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Disaster Recovery Center Opens In St. James Parish For Victims Of Flood

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 5:00am
A disaster recovery center opened on Thursday, September 15th, in St. James Parish to assist Louisiana flood survivors. The center is open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., seven days a week, until further notice. Survivors may locate other centers near them by visiting fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers, calling the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362, or downloading the FEMA mobile app.             
 
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22
Sep
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Gramercy Aldermen Allow Twenty-three Year Old Trailer To Relocate

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 5:00am
By K. Wesley White Contributing Writer
 
The Gramercy Board of Aldermen held a special meeting on Tuesday and approved the movement of a mobile home from one location within the Town to another. The trailer, a 1993 model, clashed with a Town’s ordinance that governs trailers older than three years. Therefore, the trailer owner required a waiver from the Town’s governing authority to place the 23 year old in the Town.           
 
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22
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Gramercy Aldermen Vote To Amend Ordinance To Include Swimming Pools

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 5:00am
By K. Wesley White Contributing Writer
 
The Town of Gramercy amended its Code of Ordinances to include swimming pools as part of the definition of structures.          
 
Thu
22
Sep
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Snakes Reported At Sixth Ward Elementary; Measures Being Taken To Remedy Problem

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 5:00am
Parents whose children attend Sixth Ward Elementary received a letter last Friday from Kimberly Gales-Johnson, the school’s principal, alerting parents that there were two snake sightings at the school in the past week. According to the letter sent to parents and guardians, each time snakes were found, no students were present and that the serpents were caught, removed from the school and immediately killed.        
 
Thu
15
Sep
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Who Must Pay For Sand?

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 5:00am
By Pam Folse
 
The recent flood event has left some hauling companies asking who will pay for the sand. St. James Parish Director of Operations Blaise Gravois told the St. James Parish Council Wednesday that during the recent flood event there were 179,100 sandbags filled at various stations throughout the parish. St. Charles Parish donated 20,000 sandbags and the Parish issued another 33,400 empty sandbags which residents filled themselves. He said a total of 80,000 sandbags were used for Hurricane Isaac.
 
 
Thu
15
Sep
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Ground Officially Broken At New St. James High School

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 5:00am
By Pam Folse
 
While work on the new St. James High School has already begun, the St. James Parish School Board held a formal groundbreaking at the site last Thursday evening in front of a scant crowd. After the presentation of the colors by the St. James High ROTC, followed by the National Anthem, School Board President George Nassar thanked the people of St. James Parish for supporting the school system by approving the funding of the St. James High and all the
 
 
Thu
15
Sep
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A Food Star For St. James Parish

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 5:00am
By Pam Folse
 
Colin Berthelot is interested in food. Sure, he likes to eat as do most of us. What bona fide resident of South Louisiana doesn’t? He likes food preparation, presentation and evolution. For example, he spoke about food in Brazil that was once the meal of peasants, black bean stew made with pig tails or pig ears, has now become their national food. “That excites me,” Colin said with genuine interest as he continued to describe the dish. That interest in food spurred Colin to enroll in ProStart at Lutcher High School when he was a senior. Unlike most students who take ProStart classes in successive years, he took both parts in his final year.
 
 
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Wildcat Defense Shuts Down And Shuts Out Lumberjacks

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 5:00am
By Jim Henderson Sportswriter
 
The St. James Wildcat football team used a punishing defense in registering a 32-0 shutout victory over the visiting Bogalusa Lumberjacks in a non-district contest played at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcat defense yielded just 27 yards of total offense to Bogalusa and forced five turnovers. The Lumberjacks also managed just six first downs and were held to -40 yards rushing.
 
 
Thu
08
Sep
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New Clothing/Fashion Store Opens In Lutcher

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 5:00am

WW Fashions, located at 2285 Texas Street (Post Office street) in Lutcher, opened its doors on Tuesday and the clothing store offers customers much more than just clothes. Customers can also find shoes, purses, jewelry, skin care, perfume/cologne, and much more while shopping at WW Fashions. Also, men’s clothing will be soon be available and the store offers lay-away for wedding and ball gowns.

 

Thu
08
Sep
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St. John Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin Honored As Funeral Procession Passes Through Parish

Submitted by News Staff on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 5:00am

From LaPlace to Reserve, to Garyville, to Gramercy and to Edgard, thousands lined the streets to pay respect, to honor and to say goodbye to St. John the Baptist Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin, who was tragically killed on August 28th in the line of duty while working a traffic accident on Interstate 10 in LaPlace. Last Thursday, in a funeral procession that stretched further than the eye could see, hundreds of fire trucks and firemen, police, EMS personnel, friends and family drove from the St. John Community Center to St. John Baptist Church in Edgard to lay Chauvin to rest.

 

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