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Chauvin community gathers to celebrate its past, faces uncertain future
A storm beaten community, bleeding population and infrastructure, gathered in its last community center to celebrate the past. "Good mornin' captain! Good morning to you, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha," 90-year-old the Rev. Frederic J. Brunet sang. Brunet was the priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin for 42 years and founded...
Houma apartment set ablaze after flower pot used as ash tray catches fire
HOUMA — The outside of a Houma apartment building was set ablaze Sunday night when a flower pot caught fire. Firefighters from the Bayou Cane Fire Protection District responded to the fire at the Stones Throw Drive complex around 9:30 p.m. According to security footage, the fire was caused when the flower pot, which was being used as an ash tray, caught fire.
Who moved on? Round 2 updates for Houma-, Thibodaux-area teams in LHSAA baseball playoffs
Four Houma- and Thibodaux-area baseball teams survived the first round of the LHSAA playoffs, and three managed will be moving on. Here's how each team did in Round 2: Assumption The 11th-seeded Mustangs pulled off the upset against North Vermilion — in Game 1. AHS pulled off a 5-0 road upset over the No....
Aloha: Hawaii skater answers call from Thibodaux teen to help advocate for skatepark
Parents and teens met with a skatepark founder to discuss how to advocate for one in their city. Ten teens and seven adults gathered Thursday at the Lafourche Library Thibodaux Branch to meet with Travis Aucoin, a former Thibodaux resident who now lives in Hawaii and opened a skatepark there through a nonprofit.
Homes in Terrebonne Parish sold for higher prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Terrebonne Parish saw houses sell for higher than the previous month's median sale price of $180,000. The median home sold for $204,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month...
Chauvin residents to gather Saturday to share memories and strengthen community bonds
The Chauvin community is gathering to swap stories and take photos to preserve its cultural bonds. Helio Foundation founder Jonathan Foret is holding a gathering from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ward 7 Citizens Club, 5006 LA 56 in Chauvin for all who attended and worked at the many schools that have been lost in Chauvin to time and disasters.
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