Times-Picayune - Thu Nov 19
Construction has begun on the new visitor's center at Chalmette Battlefield , officials said.
Panel to consider levee alignmentsTimes-Picayune - Wed Nov 18
A state-hired panel of engineering and environmental experts from across the country will meet today to begin evaluating five alignments for the planned Donaldsonville-to-the-Gulf levee to block storm surge from the Barataria Basin.
House GOP Officials didn't Raise Red FlagWPMT-TV York - Sat Nov 14
The ranks of current and former state House Republican legislators, prosecutors allege, are littered with people whose election-day efforts benefited from the illegal use of taxpayer-paid resources.
Coastal Parishes Prep For Possible FloodingTheNewOrleansChannel - Sun Nov 08
As Ida gets closer to the Gulf of Mexico, flooding becomes a concern in southeastern Louisiana.
Coastal wetlands education program conveys memories of fading lifestylesNOLA.com - Thu Nov 05
The Rev. Joe Recasner's memory of his childhood in the Lower 9th Ward is a bit fuzzy -- he has a hard time remembering exactly when his family moved to the area or how long it was before a wall separating his neighborhood from the adjacent Bayou Bienvenue was built.
New books help genealogy research opportunitiesNews-Star - Sun Nov 01
Several new books have come in to help the genealogy researcher get passed their 'brick wall.' Maybe one of these could help you: n 'Miscellaneous Alabama Newspaper Abstracts' volumes 1 and 2, by Michael Kelsey, Nancy Graff Floyd and Ginny Guinn Parsons.
Man shot in Iberville/Lafitte area of New OrleansTimes-Picayune - Wed Oct 28
A man was shot shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Bienville and N. Derbigny streets .
Jean Lafitte reserve cop gets suspended after being arrested in police station car burglaryNOLA.com - Wed Oct 28
A reserve Lafitte police officer was indefinitely suspended from his job after he allegedly broke into a car parked behind the town's police station -- in plain view of its owners, according to authorities.
Lafitte police officer arrested for simple burglaryWWL-TV New Orleans - Tue Oct 27
A Jean Lafitte police officer has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing a car, said Sheriff Newell Normand.
Man wanted for ATM burglaries sought by policeWAFB-TV Baton Rouge - Mon Oct 26
The pictures in this story leaves no doubt in the minds of Louisville Metro Police detectives that someone reading this knows the suspect.
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