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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Two 17-year-olds from Lafourche Parish were charged with hate crimes after allegedly making threats against a shipyard worker because of his nationality, the Sheriff's Office said.Glenn Wilson Jr. of Lockport and Spenser Dominique of Larose, were also charged with attempted robbery and aggravated assault after confronting Vasile Suler, a 51-year-old native of Romania who works at North American Shipyard.Police say the suspects confronted Suler Saturday as he walked from the shipyard to the Larose Truck Stop. A passer-by, who saw Suler running from his alleged attackers, picked him up and called police.A crime is considered a...

by Fr. Christopher Nalty Other Articles by Fr. Christopher Nalty Supporting the First Steps to New Orleans’s Recovery 09/10/2005 I returned home from Rome on the Saturday before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, to spend time with my Dad during his last week of radiation treatment for cancer (I pray that he's going to be fine). My family and I evacuated on Sunday. In This Article...Drowned CommunitiesTurning Attention from the Dead to the LivingA Good First Step: Housing the Workers Drowned Communities I'm currently at my family's property in Brewton, Alabama; we were some of the lucky ones with someplace to...