Coroner-elect Foster to take oath amid transition period
Amite Tangipahoa Parish Coroner-elect Dr. Rick Foster will be sworn in at 6 30 p m in a ceremony led by Twenty First Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux. Foster plans to hire former coroner investigator Steve Raacke and handle investigations to ease workload. He will attend a coroner training seminar in late April and aims for uninterrupted services with improved response times. A Hammond woman, Margie N Newsome, 37, died after her 1995 Honda Passport ran off a road and rolled onto its side. Police say speeding contributed. blood alcohol test pending. In St Helena Parish a 9 year old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle after leaving a school bus on Louisiana Highway 16.
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Amite — Tangipahoa Parish
Rick Foster
Twenty-first Judicial District
Scott Perrilloux
Foster
Steve Raacke
Hammond
Margie N. Newsome
Ozone Drive
Magnolia Street
Hewitt Road
Newsome
New Orleans
ST. Helena Parish
Amite
Tangipahoa Parish
Houma Hit Again as Storms Pummel Parish
Three days after a tornado, Houma was struck by more severe weather. Marble size hail and strong winds uprooted trees, downed power lines, and fences, while flooding forced authorities to close several roads in Terrebonne Parish.
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Houma
Houma (Ap
Terrebonne Parish
Lottery results summary from unofficial Powerball Lotto and Cash Quest draws
Unofficial results list Powerball numbers 12 30 39 43 46 with Powerball 10, Lotto numbers 4 8 10 15 30 33, and Cash Quest numbers 1 31 33 42. Lottery tickets should be held for verification.
Community Deaths List Prompts Obituary Page Reference
Local death notices name Brian Scott Blades 23 Amite William Buckner Courtney 57 Killian Elizabeth Jackson 73 Greensburg and Mildred Viola Rietdyk 77 Kentwood with a reference to Obituaries page 2A detailing full memorials and biographical notes for the four residents.
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Brian Scott Blades
Amite
William Buckner Courtney
Killian
Elizabeth Jackson
Greensburg
Mildred Viola Rietdyk
Kentwood
Foster urges Legislature to be daring on economy
Gov. Mike Foster tells lawmakers they must renew the 3 cent temporary sales tax on food and utilities to avoid $326 million in service cuts. He pushes diversifying Louisiana’s economy with high tech and warns the budget remains tight even with renewal. He speaks to a combined House Senate at 6 p.m. during a 27 day special session. Regular session begins April 24 focusing on fiscal matters.
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Senate
Storm Hail Dents Cars and Halts Hammond Traffic
A near ten minute hail storm hit Hammond on Saturday afternoon causing widespread vehicle damage, alarms to trigger, and traffic to halt. Dime to golf ball sized hail struck Livingston Parish and Hammond, denting cars, breaking windows, and damaging a fire department bay door window. Dozens of vehicles at Durham Autoplex suffered dents as insurance adjusters prepare claims. Several power outages were reported with traffic signals knocked out and later repaired.
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Hammond
James Parker
Railroad Avenue
Parker
National Weather Service
New Orleans
Livingston Parish
The
Weather Service
Agwx.ca
Public
Fire District
Roy Gallo
Central Station
Hammond City Hall
Morrison Boulevard
Department of Transportation and Development
Don Boshem
Entergy
Daily Star
Binge drinking highlighted as top college campus problem
Harvard School of Public Health survey shows 44 percent of college students binge drink defined as five drinks for males and four for females. Findings cite SLU and Southeastern Louisiana University students with high weekly drinking. bartenders and students debate if defined binge drinking applies to them.
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Chevy’s
Harvard University
School of Public Health
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU
Harvard
Mike Newman
Bill Deer
Daily Star
Jenny Hollander
Southeastern Louisiana University Counseling Center
Jason Curso
Marsha Robertson
Walker
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