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Houma, LA Weather
Conditions for Houma, LA at 2:53 am CST
Current Conditions:
Fair, 48 F
Forecast:
Tue - Mostly Sunny. High: 70 Low: 51
Wed - Partly Cloudy. High: 70 Low: 48
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Current Conditions:
Fair, 48 F
Forecast:
Tue - Mostly Sunny. High: 70 Low: 51
Wed - Partly Cloudy. High: 70 Low: 48
Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather
(provided by The Weather Channel)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cause of fatal copter crash remains unknown
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Investigators don't yet know what caused a helicopter crash that killed two men last week near Morgan City. National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Bridget Serchak tells The Courier there was no indication that anything broke off of the Robinson R-44 helicopter before the crash occurred about 9 a.m. last Thursday. The crash killed 40-year-old pilot Jason McKean of ...
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Investigators don't yet know what caused a helicopter crash that killed two men last week near Morgan City. National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Bridget Serchak tells The Courier there was no indication that anything broke off of the Robinson R-44 helicopter before the crash occurred about 9 a.m. last Thursday. The crash killed 40-year-old pilot Jason McKean of ...