Weathered, Chee-Weez headline Mallorymania benefit

07/12/11 Event will help Mallory Simmons, a college student from Lafayette, continue her fight with cystic fibrosis.

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Slidell Picayune Community Report: Parish Library system offering free music

07/12/11 Also in the spotlight: Girl Talk; Yappy Hour; Innovation, Interaction and Inspiration taught; Reach for the Stars Women's Day Out; Families Helping Ffamilies; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society benefit; and Library survey

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Louisiana editorial roundup

07/12/11 The Associated Press Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: July 11 The Times Picayune, New Orleans, on military disaster training: New Orleans area residents know first-hand the confusion that can result when active-duty military troops and National Guard troops respond to a disaster. The disconnect between the two caused problems during Hurricane Katrina, including a 24-hour delay in ...

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New Orleans Launches August Restaurant Promotion

07/11/11 New Orleans has announced the line-up of 40 world-class restaurants for its seventh annual COOLinary restaurant promotion, offering special two and three-course lunch menus for $20 or less and three-course dinner menus for $35 or less, August 1-31, 2011.

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Edwin Edwards earns his freedom; tells Post-Signal he is amazed by supporters

07/10/11 Governor Edwin Edwards house arrest ended Wednesday and the four term former governor shows no signs of slowing down. With a possible reality show in the works, a Facebook page that filled the 5,00...

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Sports Notes

07/10/11 Paul Mainieri Baseball Camps Online registration for the summer sessions of the Paul Mainieri LSU Baseball Camps is available www.LSUbaseballcamps.com. The clinics take place July 18-21, July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4. The camps offer daily instruction on position specific fundamentals, including hitting, pitching, fielding and base running.

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Your chance to play in Friday's "Celebrity/Sorta Celebrity Softball Game"

07/05/11 Do you want to lace up the cleats and play in this Friday's "Celebrity/Sorta Celebrity Softball Game?" Well, you can and here's how!

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HBO show brings Matthew McConaughey and open casting call to Myrtle Beach

07/05/11 The rude-crude humor of HBO's "Eastbound & Down" is what the series' producers are hoping will be the draw for their open casting call for extras at BB&T Coastal Baseball Field this week.

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KKK leader Duke considers presidential run

07/05/11 BATON ROUGE, La., July 5 (UPI) -- Former Louisiana lawmaker and Ku Klux Klan head David Duke has begun a 25-city tour to gauge support for a possible presidential bid, The Daily Beast reported.

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Good action around the Selma

07/04/11 The Fourth of July was a good day for fishing, and those who made it out early brought home some nice fish.

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Our View: Smart moves shine spotlight on Louisiana

07/02/11 We have a pretty good idea where Central Louisianans will be this weekend -- stocking up on burgers and chicken, barbecuing in the backyard, relaxing on a favorite river or lake, planting a flag in a cemetery, debating when to head out to see some fireworks, or some combination thereof. It's Independence Day weekend, an annual high point for Americans and a three-day summer treasure. Have fun ...

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Texas restoration could be model for Gulf

07/01/11 A brown pelican flies Tuesday near a colonial waterbird nesting site along the Houston Ship Channel, in Baytown, Texas.

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Texas wetland restoration could be model for Gulf

06/30/11 In this Tuesday, June 28, 2011 photo, egrets are shown at a colonial waterbird nesting site as a refinery stands in the background along the Houston Ship Channel, in Baytown, Texas. The island is part of a project to restore lost wetlands and islands off the Texas coast.

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Slidell Picayune Sports Briefs: Gymnastics Plus Acrobatics Team continues winning ways

06/30/11 Also in the Sports Briefs spotlight: Inline hockey, AAU basketball, flag football, vessel checks, Duhon basketball camp, SYBA summer camp, volleyball league registration, CCA fishing seminar, and STAR saltwater rodeo

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Artivist Film Festival Announces 2011 Film Awards

06/30/11 10 Films Take Top Honors in Five Thematic Categories Prior to Their Debut at Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood in August, Award-Winners to be 'Previewed' in Six U.S. Cities, July 8-10: Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Seattle, Sedona and Washington D.C.

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Deeds recorded May 31-June 3, 2011

06/19/11 The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes deed recordings supplied by the Volusia and Flagler County Clerks of Court. The listing is limited to properties that sell for $75,000 or more. DAYTONA BEACH D. Andrew and Molly J. Clark to John...

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State fishing report

06/14/11 John Walker of Shakopee landed this 19?-inch smallmouth bass while fishing with his buddies on a yearly trip to Lac La Croix in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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With a watchful eye on Mother Nature, Louisiana's coast gets back in the game

06/04/11 With a watchful eye on Mother Nature, Louisiana's coast gets back in the game

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Arts Scene published Saturday, June 4, 2011

06/04/11 Hootenanny Singalong meets from noon to 2 p.m. today (June 4) at the Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane, Brookings. All ages, instruments and voices are welcome. The event is free. For information, call 541-469-6787.

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Pasco crime report, incidents from 5/23 through 5/29

06/03/11 Special to the Times Friday, June 3, 2011 . Pasco Note to readers Once a week, the Pasco Times provides a seven-day report of higher-priority sheriff and police calls, sorted by ZIP code and by the block to which an officer was dispatched. A report does not mean an arrest was made. To protect victim confidentiality, we do not include sexual assaults or abuse of children or of the elderly ...

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