Downtown Live After 5 tonight!

A free concert is planned for tonight, July 29, at Houma's Courthouse Square. Musical guest Bandit will perform starting at 7 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and your family! For more information, call 985-873-6408.

Hit TV show, "Swamp People," hosting casting call in Houma

Houma celebrates Independence Day this Saturday!

Independence Day Celebration

When: SATURDAY, July 2, 2011

8:00 - The Cajun Crit "Red, White & Bike" Race
11:00 - 12:00: Memorial @ the Veterans' Memorial on Hwy 311
12:30 - 1:00: Patriot's Parade, from Concord Plaza on St Charles (Route)
1:00 - 9:00: Entertainment and food, Houma Civic Center (coming soon!)

5:00: Fun Run Registration in front of Civic Center (Race Maps)
9:00: Fireworks 

The theme of this year's celebration is American Pride, and the celebration will focus on the safe return of our deployed veterans, as well as honoring our Vietnam veterans on the 50th anniversary of that conflict.

For more information, visit www.houma4thofjuly.com.

Geaux Fish Tournament starts in July!

Houma Celebrates Juneteenth

A day long celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 18, at Dumas Park on West Tunnel Boulevard in Houma.

The event is designed to bring people of all races, nationalities and religions together while celebrating in music, dance, skits, speech, arts and crafts, as well as a youth essay contest. For more information, contact Arlanda Williams at 986-870-0847.

The event is sponsored by the Houma Terrebonne Economic and Community Development Corporation; Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government; Terrebonne Parish Recreation District #11; Mechanicsville Weed & Seed; and a coalition of elected and civic leaders and community volunteers.

Update 5/19/2011

We just wanted to give a quick update before the weekend. It is still safe to travel to Houma and the surrounding communities. There is currently no flooding in Terrebonne Parish. For updates throughout the weekend, please refer to the following links:

For more information:
Terrebonne Parish Emergency Information
Emergency.Louisiana.Gov
Louisiana Travel Advisory
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Team New Orleans
Houma Courier special section: River Flooding

"Flood outlook brightens"

This story appears in today's Houma Courier:
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20110517/ARTICLES/110519533?tc=cr