Ponchatoula NewsLocal news for Ponchatoula, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pay raise opposition mounting, not waning- June 29, 2008 If state lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal thought the public outrage over the Legislature doubling its salary and the governor refusing to veto it would die down after the legislative session ended, they ...http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/pay-raise-opposition-mounting-not-waning?... Baton Rouge television station reports Jindal recall petition- June 27, 2008 BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Secretary of State's Elections Division has received a recall petition for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, according to WAFB TV of Baton Rouge.http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/baton-rouge-television-station-reports-ji... La. Lawmaker Pay Raise Bill Draws Ire From Voters- June 25, 2008 A recall petition has been filed against the Speaker of the Louisiana House, the fourth such petition filed against a state lawmaker since legislators voted last week to double their own pay.http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/la-lawmaker-pay-raise-bill-draws-ire-from... Local chef opens Strawberry Fields Cooking School- June 22, 2008 Posted by Amanda Cantrell for The Ponchatoula Times; written by Bryan T. McMahon June 20, 2008 10:10AM Categories: Ponchatoula You are engaged.http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/local-chef-opens-strawberry-fields-cookin... Charities take stand for bingo- June 20, 2008 Members of some Hammond charities are talking about how revenue from video bingo games benefits their organizations even as a proposed ballot measure banning the games in the city is almost certain to go before ...http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/charities-take-stand-for-bingo?fromrss=1 Pioneer family helped found today's Ponchatoula; the Spence Family- June 18, 2008 Posted by Amanda Cantrell for The Ponchatoula Times; written by Jim Perrin June 12, 2008 2:55PM Categories: Local History Spence, a family name not often currently heard in Ponchatoula, was the surname of a ...http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/pioneer-family-helped-found-todays-poncha... Roller coaster ride of book signings comes to a stop- June 15, 2008 This is not the Green Room at the "Today" show in New York. It is a stark and dormant day here in historic Hammond, La., the twin town of Ponchatoula, both of which used to claim to be the "Strawberry Capital ...http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/roller-coaster-ride-of-book-signings-come... Germany contributed to Ponchatoula; the Drude Family- June 13, 2008 Posted by Amanda Cantrell for The Ponchatoula Times; written by Jim Perrin June 12, 2008 3:01PM Categories: Local History Carl Charles F. Drude left Germany before the American Civil War seeking a better life ...http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/germany-contributed-to-ponchatoula-the-dr... Five arrested in Ponchatoula prescription drug bust- June 11, 2008 Five suspects have been arrested, and several more arrests are expected, in an ongoing prescription drug investigation in the Ponchatoula area, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/five-arrested-in-ponchatoula-prescription... Governor Jindal signs several bills into law- June 7, 2008 Friday, Governor Bobby Jindal signed a couple dozen bills into law that were passed by the legislature.http://www.topix.net/city/ponchatoula-la/2008/06/governor-jindal-signs-several-bills-into-... |