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Clarification Regarding Northshore Community Foundation: What’s In A Name

July 27, 20172 min read

Response to last week’s article is that the Northshore Community Foundation is gathering the actual details of the project for presentation to Mayor Cooper’s

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Reply Letter RE: Causeway Bridge Safety

May 18, 2017May 24, 20174 min read

Here is my answer to Mr. LaSalle and Mr. Ligi’s reply to Representative Paul Hollis. How can Mr. LaSalle and Mr. Ligi say there

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On the Status of the American Dream

July 7, 2016July 7, 20163 min read

Opinion by Timothy A. Gates, CW Correspondent The flurry of activity from the national level to the local level in the days following the

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Rumination on the First Amendment

October 14, 2015October 16, 20153 min read

by Timothy Achan Gates Amendment 1 – “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or

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Meet The Candidates For The Upcoming St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Race

October 8, 2015October 8, 20153 min read

by Timothy Gates, CW Correspondent Ask some locals (those living here before Katrina), and they will tell you that the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office

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Why The Race For Parish President Is About So Much More Than Fracking

October 1, 2015October 1, 20153 min read

by Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent Faimon A. Roberts III of The Advocate writes that fracking is the lead issue in the St. Tammany Parish

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5 Reasons Karen Champagne Might Be A Good St. Tammany Parish President

September 24, 20153 min read

By Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent Karen Treadway Champagne is challenging Pat Brister for Parish President in this coming October election. Karen is active in

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Welcome to the Resiliency Games by Timothy Gates, CW Correspondent

August 26, 2015August 26, 20153 min read

Did you know that the Federal Government made a game out of Natural Disaster Recovery and Preparation? You should, because you are a player.

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The Transparent Parish Government by Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent

August 19, 2015August 19, 20153 min read

While the public has called for better representation and more oversight of local government on the parish level, the current response is to provide

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“Totally Awesome” Consumer Advisory by Timothy Gates, CW Correspondent

August 5, 2015August 5, 20152 min read

“Most of the chemicals, if not all, have common household uses.” Charlotte Batson of Batson and Company made this statement in an interview with

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Air Monitoring System Grossly Insufficient by Timothy Achan Gates, CW Correspondent

July 29, 2015July 29, 20152 min read

Representatives of the Parish inspected the Helis Oil & Gas well site recently, finding that only permitted work was being done as air monitoring equipment

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Continuing Adventures of Tammany J. Frog by Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent

July 15, 2015July 15, 20154 min read

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”  This saying is attributed to the infamous lower mid-western writer, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).  While there

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Dividing Tactics & Personal Responsibility by Timothy Achan Gates

July 8, 2015July 8, 20153 min read

Named for Julius Caesar by the Roman Senate, July is the seventh month, marking the halfway point of 2015. It has indeed been a

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The Obfuscation Of Economic Development by Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent

June 24, 2015June 25, 20154 min read

The process of economic development in St. Tammany Parish is an intricate web consisting of subdivisions of the state upon subdivisions of the state

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Hydraulic Fracturing in St. Tammany by Timothy Achan Gates, Correspondent

June 17, 2015May 31, 20163 min read

At the beginning of 2015, LOGA (Louisiana Oil and Gas Association) made some strong statements with regard to the industry in Louisiana. Backing those

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Court Decisions Reject Local Authority In Fracking Lawsuits

April 22, 2015April 22, 20153 min read

Decisions from the 22nd and 19th Judicial Districts dismissed separate lawsuits from The Town of Abita Springs and St. Tammany Parish related to Hydraulic

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2015 A Year of Action Says LOGA – by Timothy Gates, CW Correspondent

January 7, 2015May 31, 20164 min read

In an email exchange between St. Tammany Director of Economic Development Don Shea and St. Tammany Chief Deputy Assessor Troy Dugas from May 2014, Shea

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St. Tammany’s Own Michigan J. Frog – by Timothy Gates, Correspondent

December 24, 2014December 24, 20143 min read

“…the general heat will die down, except for the loonies.” – Don Shea This is an excerpt of one of several emails referencing the

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Local Volunteers Host Fracking 101 – Educating the Public on Hydraulic Fracturing

November 19, 2014November 19, 20143 min read

Since late April or early May, one could say that “frack” has become a four-letter word in St. Tammany. Of course, it actually has

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The 22nd Judicial District Attorney Race & The Threat of Teenage Girls: A Study in the Application of Accountability

October 29, 2014October 29, 20144 min read

by Timothy Gates, Covington Weekly Correspondent, codexproventus@gmail.com With now less than one week until election day, the St. Tammany Parish District Attorney race is

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