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TRUCKING Hammond, Tickfaw truck drivers, mechanics for Winn-Dixie, Walmart, FedEx are winners
HAMMOND--The 2013 Louisiana Motor Transport Association Truck Driving Championships were held in Baton Rouge on March 22-23. About 106 drivers totaling over 171,192,581 accident free miles partici...
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Art Competition welcomes students to Downtown Hammond April 19
HAMMOND--The Southeastern Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has partnered with the Hammond Downtown Development District to incorporate youth into the annual Art in...
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OYSTER FEST: 2014 Festival Court introduces themselves to Amite city council
AMITE--The new 2014 Amite Oyster Festival Court took a bow at the Amite city council meetiong April 2. They came at the invitation of Mayor Buddy Bel. The court includes King Dick Covington, Pearl ...
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Nurturing Our Roots Gallery hosts After Hours with jazz, Indians, poetry April 20
AMITE--Gliniss Gordon of Nurturing Our Roots Fine Arts Gallery invited the public to a Business After Hours program with the Amite Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, April 20 from, 5 to 7 p.m. She ...
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UPDATE: David Cresson of Coastal Conservation Association tells some startling fish tales
Check back for update on this story AMITE--David Cresson told some startling fish stories at Amite Kiwanis the other day.  Cresson is CEO of Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana. He is l...
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Amite Council pay raise dies. Foster proposed and is absent. No public comments.
AMITE--The Amite city council pay raise ordinance proposed by council member Jonathan Foster March 5 had a three-minute public hearing April 2 in which the proposal was read. No one commented. Co...
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Abandoned cypress mill in Roseland transforming into new Army National Guard disaster center
ROSELAND--The high ground of Roseland and Amite will again make this area a staging center for disaster recovery. The Army National Guard and others are transforming the abandoned Louisiana State ...
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JOBS: State jobless claims increase in most recent week
BATON ROUGE – Initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 23, 2013, increased to 2,057 from the previous week’s total of 1,889. Initial claims were below the comparable week end...
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UPDATE: Seafood Shack in Amite and owner Eddie Reese are married to the South Louisiana weather
AMITE--Eddie Reese's career and business are married to the weather in South Louisiana. He and his wife Nina own and operate the Seafood Shack in north Amite. --Soft shell crabs will appear in La...
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SOUTHEASTERN College of Business members honored for tech, community work
HAMMOND – The B. Oren Sweatt Medal, named for a former dean at Southeastern Louisiana University, was awarded to two members of the College of Business for their service commitments. Associate Pro...
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Kentwood Springs parent company DS Waters buys K&K Bottled Water in Sulphur
Company hires 24 at New Orleans plant where coffee, water services are merged
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TANGIPAHOA-ST. HELENA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: Nominating period now open for June 8 supervisor's election
AMITE-- The nominating period is open for the Tangipahoa-St. Helena Soil And Water Conservation District Supervisor’s Election. The Nominating Period opened April 1 and closes April 30. For indivi...
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