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Explore the Bayous with Bayou Wave Runner Rentals
Are you looking for a different way to enjoy the bayous? Bayou Wave Runner Rentals, a new locally owned and operated business, now offers jet ski rental opportunities!. Local entrepreneur Robbie Liner came up with the idea for the business while at the camp with his sons. He realized there was a gap in the market and decided to start the venture.
Pilots for Patients
As a southern Louisiana community, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes as well as their surrounding areas have persevered through a multitude of trials and tribulations. From hurricanes like Katrina and Ida to the chronic, and sometimes terminal, illnesses that plague individual households, our community seems to be constantly on the mend. Luckily, there are a number of dedicated heroes who come together to make that mending just a little easier. Pilots for Patients [PFP] is one of these organizations.
Two Men Injured in Saturday Evening Shooting Incident in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Thibodaux Saturday evening. Two men were injured in the incident. Just after 7:15 p.m. on June 29, 2024, deputies responded to the 100 block of Park Avenue in Thibodaux in reference to a man in...
10th Annual Pack the School Bus Supply Drive Kicks Off
Synergy Bank, United Way of South Louisiana, and H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee have kicked off the 10th annual school supply drive, Pack the Bus, to benefit local students. The supply drive has provided tens of thousands of school supplies since 2014. While all items are appreciated, there are items...
Meat With A Mission
Calling all food lovers in the Lafourche and Terrebonne areas! Cut Off’s newest, veteran-owned business, Southern Farms Specialty Meats, recently opened its doors– just in time for summer barbecues. Southern Farms Specialty Meats is owned and operated by veterans Jady Guidry and Trent Naquin, who have a mission...
Excessive Heat Warnings issued for Sunday and Monday for portions of Terrebonne and Lafourche
Here is an update from the National Weather Service in New Orleans concerning the heat threat Sunday and Monday. Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories have been issued for Monday in the same areas as Sunday. Overview:. WHAT: Prolonged and dangerous heat conditions with heat index values of 108 to...
Bayou Blue Man Found Guilty in Murder of Chad Daigle
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Bayou Blue man was found guilty as charged of 2nd Degree Murder by a Lafourche Parish Jury after a four-day trial. Earl Verdin went onto Chad Daigle’s property and fatally shot him multiple times. The investigation revealed that Verdin and Daigle...
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