Council adopts plan that calls for creation of larger, strategically located parks
The St. Charles Parish Council has approved a new recreation master plan that calls for large-scale, strategically located community parks while eliminating some undersized, underutilized recreational sites in neighborhoods.

Multiple pieces of legislation aim to fix Biggert-Waters Act
Several pieces of legislation and amendments sponsored by the Louisiana Congressional delegation should work to correct changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have caused widespread panic in St. Charles Parish and around the country.

Parish presidents complain about port dealings, cite lack of communication
With the upcoming change in leadership at the Port of South Louisiana, some local leaders are hoping for an improvement in communications with the port.

Smith’s surrogate parent bill causes controversy
Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a chance to weigh in on a controversial bill passed by a local legislator that would provide expanded rights to the biological parents of a surrogate child.