Por: The Advocate Crime March 01, 2023
A Napoleonville man being pursued by law enforcement Tuesday night stopped his car on a bridge in Thibodaux and leapt into Bayou Lafourche, not far from where his body was later found, officials said.Calvin Tromell Johnson, 30, surfaced briefly in the murky waters of the bayou after jumping in but appeared to be having difficulty staying above water, authorities said.Though officers went in the water after him, he couldn't be saved,... + full article
The Advocate USA Business November 26, 2022
For Tanner Mabry, 6, it's the Southern University cheerleading team. For her cousin, Carter Jackson, 15, it's the itself. For Tanner's father and Carter's uncle, Trenier Mabry, it's friends and family reunitingWe've been coming for the last 40... + más
Bayou Lafourche's rebirth takes 'transformative' step as work begins on new pump station | The Advocate
Our Views: Bayou Classic is fun, and an investment for students | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion November 25, 2022
With a tie-breaking game Saturday, there is a lot of excitement among Grambling State University and Southern University fans: This year’s Bayou Classic football game promises to be a big deal with a lot of the line.The Bayou Classic is considered by many to be the grandfather... + más
Bayou Classic draws big crowds, generates scholarships | The Advocate
WPLG Local 10 USA Entertainment October 29, 2022
MOUND BAYOU, Miss. – The tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955.Hundreds of people — a good portion of Mound Bayou's 1,500 residents —... + más
Mississippi city of Greenwood unveils Emmett Till memorial statue | ABC News
‘Till’: Another well-acted drama honors the memories of Emmett Till and his uncompromising mother | Chicago Sun Times
The Advocate USA Crime October 27, 2022
An accused armed robber who scaled security measures and escaped the Assumption Parish Detention Center was captured Thursday on Jefferson Parish's west bank and one jail employee has resigned over the breach earlier this week, the sheriff said.Roller Avila, 19, is one of... + más
Total number held in Assumption truck stop casino robbery rises to 8 after latest arrests | The Advocate
Five, including two juveniles, nabbed in armed robbery of Cane Row truck stop casino | The Advocate
Associated Press USA Business October 24, 2022
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials have broken ground for a critically needed $96 million pump station that could help revive the marshes and barrier islands that protect a large area of south Louisiana from hurricanes and sea level rise.The project, celebrated... + más
Tyler Perry's 'A Jazzman's Blues' Is a Satisfying Historical Melodrama | Time
The Advocate USA Sports October 22, 2022
A long-delayed pump station considered the linchpin for a broke ground in Donaldsonville on Friday.The event marked the start of construction for the $96 million station, a project that caps a larger $220 million effort to reconnect the Mississippi River to the 106-mile-long... + más
BP oil spill money to pay for range of new coastal restoration projects | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business October 11, 2022
John Deere said it will spend $29.8 million to expand its Thibodaux plant, a move that will create 70 jobs and allow the company to shift cotton harvester manufacturing from China to the U.S.The new jobs will have an average annual salary of $47,472, according to Louisiana... + más
Deere to expand in Louisiana; 70 new jobs in Thidodaux area | Associated Press
Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer | Portland Press Herald
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