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Vandebilt Catholic baseball outlasts E.D. White, heads to state for fourth straight year
Anytime E.D. White and Vandebilt Catholic meet in any sport, anticipation is high. Add the allure of the LHSAA baseball playoffs and the high stakes of the winner going to state, and it's no surprise that thousands of fans turned out to Calvin Buxton Field at Harold Haydel Park Thursday through Saturday for the quarterfinal series between the two rivals. ...
Morgan City police radio logs April 26-29
The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605. 7 a.m. 600 block of Fourth Street; Medical. 9:52 a.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Intel. 9:56 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Prisoner transport.
City of Thibodaux would like to remind residents of Golf Cart Safety
Mayor Kevin Clement wishes to remind our residents about golf carts being used in the City and their restrictions. Only street legal units are allowed to operate on City streets where the speed limit posted is 25 MPH or less. Golf carts that operate on City streets need to be...
Get 2024 high school football schedules for Houma- and Thibodaux-area teams here
High school football season in Louisiana is still four months away, but it's never too early to look ahead. All 13 Houma- and Thibodaux-area high school football teams announced their schedules in late April. Before the season gets underway, here's every Houma- and Thibodaux-area football schedule for the 2024 season:
Photo Gallery: Chackbay Senior Citizen Olympics
The Chackbay Senior Citizen Center recently hosted the Senior Olympics on Tuesday, April 30, at the Chackbay Fireman's Fair Pavilion. The event brought together senior citizens from Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, and Terrebonne, fostering friendly competition and camaraderie among participants. Photos and reporting by Natalie Barnes.
Lafourche Parish Public Library announces May 2024 events
Chemistry roadshow to visit Thibodaux library: Be amazed when Dr. Chadwick Young, professor of physics at Nicholls State University, brings his Chemistry Roadshow to the Thibodaux Branch Library, 705 W. Fifth Street. The roadshow is a fun, interactive, and engaging science demo for people of all ages. Learn new ideas in science through awesome demonstrations and explore STEM opportunities at 10 a.m. on May 24.
Game time for weeball, T-ball, softball in Morgan City
Saturday was opening day for Morgan City youth league weeball, T-ball and softball players. The opening ceremonies drew hundreds to Complex Park for the first day of play in the rapidly expanding leagues. Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna took the first swing at a teed-up ball, accompanied by Councilmen Lou Tamporello and Steve Domangue, to open the season officially.
Horseshoes Spring League Week 4
High scratch point average: (30’) Tim Gilmore 79.8, Clyde Landry 68.1 and Burnie Williams 67.4; and (40’) Dwain Arceneaux 53.0, Dale Pearce 51.3 and Tim Hayles 48.1. High individual ringer percentage: (30’) Gilmore 59.7, Landry 48.1 and Williams 41.1; and (40’) Arceneaux 34.7, Pearce 34.4 and Hayles 26.7.
Local non-profit recognized for dangerous mission
A Thibodaux-based nonprofit organization has been given a Letter of Appreciation by the United States Coast Guard after their work in July 2023 to rescue a missing diver’s body in the Gulf of Mexico. The Blake Terry Memorial Foundation received the letter from the Coast Guard after their work...
Who won? LHSAA state championships updates for Houma-, Thibodaux-area softball teams
Three Houma- and Thibodaux-area softball teams made it to this season's LHSAA state championships in Sulphur. Two of those teams advanced past the semifinals and to the title game, with one winning it all. Here's how every Houma- and Thibodaux-area softball team that qualified fared at state: E.D. White ...
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