Acadian Ambulance personnel. The work area included a slab, metal frame and partial roofing. Britt Construction of Brentwood, Tenn., is the general contractor.
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Kerry Dangerfield
Hammond
Charles Muse
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Delchamps
Acadian
Britt Construction
Brentwood, Tenn
Two Garner Brothers Convicted in 1990 Muggs Murder
In New Orleans area courts, Steven Garner and Glenn Garner, both in their early twenties, were found guilty of second degree murder for the November 6, 1990 shooting death of Tommy Gilmore after Gilmore flirted with a girlfriend of one brother. The case concluded last week with the verdict, while Ham dmond police had not released the victim’s identity by presstime.
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Glenn Garner
Tommy Gilmore
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