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21
Oct
Hook and Ladder Cemetery (Part 1)
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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It’s late October in Old Gretna and there’s some busyness happening at the landmark Hook and Ladder Cemetery at 1050 Lafayette Street. Local Catholic families,...
14
Oct
Restoration Raising the Ribbon!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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There will be a “Raising of the Ribbon” during a celebratory Mass at St. Joseph Church and Shrine in Gretna on Saturday, October 17 at...
07
Oct
Gretna City Park Visions…
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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This project promises to be fun! The Gretna City Park Project began in 2017 with the City’s goal to improve recreational opportunities within Gretna City...
30
Sep
DeLuca Group at Shaw
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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The members/men of the DeLuca Group have a lot in common. They are all alumni of Archbishop Shaw High School, all revered their late teacher,...
23
Sep
City Council Change
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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There was a changing of the guard so to speak, as longtime City of Gretna District 1 Councilman Milton Crosby retired and Rudy Smith was...
16
Sep
Mel Ott, Gretna’s Baseball Prodigy
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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On March 2, 1909, a 12-pound baby boy was born in Gretna who would put his hometown on the map of major league baseball forever....
09
Sep
Paddling the Mississippi: Home at Last!… (Part 4)
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Missed Part 3 of the Joey Cargol series (click here to read Part 3) Joey Cargol had reached Louisiana, his beloved state! He quoted the...
02
Sep
Paddling the Mississippi: Traumatizing Moments…(Part 3)
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Missed Part 2 of the Joey Cargol series (click here to read Part 2) Joey Cargol had been told by many people along the river...
26
Aug
Paddling the Mississippi: Hot As Louisiana… (Part 2)
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Gunfire ruled the night, but Joey Cargol slept like a baby. Like the steady sound of white noise, the continuous gunfire lulled him to sleep....
19
Aug
Paddling the Mississippi: A 30 Year Dream… (Part 1)
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Joey Cargol checked his bucket list in a big way when he paddled his canoe through 10 states for a roughly 2500 mile, 70-day adventure...