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City sued over Mardi Gras parade

Tue, 01/26/2016 - 3:14pm Ken Grissom

The Newcomers Club, facing an attempt by the city to cancel the 55th annual Mardi Gras parade, has filed suit in federal court.
The club’s attorney, Shone Pierre, in a press release issued on Friday, Jan. 22, wrote that the lawsuit will allege a violation of the First Amendment clause protecting the right of peaceful assembly.

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Transfers to change black/white ratios

Tue, 01/26/2016 - 3:09pm Ken Grissom

The student assignment changes that will go into effect with the 2016-17 school session are projected to move the racial makeup of several schools closer to the target set in desegregation litigation.

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Judge OK with student shift

Tue, 01/26/2016 - 3:06pm Ken Grissom

U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote last week approved a slightly modified version of the consent order negotiated by the St. Martin School Board and plaintiffs in a decades-old desegregation case dealing with student assignments.

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SANDBAGGING OPERATIONS BEING SUSPENDED

Wed, 01/20/2016 - 10:48am Ken Grissom

Sandbagging operations will be suspended as follows at the locations listed below:
Butte Larose-Fire Station 1721 Herman Dupuis Road-Suspended immediately
Stephensville-The Park 3257 Hwy. 70-Will be suspended beginning Friday January 22, 12:00 p.m.

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Mardi Gras parade in trouble

Tue, 01/19/2016 - 12:36pm Ken Grissom

Sometimes it seems like the quickest way to start an argument in St. Martinville is to say the words “Mardi Gras Parade.” It definitely had that effect at the Wednesday, Jan. 13, special meeting of the City Council, and things have only gotten worse since then.

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City sued over Mardi Gras parade

Transfers to change black/white ratios

Judge OK with student shift

SANDBAGGING OPERATIONS BEING SUSPENDED

Mardi Gras parade in trouble

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