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YEAR IN REVIEW: Ascension Parish's Top Ten Stories of 2008 (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)

Everyone talked about the weather in 2008. Two years after Katrina, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and an unnamed winter storm described as a fifty-year event in South Louisiana rocked Ascension Parish.

Hammond, Amite & Loranger post Tangi Tourney wins (Hammond Daily Star)

It was girls' night out as the Tangipahoa Parish Invitational got underway Wednesday night in Loranger, and Amite and Jewel Sumner gave fans a battle to the wire in their opening round game.

Former Lobdell fire chief laid to rest (WAFB Baton Rouge)

At least ten West Baton Rouge fire trucks escorted the body of Salvador "Sam" Fontana, the former Lobdell fire chief, from Port Allen to his final resting place.

Five injured in Lutcher shooting (L'Observateur)

Staff Reporter LUTCHER â€“ Authorities in St. James Parish arrested a Garyville man in connection with a shooting at a Lutcher nightclub that left five people injured in the early morning hours of Christmas day, according to a release from the Sheriffâ€s Office.

Ponchy-Hammond grudge match back in Strawberry (Hammond Daily Star)

In a new twist, Ponchatoula and Hammond will have more than bragging rights to play for when they meet in their annual rivalry Friday night in Strawberry Stadium.