Port Arthur

Accident reconstruction in Port Arthur to shut down 73

Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officers and Texas Department of Transportation officials are shutting down eastbound Highway 73 in the 4900 block for two to three hours starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, in order for officers with PAPD and the Groves City Marshal's office to reconstruct an accident that happened several days ago, PAPD reports.

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Bri Bagwell & The banned

Dylan’s in Port Arthur (8601 Ninth Ave.) welcomes Bri Bagwell & The Banned on Thursday, June 2, at 8 p.m. New Mexico born, Bagwell, 29, moved to Austin at the age of 18, and the rest is history.

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Port Arthur police investigate aggravated assault at hotel

Police in Port Arthur are investigating an aggravated assault of a man reportedly involved in an altercation at the Baymont Inn and Suites at 3801 Highway 73 on May 28.

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Cheniere hosts acceptance reception for Craft Development Program participants

Cheniere Energy recently hosted a reception at Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) to recognize candidates accepted into the Craft Development Program established by the company last year.

The Craft Development Program is a workforce development program tailored to produce highly skilled welders needed to support ongoing construction along the Gulf Coast. Utilizing partnerships with LIT and local school districts, the program consists of advanced welding training at the college and customized, advanced welder training at a Cheniere-sponsored training facility.

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Stabbing: Port Arthur man flown to Houston hospital after large altercation

One man is in police custody and another in the hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds after a large altercation at an apartment complex in Port Arthur on May 22, reports the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD).

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Shipyard worker found dead on a barge; cause of death undetermined

Police in Orange are investigating the death of a shipyard worker whose lifeless body was discovered on a barge where he was working and whose cause of death remained unknown at the time of a news release May 22.

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Still good after all these years

The Boudain Hut
Boudain Balls

After enduring 31 years of hurricanes, economic boom-and-bust cycles, and most recently an ordinance banning smoking in restaurants, bars and workplaces, The Boudain Hut in Port Arthur is still the place to catch live music five nights a week and continues to serve the best boudain around.

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Port Arthur City Council deals deathblow to proposed slaughterhouse

Photos from Port Arthur City Council meeting

After months of discussion and strong public outcry against the facility, the Port Arthur City Council effectively dealt a deathblow to a proposal to build a meat-processing plant at a Jade Avenue business park.

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Port Arthur moving inexorably toward killing slaughterhouse

Port Arthur City Council

April 5, the Port Arthur City Council tabled an agenda item that would prohibit land on Jade Avenue to be used for a “slaughterhouse or meat-processing plant” after Riceland Farms recently brought a proposal for such a facility before the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

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Citizen seeking cell phone stumbles upon thief's stash

A citizen in search of his stolen cell phone tracked the device to a Port Arthur residence where officers investigating the theft reportedly discovered a sizable stash of presumably stolen property.

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