Residents may pay lower trash fee

VACHERIE – St. James Parish residents will likely see a reduction in their solid-waste disposal fee, if an ordinance is approved on Oct. 2…

LaPlace man pleads guilty to extortion

NEW ORLEANS – Wallace Schief of LaPlace, the former City of New Orleans Property Management Department chief engineer, recently entered a guilty plea to one count of extortion as part of a plea agreement…

Garden show set for mid-October

NEW ORLEANS – The 2002 New Orleans Fall Garden show is scheduled for Oct. 19-20 at the Botanical Garden on Victory Avenue in City Park…

Residents urged to join 4-H

National 4-H Week is Oct. 6-12 and local organizers are focusing on the 100th anniversary of the nationwide youth development program…

LSU biosecurity conference slated for next month

ALEXANDRIA – Ensuring the security of the state’s food and water supply is gaining more attention, and the LSU AgCenter and others are hosting a conference Oct. 30 aimed at developing policies that serve as safeguards…

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