Blood drive aids Ponchatoula children and Labor Day demand
The Blood Center for Southeast Louisiana asks donors Tuesday as Labor Day weekend strain grows. Center Director Lea Crockett cites need for Samantha Tibbs and Michael Clark of Ponchatoula, with Clark on life support awaiting a heart transplant. Donors receive a free $15 Ozark Jubilee ticket and cake from Ponchatoula Beta Club. The center on Veterans Avenue will stay open until 9 pm Tuesday, with Monday phone appeals planned. Separately, Louisiana faces about 75,000 job openings this Labor Day, led by truckers and carpenters, signaling ongoing economic growth in Baton Rouge and across the state.
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Blood Center
Southeast Louisiana
Lea Crockett
Samantha Tibbs
Michael Clark
Clark
Crockett
Tibbs
Angie Sambola
Amy DeDeaux
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Garey Forster
Forster
Missing money manager Martin Frankel arrested in Germany
FBI and German police arrested Martin Frankel in Hamburg after a four month international manhunt. The 44 year old is charged with money laundering and wire fraud over siphoning about 218 million from insurance companies and a missing persons case since May. Extradition to Connecticut could take two to three months.
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FBI
New Haven
United States
Frankel
Mississippi
Lottery results unofficial Powerball and Lotto draw
Unofficial results list Powerball numbers 34 26 23 22 14 with Powerball 29, Lotto 36 26 24 23 17 06, and Cash Quest 44 37 35. Tickets should be held for verification.
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Lotto
Cash Quest
Community Deaths List Includes Blades Hall Cummins Rosson
Obituary brief notes the passing of Elsie Lea Blades 67 of Baton Rouge Viola Hall 64 of Kentwood and Sally Kate Cummins Rosson 82 of Ponchatoula with reference to full obituaries on page 2A.
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Elsie Lea Blades
Baton Rouge
Viola Hall
Kentwood
Sally Kate Cummins Rosson
Military News Finds Paths to Valor and Strategy
The section outlines where to locate key reports on military affairs, obituary notices, puzzles, and broader community sections. It notes page placements 10A for obituaries, 2A for major notices, and 9-10D for puzzles, guiding readers to locate ongoing coverage and features.
Israeli Arafat sign landmark land-for-security pact
In Sharm el Sheikh Israel's Barak and Palestinian leader Arafat signed a breakthrough land-for-security agreement designed to advance accords from last year. Witness Madeleine Albright hailed progress while urging swift implementation amid hopes for peace.
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Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt
Ehud Barak
Israel
Yasser Arafat
United States
Barak
Arafat
Madeleine Albright
Judge's DWI sentence under fire from MADD and DA
A Livingston district judge suspended all but one year of Watson man William Sumrall Jr s eighth DWI conviction drawing fire from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and a district attorney Scott Perilloux appeals arguing two years hard time are required Sumrall received 20 years total with the corrections department and Hughes defends the ruling noting first felony and four years arrest free status.
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Madd
Livingston
Watson
Mothers
Jeff Hughes
William Sumrall Jr
Louisiana
Kentucky
Jennifer Holley
Holley
21St Judicial District
Scott Perilloux
Sumrall
Hughes
Daily Star
Department of Corrections
Amite Candidates Enter Oct. 23 Primary Qualifying
Local rumor mill swirls as qualifying for the October 23 primary begins. Candidates must file Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Office in Amite. Major state and parish offices listed in the qualifying notice on Page 2A.
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Amite
Tangipahoa
Ballot to feature 12 area seats on Oct 23 vote
Louisiana voters will see all state offices on the October 23 ballot along with 12 local legislative seats. Senate districts 6 11 12 13 and 15 and House districts 62 71 72 73 74 75 and 77 are on the line, plus governor and other state posts. Gov Mike Foster seeks re election Tuesday morning. Sen Mike Branch and Rep Clo Fontenot won t seek reelection in their districts. No incumbent in District 74.
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Louisiana
Senate
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mike Foster
Trey Williams
Mike Branch
Denham Springs
Huellette “Clo” Fontenot
Livingston
R.H. Bill
Charter schools show little effect on Tangipahoa enrollment
Preliminary figures from Tangipahoa Parish indicate new charter schools have not reduced public school enrollment. As of Sept 1, 18,518 students attend public schools, up slightly from last Oct 1. Ponchatoula High leads with 1,580 students, while Amite Elementary rose to 723. Perrin Early Learning Center fell to 267 amid shifts likely from new kindergarten classes.
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Amite Elementary
Amite High
Champ Cooper
Chesbrough Elementary
Crystal Academy
Florida Parishes
Hammond Eastside Primary
Hammond Eastside Upper
Hammond High
Hammond Junior High
Hammond Westside
Hammond Westside Upper
Independence Elementary
Independence High
Independence Middle
Kentwood Elementary
Kentwood High
Loranger Elementary
Loranger High
Loranger Middle
Magnet High
Midway Elementary
Natalbany Elementary
Perrin Early Learning
P Toula
Ponchatoula Junior High
D.C. Reeves
AMITE
Tangipahoa Parish
Virgil Allen
Allen
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Northwood Preparatory High School
Education 2000
Black Heritage Center
Hammond
Perrin Early Learning Center
Ponchatoula
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
Kari Haley-Wheeler
Daily Star
Ponchatoula High School
PHS
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