Wow

Well, I drove out to check out all the action on Level Street, and they weren't kidding! The place was crawling with ghosts, goblins, pumpkins, and princesse. Main street was also pretty busy. I can't wait till next year when I get to be in the middle of all the action.

Adult Fun

Rosie's tavern will be having their weekly poker tournament tonight. Unfortunately, I missed their costume party which was this past Saturday. Sorry!

Zoning and Planning Meeting

Maybe Halloween isn't your thing. Maybe you'd prefer to attend a local meeting. If so, you're in luck. The Zoning and Planning meeting will be held tonight, October 31st, in the new conference room.

Get Your Boo On

Everyone wants to know what to do with their child on Halloween, and here's a great idea: Go Trick or Treating in old town Abita. Level Street will be filled with families and hot dogs and candy will be served at Town Hall. Sounds like a great event for everyone. See you there!

Playoffs

Tomorrow will be football playoffs for a number of Abita Rec. football teams. The Silver (9/10) team will play the Madisonville Dragons at Coquille Park in Madisonville. The White team (7/8) will play the Cowboys at Lee Road Park, and the Black team (9/10) will be playing the Covington Steelers at home in Abita. Come out and root for your favorite team! For more information, visit the Abita Rec website: www.abitasports.com

Red Ribbon Program

Monday, October 29th, Abita Elementary School will be hosting their red ribbon program. Kindgeraten and First Grade will have their assembly at 1:30 and Second and Third Grade will have theirs at 2:00.

More Information

Ok. If you haven't registered to vote, it's too late to vote in the election on November 17th. It's still important to get registered, though. All the information you need is located here or go to http://www.geauxvote.com/ The website helps you find out your polling place, shows you a sample copy of a ballot, and tells you how to get registered. To obtain a copy of the mail-in voter registration form, you could also go here. Happy voting!

Get Out and Vote

For the residents of Abita Springs and surrounding areas, The race for State Representative, district 74, ended in a run-off. The two candidates are Scott Simon and Adam Ackel, and both are residents of Abita Springs. Both are also Republicans. Simon received 48% on the vote and Ackel received 29%, so it should be a pretty close race. Simon is running on a platform that would like to fight corruption, reform the insurance industry, and improve roads. I was unable to access Ackel's web site, but The St. Tammany News reports that Ackel is interested in infrastructure, education, and a trained work force. You can read the article for yourself here. Both candidates have been active in the community. Scott Simon has been endorsed by the Alliance for Good Government and the Times Picayune. I believe that Ackel has been endorsed by the GOP, but once again, his web site was unavailable.

The run-off is November 17th, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. As a new resident, I'm going to go figure out how to get registered to vote. I'll post that information when I figure it out.

Break-in at Bot and Nola's

Police are investigating at break-in that occured at Bot and Nola's Snoball Stand on Hwy. 59 sometime Wednesday evening/Thursday morning. Some items of value were stolen, but also wax lips, candy cigarettes, Chico Sticks, Charm bracelets, Air Heads, and Gold Nugget Mine gum. Because so much candy was stolen, it is believed that kids were probably involved. If anyone has any information, please contact the owner. If someone turns in the guilty party, they will receive free snoballs for a year. Bot and Nola's is a locally-owned, family business and places like this make Abita what it is. If you know anything, please let them know, so that the perpetrators dont' think they can get away with it.

Lost Dog

A beagle mix has been lost in the Abita Springs area. The dog, who is about one-year-old, slipped out of his collar on Thursday evening somewhere around the circle. The dog is tan and white. Anyone with information please leave a message in the comments.

The Historic District

As a soon-to-be resident of Abita Springs, several people mentioned the "historic district" to me. So, like any girl with curiosity and access to the internet, I began trying to find out what parts of Abita Springs are considered historic. According to the Louisiana National Register of Historic places, the historic district of Abita is roughly bounded by North, Cypress, Laurell, Hwy. 36, Eighth, Sixth, Seventh, St. Mary, and third streets, and the Abita River.

This is a current map of the listed area.


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Here is the map that is up on the historic register's web site. The dark, black line outlines the district as it was applied for in 1982.

I have heard that there have been some changes since then, but I can't find any information on that currently. I will strive to keep this web site at accurate as possible, so if any new information comes my way, I'll be sure to post it.

Click here to view the to the Louisiana National Register of Historic Places' listing on Abita Springs.