 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer On Thursday night, about 50 family and friends of Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth gathered at a sidewalk café in Paris to watch the duo's latest Olympics match. Oh, and the spot is the closest place to beach volleyball’s Eiffel Tower Stadium that has an alcohol license, making it prime territory for TKN Nation (read Scott Rabalais' column for what that means). Read about the atmosphere at the café during the tense match.
Federal Judge Shelly Dick had some critical words for Livingston Parish government officials during a pretrial conference in connection with a lawsuit filed by the developer of the Deer Run subdivision. At one point the judge said, "the court doesn’t have any confidence that the parish government will follow through with its commitments.” Read more of the judge's harsh words.
Should members of the Ascension Parish Council receive more money for their work as public servants? Residents of the parish will get a chance to vote on that come December in a special election on changes to the home rule charter. See what else voters will be deciding. | 
