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Recent Obituaries
2009-06-29 Wilton Joseph Blanchard “Buddy” 83 2009-06-29 Nolia Blanchard Templet 95 2009-06-29 Michael Ewell “Train” 50 2009-06-22 Marie B. LeBlanc 76 2009-06-22 Bernell V. Smith 62 2009-06-22 Elton Lee Messer 68 2009-06-22 Kathy Anne Breaux 54 2009-06-22 Alexander Simmons 70 2009-06-15 Edward Moton 75 2009-06-15 Ornish Riful Jr. 75
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Henry Templet, Waterworks district manager, right, presents
Nolan Washington Jr. a plaque of appreciation for his many
years of dedication. Washington retired after 31 years.
Current News Headlines
1 Governor signs executive order, could benefit parish in landfill fight2009-06-29 BY TRACY HEBERT
Editor
Governor Bobby Jindal
signed an executive order June
9 authorizing the Department
of Environmental Quality to
seize issuance of landfill permits
if it is not in accordanc... (Subscribe for more)
2 Jury takes no action on reconsideration of official journal2009-06-29 BY TRACY HEBERT
Editor
The police jury awarded
the bid for official journal to
The Bayou Journal at its June
9 meeting. In opposition, The
Assumption Pioneer requested
the jury to reconsider at... (Subscribe for more)
3 Assumption Parish Library to host traveling exhibit “Lincoln: The Constitut2009-06-29 The Assumption Parish
Library System was selected
from public libraries nationwide
to host a six-week long
traveling exhibit, “Lincoln:
The Constitution and The
Civil War.” As part of the
award... (Subscribe for more)
Sports News...
Children play instruments and perform before an audience at the 2009 Show Me The Talent
Art Camp.
Current Sports Headlines
1 AHS Tennis Team fund rasier, selling shrimp and corn soup2009-06-29 The Assumption High
School Tennis team is selling
cream based shrimp and corn
soup for $14 a quart. Anyone
interested in purchasing the soup can contact Coach Syd
Acosta at (985) 513-1660 or
Col... (Subscribe for More)
2 Sports beverages needed for longer workouts2009-06-29 BY JIM HENDERSON
Sports Writer
For those men and women who have serious workouts each
week, it's important for exercisers to have some understanding
of electrolytes which are electrically charged... (Subscribe for More)
3 Fishing and hunting licenses expire June 302009-06-22 The Louisiana Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries
would like to remind the
state’s recreational anglers
and hunters that their 2008-09
licenses will expire on June
30.
Licenses for the 2009-10... (Subscribe for More)