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A dredge scoops mud off the bottom of Bayou Postillion and piles it on the banks in this 2005 photo. Fisherman Jody Meche of Henderson and Atchafalaya Basinkeeper’s Dean Wilson of Bayou Sorrel were among those testifying to the enviornmental damage caused by spoil banks, especially those with inadequate gaps like those shown above. (Louisiana Department of Natural Resources)

Atchafalaya Basin canal exposed in court

Wed, 12/16/2015 - 12:08pm Ken Grissom

A state district court jury Friday awarded a whistleblower $750,000 in damages after finding that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) retaliated against him for reporting environmental violations in an Atchafalaya Basin water quality project.

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Paula Davis is sworn in by the clerk of the House of Representatives, Alfred “Butch” Speer. Davis, a Baton Rouge resident, is a 1991 graduate of Breaux Bridge High School

Breaux Bridge Native Takes Seat in the State Legislature

Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:33pm Ken Grissom

Paula Davis, a 1991 graduate of Breaux Bridge High School, was sworn in as state representative for House District 69 on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

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Beaming from the shadows (left) as Louisiana Attorney General-elect Jeff Landry gives his acceptance speech Saturday night is Geri Broussard Baloney, a Democrat candidate for AG who fell short in the primary and subsequently endorsed Landry. Also shown: Landry’s son, J.T., and wife, Sharon.

Jeff Landry win huge for La.'s GOP

Mon, 11/23/2015 - 3:29pm Ken Grissom

While one of St. Martin Parish’s favorite sons fell out during the primary, another went on to a smashing runoff victory in an important statewide office.
Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s attorney general-elect, is a resident of New Iberia but St. Martinville remains his hometown.

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‘SURVIVOR’ STAR Keith Nale (right) pitches in to help clean up the Red River in Shreveport-Bossier City. Nale, currently featured in “Survivor Cambodia,” also contributed an “immunity idol necklace” which added a scavenger hunt aspect to the annual cleanup. (Mike Mangham)

Hundreds turn out in the rain to clean the banks of the Red River

Mon, 11/09/2015 - 1:59pm Ken Grissom

Rain, wind and falling temperatures on Saturday, Nov. 7, did not deter some 350 volunteers from showing up to scour the banks of the Red River here for trash, debris – and an “immunity idol necklace” fashioned by “Survivor Cambodia” celebrity Keith Nale, a Shreveport area resident.

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