• Churches honor community legends
It was standing room only when the family, friends and congregations of five Kenner churches came together recently at New Mount Bethel Baptist Church to honor "three living legends" of the Lincoln Manor community at the first "Celebration of Life."

• east jefferson police reports
east jefferson police reports

• Kenner council race cordial
If anything stands out about the race for the 2nd District seat on the Kenner City Council, it is the absence of controversy.

• Officer guilty in immigrant transport
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been convicted of helping three illegal aliens move to Metairie, where one of them got a job and enrolled her children in a Jefferson Parish public school.

• Second suspect faces robbery charge
Jefferson Parish authorities are prepared to book a second man in a recent Metairie robbery, who is being held in New Orleans on charges involving a series of home invasions there last month.

• St. Elizabeth school receives accreditation
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Kenner recently received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement.

• Suspect booked with Metairie arson
A New Orleans man was arrested and booked with aggravated arson in a fire last year at a Metairie apartment.

• Theater will present mysterious comedy
Roland Butch Caire will direct Rivertown Repertory Theatre's production of the comedy-mystery "Murdered to Death."

• Theater will present mysterious comedy
Roland Butch Caire will direct Rivertown Repertory Theatre's production of the comedy-mystery "Murdered to Death."

• THE CANDIDATES: KENNER CITY COUNCIL 2ND DISTRICT
William H. "Bill" Schwertz

• Who Dat celebration draws 200
Organizers of the Pakistan Community Association recently held a Who Dat Victory Celebration at Woodlake Club in Kenner. More than 200 gathered to celebrate the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory."We had a great Who Dat victory celebration," said Syed Ali, president of the association. "The hall was decorated black and gold, along with Saints flags, beads and Saints paintings made by children."

• Who Dat celebration draws 200
Organizers of the Pakistan Community Association recently held a Who Dat Victory Celebration at Woodlake Club in Kenner. More than 200 gathered to celebrate the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory."We had a great Who Dat victory celebration," said Syed Ali, president of the association. "The hall was decorated black and gold, along with Saints flags, beads and Saints paintings made by children."

• Kenner women battling for seat
The two candidates for the 4th District seat on the Kenner City Council have a strikingly different view of the district's landscape.

• THE CANDIDATES Kenner City Council 4th District
Arita Bohannan

• Kenner hopefuls differ in strategy
In the race for the 5th District seat on the Kenner City Council, the incumbent approaches the city's issues with detailed ideas about seeking grants, shuffling budget items and launching improvement projects, while the challenger presents a sweeping strategy of addressing problems through an overall boost in economic development.

• Muniz aide filling his war chest
Mike Yenni hopes to restock his campaign treasury today with a $1,000-per-head fundraiser hosted by Kenner Mayor Ed Muniz and Police Chief Steve Caraway, while his opponent in the Kenner mayor race, Phil Capitano, is relying on less on big events and more on people "who aren't politically connected."

• THE CANDIDATES Kenner City Council 5th District
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• Mass, retreat, fest among local offerings
The monthly Peace Mass sponsored by the Mary Group at St. Rita Catholic Church, in cooperation with the MIR Group, will be celebrated Thursday. This event is held each month at 7118 Jefferson Highway, Harahan.

• Political forum will be Thursday
The Chateau Estates Lakefront Civic Association will hold a political forum Thursday at 7:30 at the Pavilion at Kenner City Park, 3800 Loyola Drive, Kenner. Candidates for Kenner mayor, the Division A City Council at-large seat and the 4th District City Council seat will be on hand to address the attendees.

• Send in St. Joseph altar information
In observance of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Roman Catholic residents throughout East Jefferson will build altars and share blessings and thanks.

• Fugitive caught in Monroe hotel
Luhron Gorman, the fugitive wanted for a New Orleans home invasion and the armed robbery of an elderly Metairie woman, was arrested in Monroe Friday morning, according to authorities.

• Jeff man is accused of raping young girl
A Kenner man has been arrested on charges of raping a young relative, showing her pornography and giving her a vibrator for her 13th birthday, police said today.

• Metairie man indicted in sex case
A federal grand jury handed out an indictment Friday against a 38-year-old Metairie man accused of having sex with underage girls he met while posing as teenage boys on social networking Web sites.

• ODDS AND ENDS
ODDS AND ENDS

• Robbery suspect caught in Monroe
Luhron Gorman, the fugitive wanted for a New Orleans home invasion and the armed robbery of an elderly Metairie woman, was arrested in Monroe Friday morning, according to authorities.

• Yenni backtracks on his job history
Kenner mayor candidate Mike Yenni's Web site told some tall tales this week about one of his former jobs and the money he controlled in another.

• N.O. teen is linked to boy's abduction
Authorities have identified a New Orleans teenager as the thief who sped off in a sport utility vehicle with the owner's 2-year-old boy strapped into a car seat last month.

• Civic group returns for Westwood, Holly Heights
The Westwood-Holly Heights Civic Association in Kenner is returning after being dormant for a few years.

• Golf tourney to raise money for lake basin
It's tee time for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, which is gearing up for its 14th annual Save Our Lake and Coast Golf Classic on Monday. The event will be held at Chateau Golf and Country Club in Kenner.

• Golf tourney to raise money for lake basin
It's tee time for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, which is gearing up for its 14th annual Save Our Lake and Coast Golf Classic on Monday. The event will be held at Chateau Golf and Country Club in Kenner.

• KENNER POLICE REPORTS
KENNER POLICE REPORTS

• Mayoral war chests evenly matched in Kenner campaign
Initial campaign finance reports in the race for Kenner mayor show candidates Phil Capitano and Mike Yenni have about the same amount of money, though half of Capitano's came from his own pocket while all of Yenni's was donated by outside contributors.

• Send in St. Joseph altar information
In observance of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Roman Catholic residents throughout East Jefferson will build altars and share blessings and thanks.

• These seniors are light on their feet
For almost a decade, members of the senior citizens' dance team Fever have been kicking up their heels to master their steps. The group has sashayed and cha-chaed its way into the hearts of many fans throughout the New Orleans area.

• Contractor out, now apparently in again
Fleming Construction Co. was repairing Jefferson Parish water lines last year under a $5 million contract when it asked for more cash to finish the two-year job.

• Ousted firm may be back in again
Fleming Construction Co. was repairing Jefferson Parish water lines last year under a $5 million contract when it asked for more cash to finish the two-year job.

• Sheriff seeks suspect in Metairie robbery
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the armed robbery of a Metairie woman last month.

• Work will close lanes on Mounes
Work to lay new concrete street panels will close alternating lanes of Mounes Street between Sams Avenue and Hickory Avenue, for most of the next three weeks, officials said

• 3 local students are finalists
Three New Orleans area students were announced Monday as finalists for the Louisiana Education Department's students of the year awards.

• Dance teams, ministries learn new techniques
Julie Jeffus went to Sweet Home Christian Center's Intimacy of Worship weekend last year, and before she left the Kenner church to return home to Texarkana, Texas, she knew she would return for the annual event.

• Dance teams, ministries learn new techniques at workshop at Kenner church
Julie Jeffus went to Sweet Home Christian Center's Intimacy of Worship weekend last year, and before she left the Kenner church to return home to Texarkana, Texas, she knew she would return for the annual event.

• Forum features Kenner candidates
The River Region Republican Women's Club will host a forum for political candidates Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Kenner Pavilion, 3800 Loyola Drive., Kenner.

• Metairie Baptist plans two events in March
Metairie Baptist Church, 401 Codifer Blvd., has planned several special events in March. Member Brenda Jenkins reports that the first event will be a game night on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Everyone is invited. Games and snacks will be set up for each age group. The second event will be held March 20 when the church hosts its Family Ministry Day. Families will be invited to become acquainted and sign-up to participate in ministries offered by the church. On March 28, the congregation will gather to celebrate the church's 80th anniversary. At 9 a.m. a continental breakfast will be followed by a worship service at 10:30 a.m. At noon a dinner will be held. All members, past and current, are invited. For information, call 504.832.2611.

• Most Jefferson politicians paying fair share of millages
Elected officials in Jefferson Parish, despite their positions of influence and knowledge of government's inner workings, generally get a smaller break on their home property assessments and tax bills than the average homeowner, according to a study by The Times-Picayune. Still, some individual politicians -- including Assessor Lawrence Chehardy himself -- have wide gaps in their valuations.

• Numerous variables affect outcome of evaluations
When the Louisiana Tax Commission reviewed Jefferson Parish's 2008 property rolls, it found Assessor Lawrence Chehardy to be spot on.

• Send in your St. Joseph altar information
In observance of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Roman Catholic residents throughout East Jefferson will build altars and share blessings and thanks.

• Send in your St. Joseph altar information
In observance of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19, Roman Catholic residents throughout East Jefferson will build altars and share blessings and thanks.

• EAST JEFFERSON
EAST JEFFERSON

• Final holdup suspect arrested
Authorities have arrested the third and final suspect in a string of holdups that occurred in single night last month in Metairie.

• Metairie on water pressure alert
Residents across 6-1/2 square miles of central Metairie could experience low water pressure this weekend while repairs are made to a major waterline, Jefferson Parish officials said.

• School system to comb outside deals
Jefferson Parish school officials are not quite ready to implement the transparency measure that the School Board approved last month.

• Jeff lawyer placed on leave
After three months enduring public outcry and federal subpoenas, Tom Wilkinson, Jefferson Parish's embattled chief attorney, was suspended from office Thursday.