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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.
Three Houma Christian School athletes sign letters of intent to play college sports
Three Houma Christian School athletes officially took the next step in their careers Thursday morning when they signed to play college sports in a ceremony at the school. Jozie Lovell got the ceremony started when she signed to play college soccer at John Melvin University. "I just want to thank God," Lovell said. "I...
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:
Here's where Terrebonne and Lafourche school districts are in the rebuilding process
Ellender Memorial High School is slated for demolition this summer. A few schools in Terrebonne and Lafourche remain untouched, awaiting decisions from FEMA. The two school districts collectively took out more than $350 million in loans to cover the initial costs. This money is frontloaded for repairs and later reimbursed at 90% by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Lafourche is nearly finished with its repairs, with two holdouts awaiting approval from FEMA. Meanwhile, Terrebonne Parish has had many of its schools approved and is now in the design phase to begin work, with one exception.
Down the bayou, multi-school reunion helps a community reconnect amid decline, changing coast
Sitting at long, cafeteria-style tables, nearly a hundred people gathered in the rural bayou community of Chauvin, Louisiana. Everyone had at least one thing in common: they all went to school here. “Today, we are here to reconnect. One definition of reconnect is to join or to be joined with...
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...
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