Community Center Access Becomes Election Issue in Ponchatoula
In Ponchatoula, residents watch a segregation issue unfold around the city community center as District B candidates push for open access. Bruce Graves notes long-standing limits while Mayor Dufreche cites funding and safety, saying the 1979 building lacks the staff for full-time public recreation.
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Wallace Hudson
Ponchatoula Community Center
Hudson
Peggy Wells
City Hall
Community Center
U.S
Bruce Graves
Graves
Zemurray Recreation Center
Hammond
Julian Dufreche
Dufreche
Clinton Tsongas Lead In Frenzied Primary Drive
The 1992 Democratic race heads into a 10 day sprint with Clinton leading southern contests on Super Tuesday while Tsongas presses in Maryland and Colorado. Bush seeks to bury Buchanan as two dozen states vote and 1,300 delegates are at stake amid cash strapped challengers and waning support for Kerrey Harkin and Brown.
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Washington
Bush
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
White House
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
South
Michigan
Illinois
Clinton
Georgia
Massachusetts
Paul Tsongas
Maryland
Colorado
Tsongas
Nebraska
Bob Kerrey
Iowa
Tom Harkin
California
Jerry Brown
Ann E. Lewis
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Amid Discrimination Clash
Mardi Gras proceeded with Endymion parade led by Kenny Rogers as grand marshal while disputes over a new anti discrimination ordinance haunted festivities. Krewe of Iris rode through Uptown, bars thriving, and organizers predicted a safe season despite controversy. The ordinance delays its effect until next year and veteran parades like Knights of Momus and Mistick Krewe of Comus canceled due to the discrimination ban.
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New Orleans
Kenny Rogers
Iris
Uptown
Garden
French Quarter
Dorothy Mae Taylor
Times-Picayune
Taylor
Knights of Momus
Comus
Denham Springs urged to join parish tax district expansion
Livingston Parish officials urge voters to approve a proposition adding Denham Springs to the Law Enforcement Tax District to fund sheriff’s office services. If approved, Denham Springs residents would pay the half cent sales tax, aiding patrols, equipment, and potential city jail use. Denham Springs, which previously managed own jail and services, now shares in funding as the city jail closes.
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Livingston
Denham Springs
Livingston Parish
Sheriff's Office
Willie Graves
Sheriff's Department
Denham
Graves
James DeLaune
Board of Aldermen
Chamber of Commerce
Livingston Board of Realtors
Parish Fire Districts
Mistrial declared in Tangipahoa councilman drug case
Federal judge halted the drug case against former Tangipahoa Parish Councilman R D Watson after a hung jury. Watson, 57, a former school bus driver, faced charges of manufacturing or cultivating marijuana tied to 38 plants on his property near Tangipahoa. Police found 218 plants on neighboring land. The Tangipahoa School Board suspended him without pay pending the outcome.
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New Orleans
Tangipahoa Parish
R.D. Watson
Martin L.C. Feldman
Richard Schwartz
Watson
U.S. Highway 51
Tangipahoa
Tri-Parish
Tangiphoa
Livingston
St. Helena
School Board
Ted Cason
Joe Bosch
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Michael Barze
Ponchatoula
Justin Lewis
Joan Barze
Will Louviere
Krewe OF
Eagles
Trafton Academy
Kindergartner
Sara Kay
Kindergartners
Sherri Brown
Tangi McComb
Shghaneenh
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