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- PHI Helicopter Crash Kills 8
Dynamic Industries, Inc. of New Iberia releases a written statement : Dynamic Industries, Inc and the Moreno Group family of companies were shocked and saddened to hear late yesterday of the involvement of five ...
- 8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh
Story published at magicvalley.com on Monday, January 05, 2009 Last modified on Monday, January 5, 2009 1:45 PM MST People grieve after learning that their loved one was among those who died when a PHI Inc.
- Names of chopper crash victims just released
The company that owns the helicopter that crashed in Louisiana marsh land, killing eight people, has released the names of the dead an injured.
- Avondale man guilty of manslaughter
In a killing stemming from a days-old dispute over a broken pickup truck window, an Avondale man who claimed self-defense when he fired five bullets into another man's back was convicted Thursday night of ...
- St. Charles OKs plan for water treatment
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday accepted a $26.45 million bid for a new east bank water-treatment plant and approved a new zoning plan for the Ama community that reduces the amount of land where mobile ...
- Parish gives up seeking bargain
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday will vote on whether to award a $26.5 million contract to build a new water-treatment unit on the parish's east bank and consider a new land-use plan for Ama.
- 3 more days of high water and some levee over-topping in St. Charles
St. Charles Parish officials report most areas have seen water starting to recede.
- Scatterd power outages reported in St. John,St. Charles parishes
Tropical force winds from outer bands of Hurricane Ike are causing power outages across St.
- Answers offered for St. Charles residents
St. Charles Parish has issued the following frequently asked questions and answers for its residents: Is my power on? The parish is 50% without power, according to Entergy.
- St. Charles Council to meet Monday to discuss government response to Gustav
The St. Charles Parish Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, but several items are likely to be postponed until more residents return from evacuations.
- Landry Joined by Louisiana Family
Landry Joined by Louisiana Family Because of Hurricane Gustav, many of safety LaRon Landry's family members are staying with him in Virginia and at the Baltimore home of his brother, Dawan, a Ravens safety.
- News from AMA Disaster Journal: Nearly 1,000 People Killed by Hurricane Katrina in LA
" Nearly 1,000 people died of Hurricane Katrina-related deaths in Louisiana, according to a new study released on the eve of the third anniversary of the deadly storm.
- Parish OKs fire training at Luling
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday voted to allow fire stations and fire training facilities on property zoned Open Land, and voted to extend a moratorium on new major subdivisions in the Ama community ...
- Parish OKs fire training at Luling
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday voted to allow fire stations and fire training facilities on property zoned Open Land, and voted to extend a moratorium on new major subdivisions in the Ama community ...
- Mobile home study up for vote
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday will consider adopting a land use study of the Ama community to reduce the amount of property where mobile homes are allowed and to encourage more neighborhood ...
- Police Reports
ST. CHARLES PARISH Darius Narcisse, 18, 167 Kennedy St., Ama, two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
- Society helps physicians care for their patients
Lafayette Parish Medical Society is chartered by the Louisiana State Medical Society.
- Ama plans get mixed reviews
Some residents at a public meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposed zoning plan for the tiny community of Ama said they were pleased with the proposed changes, but others said the plan missed the mark.
- Meeting tonight on Ama land use study
Ama residents will have a chance to query their Parish Council representatives on a proposed land use plan for that community during a town hall meeting scheduled for tonight.
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City DescriptionAma is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census.
Ama is located at 29°56′32″N 90°18′14″W / 29.94222, -90.30389 (29.942144, -90.303940).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (19.78%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285 people, 446 households, and 347 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 360.0 people per square mile (139.0/km²). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 136.7/sq mi (52.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.90% White, 34.40% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 446 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- St. Charles Parish
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