Area news in brief: Feb. 7, 2012

7 February 2012, 9:37 am

Hate-crime appeal denied The appeal of a 34-year-old found guilty of a hate crime in 2009 was denied by the state Supreme Court.... Read More »

Downtown festival inches forward

7 February 2012, 8:39 am

Houma is one step closer to having a new downtown festival.... Read More »

Civic Center drawing larger conventions

6 February 2012, 3:33 pm

In about two weeks, the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center will host its biggest convention ever when the Louisiana Police Jury Association comes to town.... Read More »

Oyster hatchery could come to Terrebonne

6 February 2012, 8:48 am

Terrebonne officials are studying the possibility of bringing a hatchery to the parish to help improve oyster-farming technology and grow shellfish bigger in less time.... Read More »

La. Democrats attempt a comeback

3 February 2012, 9:48 pm

Louisiana Democrats, addressing a little more than a dozen residents Thursday in a Terrebonne library, insisted that declarations about the demise of the party are greatly exaggerated.... Read More »

Officials want more downtown Houma cameras

2 February 2012, 6:05 am

In an initiative intended make the area safer, Houma Police and Terrebonne Parish government want surveillance cameras to cover all of downtown Houma.... Read More »

Houma man given cancer by medication, lawsuit says

1 February 2012, 9:35 am

A lawsuit filed in federal court this month claims a Houma man contracted bladder cancer after taking his diabetes medication.... Read More »

SUNDANCE FUTURES: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Star Quvenzhané Wallis is a Pint-Size Breakout

24 January 2012, 5:44 pm

Why she's on our radar:  After the first weekend of the Sundance Film Festival, few films have been as universally admired as Benh Zeitlin's New Orleans story, "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Speaking about its production in a pre-Sundance interview, Zeitlin said, "[We were] saved only by th... Read More »

Retiree devoted life to state's wetland heritage

24 January 2012, 3:04 pm

An avid outdoorsman and renowned duck carver whose work is on display at a Houma museum passed away Dec. 27. He was 89.... Read More »

Black Star Ranch

14 January 2012, 1:22 am

my daughters favorite place is the black Star Ranch in Houma Louisiana. They have peacocks, llamas, fainting goats, minature cows, donkeys, etc...They offer riding lessons and holiday and Summer riding . . .... Read More »