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In French-Speaking La., Calls for English-Only Grad Speeches

foxnews.com     01-Jul-2008   5 related          

A school board member in a district in the middle of south Louisiana, where French is routinely spoken, has called for English-only graduation speeches after two valedictorians delivered parts of their speeches in Vietnamese.

Midwest Flooding May Worsen Gulf Dead Zone

truthout.org     30-Jun-2008   1 related          

Houma, Louisiana - Flooding in the Midwest is swelling the Mississippi River, sending increased water through Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico - a phenomenon that has left researchers confident that their dire dead-zone...

Man arrested on terrorizing charge in Houma

wafb.com     01-Jul-2008   2 related          

HOUMA, LA (WAFB) - Police have arrested a man on a terrorizing charge. He allegedly threatened people inside Wal-Mart with a gun. Dayshawn Clay left the store on his bicycle. He was later stopped by police. The 24-year-old was...

US LA: Marijuana Defendant Vows To Fight Drug Charges

mapinc.org     25-Jun-2008   1 related          

Pubdate: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 Source: Courier, The (LA) Copyright: 2008 Houma Today Contact: http://www.houmatoday.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1477 Author: Colin Campo Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis...

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent for the Topsides on the Second MinDOC T3...

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced it has received, through Gulf Island, L.L.C., a letter of intent from Bluewater Industries, Inc., who has contracted with ATP Oil&Gas Corporation (”ATP“_), for the...

Researcher: This Year's Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Could Be Biggest Ever Recorded

Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. HOUMA -- Louisiana researchers are predicting that this year’s dead zone, the area of low-to-no oxygen that forms annually...

Locations of Goody's Family Clothing store closings

chron.com     09-Jun-2008   45 related          

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Locations of 69 stores Knoxville-based Goody's Family Clothing Inc. announced Monday it will close as it restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company says it will close a total of 103...

'Hearty Eaters' Say Buffet Banned Them

freerepublic.com     03-Jun-2008          

HOUMA, La. (AP) - A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim.Ricky...