NAACP Sues For Minority Judgeship In TerrebonneNAACP Sues For Minority Judgeship In TerrebonneAll five four-year judgeships are held by white men, and every seated judge except Ellender plans to run for re-election.Associated PressAssociated Press
Task Force Wants Tax Hike For Teacher RaisesTask Force Wants Tax Hike For Teacher RaisesIn July, the school board and the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce agreed to create the task force to map out the needs and related financing for the schools after a 31-mill property tax was soundly defeated.Associated PressAssociated Press
TEDA Board Approves Plan To Cease OperationsTEDA Board Approves Plan To Cease OperationsAfter a preliminary budget failed approval, the board set up a committee Tuesday to plan winding down the agency.Associated PressAssociated Press
Terrebonne Economic Development Group Winding DownTerrebonne Economic Development Group Winding DownThey included its lack of familiarity with state incentive programs and lack of follow-up on leads passed along by the parish administration.Bernadette LeeBernadette Lee
Abandoned Boats Will Be Pulled From BayousAbandoned Boats Will Be Pulled From BayousDozens of rotting, abandoned boats will be hauled out of Terrebonne Parish bayous as part of a parish-wide campaign to remove aquatic blight.Ken RomeroKen Romero