New year means new technology at local schools ... they have to sit in a traditional lecture-type environment, it's not interesting." Rhonda Charles is principal at East Houma Elementary School, where a large number of students come from low-income families. At her school, technology is important ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Area news in brief A Houma man facing the death penalty was rearrested on first-degree murder charges Thursday after his grand jury indictment was dismissed on technical grounds. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Club collects donations for Christmas bike giveaway James Aitkens Sr. was known for his bike-repairing skills and the donation drive he started in Houma. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Homegrown hard rock band Lillian Axe is back, again, with its 10th album ... and more important than any of the individuals." Case in point: The July 30 Howlin' Wolf gig and a July 31 show in Houma are singer Derrick LeFevre's last with Lillian Axe. Before recording his vocals for the new record, he informed his bandmates ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:24:29 GMT BP official visits Biloxi, says company wants communitya s opinions on Gulf restoration ... spent the last six weeks getting up to speed on the oil gusher and has also been working in the command centers in Houma, La., and Mobile as part of his training. The new group was announced in June. Keller said BP is shifting its focus from ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Braves, Reds meet in crucial NL series Doug Barber has covered sports for The Sun Herald since 1981. He is a former sports editor for the Houma, La., Daily Courier and the Picayune Item. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Lac du Bonnet man helping clean up oil spill ... room in case of fire, offshore," he says. After arriving in New Orleans he was taken by a private transport firm to Houma, Louisiana, a city of just over 32,000. "I'm in a staff house at the moment, a nice one, three bedrooms and all. But it's about ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:14:54 GMT Key step to kill Gulf of Mexico gusher may happen sooner Cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion are seen in wetlands near Houma Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:01:18 GMT Gulls head inland as spill curbs easy meals ... seagulls had feasted at Motivatit Seafood. There are established populations of gulls inland at places like the west Houma Walmart parking lot. But with many shrimp boats docked and no longer tossing castoffs to hungry gull populations, he added, ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT In other Terrebonne Parish Council action ... The bonds will be used to pay for upgrades at the parish's two sewer-treatment plants in Ashland and in northern Houma along with sewer-pump stations. The bonds will be paid back using sewer fees from customers on the public sewer system. Action: ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Island Road repair work to start soon ... down. The additional one foot of elevation likely won't be high enough to offer much protection, said Wilbur Thomas, a Houma businessman who frequently fishes along the road. The road and a water-control structure underneath are basically dams that ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Area news in brief: July 29, 2010 A Chauvin woman was hospitalized Tuesday after a wreck on Woodlawn Ranch Road ejected her from a vehicle, Houma Police said. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT Step in effort to kill gusher may be accelerated More Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good Cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion are seen in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good ... Step in effort to kill gusher may be accelerated Cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion are seen in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Environmental groups propose framework for merging oil spill response, coastal restoration ... jump-start the process. A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma. The Environmental Defense Fund , the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation proposed a plan aimed at ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:46 GMT Officer's car kills man in Houma A Slidell High School graduate was killed while walking along a street in Houma Wednesday morning when he was struck by an SUV driven by an off-duty Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics agent, authorities said. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:38 GMT A little New Orleans flavor comes to Alamance County ... most of her life, Pam Buckner decided to become her own boss. Buckner, an Alamance County native, lived 19 years in Houma, La., with her parents after they moved to that state for better job opportunities. Growing up there, Buckner said she soon ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Jefferson Parish oil spill costs put at $3.2 million and rising ... to pay Jefferson's expenses and for how long are uncertain. Bolotte said BP is responding to her requests through its Houma and Hammond field offices, but BP representatives did not respond Tuesday or Wednesday to requests for comment for this ... Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Officer's car strikes, kills Houma pedestrian A Slidell High School graduate was killed while walking along a street in Houma Wednesday morning when he was struck by an SUV driven by an off-duty Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics agent, authorities said. Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:01:22 GMT Pedestrian killed in crash with officer ... Vernon Bourgeois. State Police were unable to provide specifics about Bollingham's job or how long he had been in Houma. Southland Mall personnel, contacted this morning, said Bollingham was not employed by Southland Mall but may have worked in a ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:09:11 GMT