VIPs - Very Important Parishioners

Mary Coleman is employee of the month at St. Charles Parish Hospital. She is a Housekeeper in the Environmental Services Department.

George Rogers, Brandon Smith, Americo Sheppard, and Brandi Smith are winners of the Martin Luther King essay contest sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Organization of St. Charles Parish.

Find out what they had to say in our special section on Page 7B. Their essays are printed in their entirety.

Amber Colee, a student at J.B. Martin Middle School, makes and sells hand-crafted bracelets to raise money for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina. This isn’t a passing “fancy” for her - she’s been making them for months. Good for you, Amber.