New Roads NewsLocal news for New Roads, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Obituary - John Meyer Lindsey- July 8, 2008 Owner of Lindsey's Crawfish, John Meyer Lindsey died Saturday night, July 5, 2008, at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, New Roads, as the result of an automobile accident. He was 56 and a resident and native of Morganza.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/obituary-john-meyer-lindsey?fromrss=1 Museum shows Marines' La. ties- July 8, 2008 What a surprise I received on a recent Sunday as I opened the Magazine section of the paper to read a review on the new Marine Corps Museum. I just returned from Quantico, where I attended a 40th-year reunion of Vietnam-era Marine officers. As part of our reunion we visited the museum. As a Marine I swelled with pride to see the history of our beloved Corps. But I was especially impressed with the ties Louisiana has to the Corps and to the museum. Gen. John Lejeune from Pointe Coupee Parish,...http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/museum-shows-marines-la-ties?fromrss=1 Jindal approves La. design-build law- July 8, 2008 ' Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that proponents say should speed up some Louisiana road construction projects with an alternative "design-build" delivery system.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/jindal-approves-la-design-build-law?fromrss... Morganza man dies in van rollover crash, no seatbelt- July 7, 2008 A 56-year-old man died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday when he rolled his Dodge van on La. 1, State Police said. John M. Lindsey, 56, of Morganza, was northbound on La. 1, north of La. 10 in Pointe Coupee Parish, about 9:15 a.m. Saturday when the wreck occurred, State Police spokesman Trooper Johnnie Brown said. Lindsey, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, Brown said. Lindsey was pronounced dead late Saturday by hospital staff, Brown said.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/morganza-man-dies-in-van-rollover-crash-no-... Obituary - Marie "Eloise" DeRogers Brent- July 6, 2008 Marie "Eloise" DeRogers Brent, 87 and a native of Mix, died Saturday, June 28, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/obituary-marie-eloise-derogers-brent?fromrs... Obituary - Thelma Ann Andre Guillaume- July 5, 2008 A devoted wife, mother and friend, Thelma Ann Andre Guillaume died after a 22-year battle with cancer at her home on Friday, July 4, 2008. She was 89 and had lived all of her life in Pointe Coupee.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/obituary-thelma-ann-andre-guillaume?fromrss... Obituary - Rose Persick- July 5, 2008 A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Pointe Coupee Parish, Rose Persick passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor Butterfly Wing. She was 87.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/obituary-rose-persick?fromrss=1 Strength and history - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church- July 5, 2008 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church near Innis has endured wars, floods, hurricanes and a dwindling membership, but it stands today almost unchanged from the way it was when it was consecrated in 1859. It is a church of firsts - the first church in the diocese of Louisiana to have a woman lay reader, the first church in the diocese outside New Orleans to have a women's auxiliary and the first building in Pointe Coupee Parish to be named to the National Register of Historic Places. It is also the...http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/strength-and-history-st-stephens-episcopal-... Sewage District No. 1 Proposition on July 19 ballot- July 5, 2008 On the July 19 ballot for Pointe Coupee parish is the Sewerage District No. 1 Proposition: To continue a 10-year, 5-mill property tax, estimated to generate $11,315 a year. (Areas north and south of New Roads.)http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/sewage-district-no-1-proposition-on-july-19... No injuries, evacuations in acid spill- July 5, 2008 About 300 gallons of diluted sulfuric acid spilled after a pipe burst at the Big Cajun II coal-burning power plant Friday afternoon. The spill at the Louisiana Generating facility on La. 981 caused no injuries and did not require evacuations, Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office Capt. Steve Juge said. Louisiana State Police's hazardous material team was notified and an outside company was called in to start the cleanup.http://www.topix.net/city/new-roads-la/2008/07/no-injuries-evacuations-in-acid-spill?fromr... |