J. McHugh David, publisher and managing editor of The Livingston Parish News (Denham Springs) was named president of the Louisiana Press Association (LPA) at its annual stockholders meeting June 30.
As I drive in and around St. James Parish I can’t help but notice when household pets (mainly dogs) are being kept in unsafe and inhumane conditions.
The Manning Passing Academy (MPA) recently completed its 26th football camp and a record number of counselors (45 in total) were needed to accommodate the 1,350 campers.
As the five and a half years long legal battle between former St. James Parish Director of Operations Blaise Gravois and prosecutors with the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office rages on, the most recent development is the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal stepping in to correct a local District Judge’s ruling against Gravois.
The St. James Parish Department of Human Resources (DHR) continues to face challenges in finding a new location for the Vacherie Senior Center and the St. James ARC. Both facilities were destroyed by Hurricane Ida last summer. The Office of Public Health has stringent permitting guidelines for ARCs. DHR Director Ingrid Bergeron earlier said previous attempts to locate in the West Bank Reception Hall were not approved because of issues with the sewer system. The New Hope International Church building was denied and so was another building owned by the church that was previously used as an adult daycare center because there is no dumpster pad. The Diamond Center was also denied because of the sewer system.
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