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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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LIVINGSTON-TANGIPAHOA
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HAMMOND — A private Hammond hospital built three years ago but never opened will be sold at auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Orleans on Dec. 9, court records show.
Detectives arrested a Hammond man in connection with a series of burglaries, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported Friday. WALKER — A car collided with an 18-wheeler, causing a fire and explosion that shut down Interstate 12 Friday morning, police reported. AMITE — A Hammond businessman accused of bilking more than 200 investors out of $11 million posted bail to gain his release from custody Friday, according to court and jail records. LIVINGSTON — Livingston Parish School Board members unanimously adopted an agreement Thursday night that allows a contractor to build a new field house for Albany High School at no cost to the school system. WATSON — Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred Thursday on La. 1026. Authorities today arrested a Ponchatoula man for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors more than $11 million. Federal officials say they hope to have differences with Livingston Parish over proposed new flood maps resolved by the end of the year, but have no specific deadline. LIVINGSTON — As a peer helper at Springfield Middle School, students know they can come to Haley Jumonville, 13, with their problems. NATALBANY — On a crisp, clear morning, a Hammond Police Department patrol unit raced down the highway in pursuit of a stolen tractor-trailer tanker truck that had just collided with a freight train. HAMMOND — Isaiah Farrior, 16, and Daniel McNeil, 16, both of Hammond High School, listened to Lee Laitala talk about his time in the Korean War last month during a visit to Live Oak Village, an assisted living facility in Hammond. Walker Mayor Bobby Font is challenging businesses and neighborhoods to “Deck the Town” for Christmas. CLASS VISITS: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Livingston Library, 13986 Florida Blvd. SPANISH LESSONS: 9:30 a.m. adult leisure programs, The Michael J. Kenney Recreation Center, Hammond Area Recreation Department, 601 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond. Livingston Parish Council on Aging and Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging: Meal site menus. (For meal site locations, please call (225) 664-9343 in Livingston Parish or (985) 748-7486 in Tangipahoa Parish.) Beginning Nov. 27, Punk Smith Park will be transformed into a Christmas Wonderland adorned with thousands of lights and animated displays, Walker town officials said. The October meeting of the Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community Busy Bees, an all-volunteer arm of the LSU AgCenter, was held at Shiloh Church of Christ in Amite. Hostesses for the meeting were Linda West and Beth Wilson, who collected over-the-counter medication for the Cambodian Medical Mission in February. Students and employees at Lewis Vincent Elementary gathered for a surprise pep rally Nov. 4 to cheer Assistant Principal Melissa Dougherty and her girlfriends who were preparing to participate in a 60-mile walk held Nov. 6-8 in Dallas to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The Walker High School Band of Legacy earned all superior ratings for its performances at the 2009 Dutchtown Marching Festival hosted by the Dutchtown Sound High School Marching Band, and at the Central Lafourche High School Marching Contest hosted by the Central Lafourche High School Trojan Lancer Band. Seventh Ward Elementary School in Denham Springs opened a new multipurpose building, welcoming the much-needed learning space for its students. The North Oaks Medical Staff, Chief of Staff Dr. Samuel Hickey and Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Peltier presented a team first-aid bag to the Independence High School football team in memory of their colleague, the late Dr. F. Fanancy Anzalone of North Oaks Family Medicine in Independence. Livingston Parish: Sloppy Joe, oven fries, vegetable, fruit, confetti cake, milk. DENHAM SPRINGS — City and parish consulting engineers will file updated objections to proposed federal flood maps that could affect home and business owners over a wide area, officials said Tuesday. AMITE — The Tangipahoa Parish School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to fill two administrator slots, acting a week after a federal court decision ordering the SchoolBoard to hire black applicants. HAMMOND — The City Council agreed Tuesday to start the planning process needed to overcome a major traffic bottleneck at Interstate 12 and U.S. 51-B on the city’s south side. HAMMOND — The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed a neighboring justice of the peace to fill the vacancy of Keith Bardwell who resigned on Nov. 3, a court spokeswoman said Monday. The H1N1 flu vaccine will be administered at Southern University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Wednesday, a university spokesman said Sunday in a news release. Celebrate artwork, renovations The Livingston Parish Arts Council and parish Chamber of Commerce will have an art show 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday as part the grand-opening ceremony of the renovated offices at 133 Hummell St. in Denham Springs shared by the two groups. LIVINGSTON — Sales taxes for Livingston Parish’s two largest municipalities were down again in October, and both mayors say they have taken steps to cut expenses. CROWLEY — Voters in the Branch community of Acadia Parish renewed a 10-year, 8.01-mill tax for Fire Protection District 6. The renewal passed by a vote of 50 to 4. The property tax generates about $86,700 a year. |
