| April 27,
2002 |
Runway
rejection
At the open forum held Tuesday
night in Ormond, residents from around the parish spoke strongly against
the idea of creating an additional runway for the Louis Armstrong
International Airport in St. Charles. Several hundred people attended
the meeting held at the Jerusalem Shrine Temple. |
| April 27,
2002 |
Japan
exhange group visits St. Charles Parish
St. Charles Rotary Club
is hosting a five-member Rotary International Group Study Exchange
from Japan this week. |
| April 27,
2002 |
Mistrial
declared in New Sarpy shooting
Judge Emile St. Pierre declared
a mistrial Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of Lee James of
Norco. |
| April 24,
2002 |
Boutte
man to organize Jazz Fest tent for 32nd consecutive year
When Sherman Washington
started the Gospel tent 32 years ago at Congo Square, he could not
have envisioned the success of the venture. A resident of New Orleans
at the time, he was one of only three performers on the Gospel stage
at that first Jazz Fest. |
| April 24,
2002 |
St.
Charles finds its SCOPE
A year of committees, meetings
and deliberations was finally completed Monday night when the St.
Charles Parish Council unanimously passed a resolution adopting the
St. Charles Overall Planning Effort (SCOPE) Plan, a five-year strategic
plan to guide the economic and cultural growth of the parish.
|
| April 24,
2002 |
Parents
speak out to school board for dyslexic children
A group of about 17 parents
appeared before the St. Charles Parish School Board Thursday night
to make a plea for dyslexic children, who they say are not receiving
proper education and treatment in St. Charles Parish.
|
| April 24,
2002 |
Herald-Guide
scores at LPA Awards
The St. Charles Herald-Guide
scored five mentions in this weekend’s Louisiana Press Association
Awards, held at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Orleans.
|
| April 20,
2002 |
Artists
bring beauty from chaos
Members of the St. Charles
Parish Art Guild took part in a creative watercolor workshop this
past week. Muriel Cook of River Ridge taught the local artists how
to foster creativity in their paintings. |
| April 20,
2002 |
Senate
wraps up special session with Jobs Act
State Senator Joel T. Chaisson
II from Destrehan will is planning a few days to wind down from the
Governor’s special session of the legislature before the regular session
begins on April 29. |
| April 20,
2002 |
Schoolboard
secures health insurance
United Healthcare has been
awarded the contract to cover all public school employees in St. Charles
Parish for the next year. The vote took place at a special school
board meeting held Wednesday night. |
| April 17,
2002 |
Judge
says drug court saves money
The newly-formed St. Charles
Parish Drug Court can be a tremendous benefit to the parish by saving
money and producing good members of the community, according the Judge
Robert Chaisson who currently heads the court. |
| April 17,
2002 |
Ground
broken for health center
On a very cloudy Friday
morning in Luling, St. Charles Parish held the groundbreaking ceremony
for its brand new, state-of-the-art health unit underneath a tent
to protect attendees from the rain. |
| April 17,
2002 |
Expo
returns to St. Charles Parish
The St. Charles Parish Business
Expo and Health Fair is set for this weekend at Hahnville High School.
The expo will last from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on Saturday. There is no admission. |
| April 13,
2002 |
Atlatl
action
Twenty thousand years ago,
in what is now Europe, a hunter set the concave end of a short spear
or dart onto a carved hook of antler. Holding the antler in his hand,
steadying the dart with his fingers, he took careful aim at a large
bison and with a throwing motion, released the dart with tremendous
force to make his kill. |
| April 13,
2002 |
Trapagnier
cleanup bill passes unopposed
A bill that will allow cleanup
efforts to be taken on Bayou Trepagnier in St. Charles Parish was
passed unopposed by the Louisiana State Legislature this week.
|
| April 13,
2002 |
Former
assistant DA given three years probation
Jerry Rome, former assistant
district attorney for St. Charles Parish, was sentenced to community
service and counseling Thursday morning by Judge Emile St. Pierre.
Rome was also given a three-year suspended sentence and three years
active probation. He must spend eight hours a day, one day a week
in community service for 100 days. |
| April 10,
2002 |
Fishing
fun
The St. Charles Parish Council
on Aging held its 4th Annual Fishing Rodeo on Friday, April 5. Approximately
75 senior citizens from across the parish came out to the Spillway
recreation area to enjoy the sunny weather and take part in the rodeo,
cooking contest, and games. |
| April 10,
2002 |
Parish
gets road repair grant
St. Charles Parish President
Albert Laque announced Monday night that the parish has secured a
grant of over $370,000 to go towards street improvements.
|
| April 10,
2002 |
Rotary
Club honors outstanding residents
Four outstanding residents
of St. Charles Parish were honored by St. Charles Rotary Club Friday
night. |
| April 6,
2002 |
St.
Charles Parish plans for future
At the west bank SCOPE (St.
Charles Overall Planning Effort) public hearing Tuesday night, the
turnout was scarce. Only a handful of residents showed up to hear
the new strategic plan developed by parish residents and facilitated
by South Central Planning and the UNO Center for Economic Development.
The hearing was also broadcast on public access cable.
|
| April 6,
2002 |
Suspects
arraigned for murder, malfeasance
Four suspects in two separate
criminal cases pled not guilty to their charges in Judge Robert Chaisson’s
courtroom Wednesday morning. |
| April 6,
2002 |
Parish
school construction management contract awarded
Last week at a special meeting
of the school board, members awarded a $680,000 construction management
contract to Carother’s Construction Inc. out of Baton Rouge. The company
had lowest bid with 2 percent of the total construction cost of the
$28 million dollars in new construction and renovations that will
take place as a result of the bond issue that was passed in October.
The other company involved bid 2.5 percent. The job of the construction
manager is to make sure that all projects stay within budget.
|
| April 3,
2002 |
Local
students learn science outdoors
Lakewood Elementary School
fourth graders began training to become Earthkeepers at Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park & Preserve in January. Earthkeepers is
the program implemented by Teaching Responsible Earth Education to
teach science concepts in a unique way. |
| April 3,
2002 |
Ashton
almost ready to construct
Ashton Plantation, a subdivision
planned for Luling which has been in the works for years, was approved
at last week’s parish council meeting. |
| April 3,
2002 |
German
coast study completed
The project that began last
November to study the German Roots of St. Charles Parish has recently
been completed. The folklorist team of Donlon & Donlon reported
the results to local residents Tuesday morning at the United Way office.
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