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By Pam Folse

The St. James Parish NAACP on Saturday evening honored seven adults who played significant roles in local black history. The 2016 honorees included John B. Schexnaydre (posthumously), Mamie Davis, Albertine Louis Miller, Adam K. Lemieux, Paula M. Saul Kelly, Floyd A. Marshall, Sr. and Lionel Washington. 

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By Kirk White

The St. James Parish School Board reversed itself from a January decision and will not move East Bank sixth graders into its Lutcher office facilities, but instead, the students will be placed in an area to be constructed in the current Lutcher High School. School System architect Perry Segura told the Board that he found sufficient space to house the students.  

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St. James Parish Schools Superintendent Dr. Alonzo Luce announced Monday night that Robert Valdez has been hired as the new St. James High School Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. Valdez, who has lived in Gramercy for several years and whose wife is a teacher at Lutcher Elementary, is no stranger to River Parish football and is no stranger to the St. James football program.

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For many St. James Parish residents, last Tuesday afternoon was a living nightmare. Although it seems like an eternity, it was just nine days ago that a powerful, EF-3 rated tornado with maximum winds of 140 mph touched down in Convent, and mainly in and through the Sugar Hill RV Park and surrounding streets.

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By Kirk White 

The speculation on whether St. James Parish School Superintendent Lonnie Luce will stay or go may be coming to an end. On Wednesday, the St. James Parish School Board, after emerging from Executive Session, voted to accept Option 2, which is one of three recommendations dealing with Luce’s contract, which expires in December of this year.

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Tuesday afternoon was a day that will live in infamy for many St. James Parish residents. A powerful tornado that touched down in Convent, and mainly in and through the Sugar Hill RV Park, claimed the lives of two residents and left hundreds with nothing but the clothes on their bodies.

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The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of this horse, whom rescuers have named Lucky, which was abandoned behind the levee in Gramercy. 

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By Pam Folse 

He is photographed with political figures, actors and actresses and other important people. His studio files contain his interviews done in California over a span of years and a rack of green folders holds the written programs of the men and women he has helped to honor as master of ceremonies.

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