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| December 15, 2005 |
Levee could have been built already
The west bank of St. Charles Parish could already have its hurricane protection levee in place had the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers not refused to locate it where the parish wanted it years ago. |
| Sept.
22, 2005 |
Lessons
learned
Hurricane Katrina,
they are already saying, will go down in the books as the greatest
natural disaster in American History. It was a disaster on many levels
-- the intensity of the storm, the crippling, backbreaking winds,
and of course, the infamous breaching of levees that led to the flooding
of New Orleans and much of the area, leaving thousands of people homeless
or unemployed. |
| Sept.
22, 2005 |
Rising
tides of emotions
We all had a very emotional
three weeks watching helplessly as Mother Nature proved her forces
too great an opponent for our maze of levees designed to keep her
in check. At least not the ones we have constructed thus far.
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| Sept.
22, 2005 |
Hopefully
we learned a lesson, MRGO must go
During the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, the nation got a view of southeast Louisiana like
never before. Some of it was good, some bad. |
| Sept.
17, 2005 |
Public
officials serve parish well in Katrina
It’s been a weary two weeks
- - evacuating, sitting it out, returning amidst numerous delays,
cleaning up and planning to make repairs. |
| Sept.
17, 2005 |
Tough
times don't last... tough people do!
These past two weeks have
been extremely challenging for all of us. We have been faced with
ever-changing challenges that have altered not only our lives, but
have changed the entire world. |
| Sept.
10, 2005 |
We
prefer Katrina as the heroine of a novel
It could be the name of
a heroine in a romance novel. Or a slave who saves her master in Civil
War days. |
| Aug.
27, 2005 |
Environmentalists
should attack dead zone
The fertilizer that is growing
bigger crops in the midwestern states is killing the fish and shrimp
off the coast of Louisiana. |
| Aug.
27, 2005 |
Honoring
at the right time
In sports, it’s rare
to receive such a high honor as a jersey being retired while a player
is still at the height of his or her career. Usually, organizations
wait until that player becomes a legend or passes on before honoring
them like they should have when they were alive. |
| Aug.
24, 2005 |
How long will our luck hold?
Brace yourself, with the
prediction of an active hurricane season and the arrival of what
has traditionally been our peak portion of the storm season, if
our luck doesn’t hold, the next eight weeks or so could be intense.
Hurricane season is less than half way gone and during the perceived
slow period, we have already dealt with several storms making their
acquaintance on the Gulf of Mexico. A couple have also found their
way onto the central Gulf Coast, and one minimal storm has found
a direct hit to our area.
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| Aug.
24, 2005 |
A
tradition worth trying
Several southern
states observe a tradition that many of us in south Louisiana have
never seen before. It seems that during a funeral procession, when
the line of cars is following the hearse to the cemetery, all the
cars on the same side of the street pull over and let the procession
go by. |
| Aug.
20, 2005 |
Airport
summit a mystery
Yesterday’s airport
summit was no doubt an important one, but one whose story will take
some time to tell -- it was closed to the press. New Orleans Mayor
Ray Nagin, Senator David Vitter and representatives from many of the
impacted parishes came together to discuss the future of Louis Armstrong
New Orleans International Airport, something that effects everyone
in the region. |
| Aug.
20, 2005 |
High
gasoline prices is not all bad
The signs told it all.
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| Aug.
17, 2005 |
Give
neighborhood crime, drugs a going-away party
For decades, we here in
St. Charles Parish have been blessed with a quite and safe community.
Often, our problems appeared dwarfed by those of our larger neighboring
parishes. In many ways, we were in a time capsule, enjoying yesterday’s
sense of security in today’s setting. But unfortunately, everything
must change and St. Charles Parish is no exception. Our parish is
growing and so to will our exposure to today’s concerns.
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| Aug.
13, 2005 |
Blair
takes action
With not one, but
two recent terror attacks on the city of London, British Prime Minister
Tony Blair has made a bold statement to those coming to his country
to incite panic -- stay out. |
| Aug.
13, 2005 |
The
Saints won't go marching out
They go together like rice
and gravy, coffee and cream. Where else could you find a partnership
like the Saints and New Orleans? |
| Aug.
10, 2005 |
The
beginning of a new school year
Can you believe it? Another
summer has come and gone already. Three sure signs tell us it's so.
Football practice has started, parent have been stripping school supplies
of the shelves, and starting this Monday, deputies will be set up
in school zones all across St. Charles Parish attempting to slow motorist
as hundreds of school busses take to the streets. |
| Aug.
6, 2005 |
What
is 'practicable'?
Tuesday night, over
200 residents of the West Bank of St. Charles Parish were told by
a representative of the state highway administration that the law
prevents the southerly route for I-49 if a “more practicable” route
is available that is less damaging to the wetlands. The “more practicable”
alternative, according to the representatives at the meeting, are
the two potential routes that come north of the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks that runs the length of the parish. |
| Aug.
6, 2005 |
Don't
give up on I-49 south
We keep hearing ominous
sounds from those planning the future of I-49 through St. Charles
Parish that it is not possible to run I-49 south of U. S. 90. Why?
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| Aug.
3, 2005 |
Where
did all the cameras come from?
The television cameras appeared
seemingly from nowhere Monday night, as most of the local television
stations -- along with a photographer from the New Orleans newspaper
-- swarmed into the St. Charles Parish Courthouse in Hahnville to
snap pictures and get sound bytes of citizens upset with the parish
over the recent trip to the National Association of Counties convention
in Hawaii. |
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