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Taylor named interim chancellor at River Parishes Community

May 12, 2022 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — River Parishes Community College has named a new interim leader.

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors appointed Quintin D. Taylor to the post Wednesday.

First Guaranty Bancshares: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 28, 2022 GMT

HAMMOND, La. (AP) _ First Guaranty Banchshares Inc. (FGBI) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $7.6 million.

The Hammond, Louisiana-based bank said it had earnings of 65 cents per share.

Man dies after March 4 wreck that threw another into water

March 16, 2022 GMT

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — A 61-year-old man has died more than a week after a wreck that catapulted another man from an interstate highway into the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana State Police said Wednesday.

Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1st Black woman pilot

February 13, 2022 GMT

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A woman who was once rescued from the Superdome on a helicopter during Hurricane Katrina has gone on to become the Louisiana Army National Guard's first Black female pilot.

Warrant Officer Tatiana Julien of New Orleans pilots a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in B Company, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, which is based in Hammond.

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The Associated PressFebruary 3, 2022 GMT

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SLU collecting used Christmas trees to enhance wetlands

January 8, 2022 GMT

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Although Christmas has come and gone, Southeastern Louisiana University said area residents still have time to give a gift to the environment.

The university will be collecting discarded Christmas trees again this year to benefit the state's wetlands.

Hammond conveyor belt facility expansion bringing 425 jobs

November 18, 2021 GMT

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A manufacturer of conveyor belts is expanding in a project that will create 425 new jobs in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards' office announced Thursday.

Intralox is investing $60 million to expand its Hammond facility, Edwards and Intralox President Edel Blanks said in a news release.

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2-year sentence for ex-cop in federal task force scandal

October 27, 2021 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former Louisiana police officer and federal drug task force member has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.

Court records show Rodney Gemar was sentenced to 27 months by U.S.

Smaller shows will go on at Ida-damaged Louisiana theater

October 17, 2021 GMT

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Shows will go on at a historic Louisiana theater despite damage from Hurricane Ida.

The Columbia Theatre in Hammond is converting a conference center into a venue for entertainment while repairs and planned renovations are made.

Ex-Hammond police officer gets 15 years for sex with a child

June 23, 2021 GMT

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — A former police officer in Louisiana has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a child, prosecutors said.

Brad Core, 47, of Tickfaw, pleaded guilty Tuesday before state District Judge Jeffrey Johnson to felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, oral sexual battery, sexual battery and aggravated crime against nature, Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney Scott M.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

By GERALD HERBERT and JANET McCONNAUGHEYApril 27, 2020 GMT

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Hammond man challenging law against public intimidation, says it violates free speech

CAROLINE GRUESKIN | cgrueskin@theadvocate.comJanuary 28, 2018 GMT

Two federal judges have called into question a Louisiana law that makes it a felony crime to threaten a public official, saying the law is unconstitutionally broad and potentially hampers speech protected by the First Amendment.

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