Fanfare at SLU to Sell Tickets for October Arts Festival
Southeastern Louisiana University will start Fanfare ticket sales Monday at Gate 1 of the University Center from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. daily. The Classic Series includes the Eroica Trio and others with prices 40 dollars for adults and 35 dollars for seniors faculty staff and alumni. Additional acts span North Carolina Dance Theatre Capitol Steps and BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet.
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Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU University Center
Eroica
David Daniels
Vienna Choir Boys
Pete Fountain
SLU
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Capitol Steps
Alabama Shakespeare In
Selu
Wal-Mart to Build 1.2 Million Sq Ft Distribution Center
Ground breaking held in Opelousas for a Wal-Mart hub described as Louisiana's third largest building. The $30 million center will employ about 600 in its first year and handle mid-South distribution with 400 daily truck movements, marking a major local employment gain after years of job losses in St. Landry Parish.
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Opelousas
Wal-Mart
Wal- Mart
mid-South
St. Landry Parish
Gerard Perron
Parish Economic Industrial Development District
Miss Kentucky crowned Miss America 2000
Heather Renee French of Kentucky captured Miss America 2000 in Atlantic City becoming the first woman from Kentucky to wear the crown. The pageant crowned amid national attention as victims from a church shooting and Hurricane Floyd's aftermath dominated headlines nationwide.
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Kentucky
Atlantic City
N.J
Heather Renee French
Fort Worth
Texas
Wedgwood Baptist Church
Larry Gene Ashbrook
Powerball Lotto and Cash Quest Draws Reported
Unofficial results show Powerball numbers 2 8 26 34 46 with 30 as Powerball. Lotto numbers listed are 4 8 10 15 22 24 and Cash Quest numbers 8 22 27 28. Tickets should be held for verification.
Local Obituaries Notice Listing Deaths in Parishes
Community deaths include Lula Albin 73 Independence Clyde Burne 47 Amite Cleon Kirkland 92 Hammond Nancy R Robinson Ponchatoula Willie Rogers Jr 57 Waterproof Hulon Luther Simmons 83 Chesbrough Katherine Mangano Strack 74 Harvey See Obituaries page 2A for full notices and details of services and memorials.
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Lula Albin
Independence
Clyde Burne
Amite
Cleon Kirkland
Hammond
Nancy R. Robinson
Willie Rogers Jr
Waterproof
Hulon Luther Simmons
Chesbrough
Katherine Mangano Strack
Harvey
Colona murder trial opens in Amite court
Prosecutors near finish of case against Antonn Watts in the capital murder trial for killing 75 year old Cecelia Colona on Aug 29 1997 Watts 21 of Hammond is accused of murder along with two co defendants Charles Chaney and Anthony Spears. If convicted Watts faces possible death penalty. The defense urged jurors to consider witnesses motives as they watch for conflicting testimonies.
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Cecelia Colona
Antonn Watts
Watts
Hammond
Nat Colona
Charles Chaney
Daggs Reid
Anthony Spears
East Church Street
21St Judicial District
Scott Perrilloux
Greg Rome
Chaney
Spears
Perrilloux
New Krewe of Aliases Forms in Hammond Parade
A new Mardi Gras krewe, the Krewe of Aliases, invites members to abandon real names for aliases joining Omega parade in Hammond. President Deck DeBlieux and Sergeant-at-Arms Eric Phares explain aliases replace names for the roll. Organizers aim to supplement Omega with a second, festive procession on the Thursday before Mardi Gras.
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Omega
Hammond
Turner Lennox
Deck DeBlieux
Krewe
New Orleans
Eric Phares
Wayne Walnut
DeBlieux
Vote fraud case goes to court Monday
Harold Cyprian faces jury selection Monday in Amite for a 1996 primary vote bribery trial. Indicted in 1998 on five counts, Cyprian pleads not guilty. Prosecutor Kathleen Petersen leads the case before Judge Bob Morrison. defense cites lack of targeted voting evidence.
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AMITE
Harold Cyprian
Cyprian
21St Judicial District
Bob Morrison
Kathleen Petersen
Frank Edwards
Brent Dufreche
Ernie Drake
Roseland
Lee Terrell
Public Service
John Schwegmann
U.S
Mary Landrieu
New Orleans
Morrison
Glitch in tax code risks million middle class taxpayers
Washington AP reports at least 1 million taxpayers could pay higher income taxes next year unless Congress and President Clinton fix a tax code glitch that mostly hits middle class families. AMT applies to incomes above set thresholds, with credits complicating eligibility. Treasury estimates show 1 million affected without change.
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Washington
Congress
Clinton
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
D-Ark
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
White House
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Fabian Nelson
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Daily Star
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