| Aug. 29,
2001 |
Employment
rises in July
Unemployment fell in St.
Charles Parish in the month of July, from 5.8 percent in June to 5.2
percent. |
| Aug. 29,
2001 |
West
Nile goes under microscope
Health officials with the
Department of Health and Hospitals have sent a letter to the federal
Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta asking for assistance in addressing
the St. Louis encephalitis outbreak centered in Ouachita Parish. This
second call for federal assistance follows reports that the number
of confirmed encephalitis cases has risen from 31 last week to 36
on Monday afternoon. |
| Aug. 25,
2001 |
Shell
land purchase draws heat
On Wednesday, the Concerned
Citizens of Norco and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade staged a protest
in the Norco community known as Diamond, bearing signs that read “Shame
on Shell” and “We Shell Overcome.” Residents there are very upset
about a stretch of land that Shell Chemical has purchased called the
Gaspard Line. |
| Aug. 25,
2001 |
Teal
pleads guilty, gets life in prison
Vincent Teal plead guilty
Thursday morning to the murder of Debra Matthews two years ago.
Teal, 24, was facing a
charge of first degree murder, which could have carried the death
penalty, but plead down to a second degree charge and life in prison.
|
| Aug. 25,
2001 |
Five
St. Rose teens arrested for rape
Five St. Rose teenagers
have been arrested in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl
from Harvey. |
| Aug. 22,
2001 |
Statewide
LEAP scores shore one-third of re-test students passing
With students returning
back to school this week after a rainy summer, the state is taking
careful stock of the summer LEAP scores. |
| Aug. 22,
2001 |
New subdivisions
need traffic analysis
After a heated deliberation
Monday night, the St. Charles Parish Council voted 5-3 to require
developers of most subdivisons to conduct a traffic impact analysis.
|
| Aug. 22,
2001 |
Louisiana
ACT scores still near bottom
Louisiana’s students’s
scores remained stable this year on the American College Test (ACT),
despite the state’s students performing better and closing the gap
with their peers nationally on the Science Reasoning part of the exam.
|
| Aug. 18,
2001 |
Dead
birds in your backyard?
Several reports of dead
birds have been received from residents of St. Charles this week after
the West Nile Virus was detected in Kenner. One of these residents,
Edwin Adams of Paradis, discovered his white quail lying dead Thursday
morning in a backyard cage. |
| Aug. 18,
2001 |
Fasola
pleads guilty to escape
On Tuesday afternoon, Michael
Fasola, 19, who is accused of first degree murder, pled guilty to
simple escape and carrying a concealed weapon. |
| Aug. 15,
2001 |
Chorus
sings to the heavens
The Community Chorus of
the River Parishes is having a “call to all who love to sing”. The
Chorus is one year old and has approximately fifty members.
|
| Aug. 15,
2001 |
West
Nile virus strikes Jefferson
Two weeks ago, a dead blue
jay was found in the Jefferson Heights neighborhood and taken to state
disease control officials for testing. On Monday, State Epidemiologist
Raoul Ratard declared that he is 95 percent sure that the bird was
infected with the West Nile virus. |
| Aug. 15,
2001 |
Bridge
is a case of mistaken identity
Director of Public Works
Steven Fall has spoken out about the controversy that arose at the
Aug. 6 council meeting surrounding the rebuilding of a bridge over
the Dunleith Canal in Destrehan. |
| Aug. 11,
2001 |
Affect
of Walmart on area small businesses not yet known
About half a year after
the opening of the Super Walmart in Boutte, Parish Director of Economic
Development Corey Faucheaux said that he has heard mixed reports about
the effect of the mega-store on some of the smaller businesses in
the parish. |
| Aug. 11,
2001 |
FEMA
extends Allison deadline
St. Charles residents affected
by Tropical Storm Allison, who have not filed disaster claims with
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)now have a little bit
more time to do so. On Wednesday, FEMA granted the state’s request
for an extension of the deadline for registration for disaster assistance
to August 24th. |
| Aug. 11,
2001 |
Crash
in Ormond kills two teens
Two east bank teenagers
were killed early Thursday morning when their car went off the road
in Destrehan. |
| Aug. 8,
2001 |
Almost
out of time...
Residents of St. Charles
Parish who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Allison have just two
more days to register for federal disaster assistance.
|
| Aug. 8,
2001 |
Bridge
in Destrehan has been built before
The St. Charles Parish Council
tabled a $356,774 contract Monday night after it was discovered that
the work it called for was supposedly already done three years ago.
|
| Aug. 4,
2001 |
Director
of Basin Foundation calls airport plan 'ludicrous'
Wednesday night several
local citizens and government officials showed up at a meeting sponsored
by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF). The meeting at
the Mule Barn in Destrehan was held to familiarize residents of St.
Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes with some of the projects
of the foundation. |
| Aug. 4,
2001 |
Sempra
Energy moves into river parishes
A new power plant located
in St. John Parish, barely north of the St. Charles Parish border,
is expected to pump more than 300 construction jobs into the area
beginning next year. |
| Aug. 4,
2001 |
Spillway
suspect pleads not guilty
On Tuesday, Michael Fasola,
the 19 year old accused of shooting 16 year old Jon Springman, pled
not guilty to charges of first-degree murder in an arraignment in
Judge Kirk Granier’s courtroom. |
| Aug. 1,
2001 |
St.
Charles Borromeo gets a facelift
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic
Church in Destrehan is in the midst of a renovation project to restore
the interior of the church. The restoration, which began July 21,
involves three major projects: new paint, carpet, and pews.
|
| Aug. 1,
2001 |
'Save
Our Lake' comes to St. Charles Parish
A meeting of The Lake Pontchartrain
Basin Foundation will take place tonight at the Mule Barn in Destrehan.
The meeting is the last in a series which have been taking place across
the area to inform the public about the foundation’s efforts to restore
and protect the lands and waters of the Pontchartrain Basin.
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