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Fairwood Branch Library by the Numbers

Today we broke ground on the new Fairwood Branch Library, the first public library to be built in District 8. Here are some noteworthy facts about the new library:

15,800 total square feet
40 public computers for all ages
10 laptops for free computer classes
2 AWE Early Literacy Workstations for young children (more…)

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Construction to Begin on Fairwood Branch Library

Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6, we will finally break ground on District 8′s first library. This is a project that has been near and dear to me and one I have worked on tirelessly for the last few years. Tomorrow’s groundbreaking is scheduled for 9:30am at 12910 Old Hammond Highway, near the Louisiana High School Athletic Association [...]

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Watching Out for Your Pocketbook

The Business Report has an article about the Council’s recent decision to defer awarding the contract to build a stage covering at Galvez Plaza. You can read an excerpt below or the full story online. There are a number of questions that remain about this project, and I believe more information is needed before we [...]

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