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Conditions for Houma, LA at 3:50 pm CST
Current Conditions:
Mostly Cloudy, 59 F
Forecast:
Mon - Partly Cloudy. High: 63 Low: 49
Tue - Mostly Sunny. High: 70 Low: 51
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Current Conditions:
Mostly Cloudy, 59 F
Forecast:
Mon - Partly Cloudy. High: 63 Low: 49
Tue - Mostly Sunny. High: 70 Low: 51
Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather
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Houma, LA News
Houma police hoping for boost in security cameras across downtown
Scott Satchfield / Eyewitness News HOUMA, La. -- Across downtown Houma, dozens of surveillance cameras are keeping a constant watch. Restaurant owner Sam Castalano said it?s a positive for the area. "The goal is for security, to know what's going on around your building. Obviously, if you have an investment of that sort, you want to have some protection to see what goes on," he said. Castalano ...
Scott Satchfield / Eyewitness News HOUMA, La. -- Across downtown Houma, dozens of surveillance cameras are keeping a constant watch. Restaurant owner Sam Castalano said it?s a positive for the area. "The goal is for security, to know what's going on around your building. Obviously, if you have an investment of that sort, you want to have some protection to see what goes on," he said. Castalano ...
New fire board to meet in Houma
HOUMA, La. (AP) - The new Bayou Cane Fire District board is expected to approve a budget when it holds its first meeting on Monday night in Houma. The Courier reports the board was appointed by the Terrebonne Parish Council in January. It oversees a department that protects 27,000 people. The fire department has been plagued with internal feuding. Three board members resigned in recent months ...
HOUMA, La. (AP) - The new Bayou Cane Fire District board is expected to approve a budget when it holds its first meeting on Monday night in Houma. The Courier reports the board was appointed by the Terrebonne Parish Council in January. It oversees a department that protects 27,000 people. The fire department has been plagued with internal feuding. Three board members resigned in recent months ...
Jail space a concern at Carnival time
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are making sure there is enough space in parish jails for Carnival season. Thibodaux and Houma draw large numbers of people for two weeks of parades that begin next weekend. Officials tell The Courier more people means more arrests, usually for minor crimes Terrebonne Warden Mitch Dupre said the Sheriff's Office works with the ...
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are making sure there is enough space in parish jails for Carnival season. Thibodaux and Houma draw large numbers of people for two weeks of parades that begin next weekend. Officials tell The Courier more people means more arrests, usually for minor crimes Terrebonne Warden Mitch Dupre said the Sheriff's Office works with the ...
Houma family fights to free otter from zoo
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News HOUMA, La. -- A Houma family is fighting to free an otter it rescued from the New Orleans Audubon Zoo. The Chaisson family is unhappy with the way the Zoo handled an otter they named "Chip" who needed medical attention. "He'd come run up and play and try to dry off on you, and look around and it was almost like he was playing tag," said Teddy Chaisson. Playful, goofy ...
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News HOUMA, La. -- A Houma family is fighting to free an otter it rescued from the New Orleans Audubon Zoo. The Chaisson family is unhappy with the way the Zoo handled an otter they named "Chip" who needed medical attention. "He'd come run up and play and try to dry off on you, and look around and it was almost like he was playing tag," said Teddy Chaisson. Playful, goofy ...
Lafourche, Terrebonne make way for Mardi Gras
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are taking steps they hope will make room in the parish jails for an expected Carnival season influx. The Courier reports that both jails are at about capacity: 680 inmates in Terrebonne and 245 in Lafourche. Authorities are trying to move up court dates for some inmates in an effort to free space, and patrol ...
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are taking steps they hope will make room in the parish jails for an expected Carnival season influx. The Courier reports that both jails are at about capacity: 680 inmates in Terrebonne and 245 in Lafourche. Authorities are trying to move up court dates for some inmates in an effort to free space, and patrol ...