| Dec. 28,
2002 |
Top
ten stories of 2002
1. Isidore and Lili
The biggest hit against
St. Charles Parish in 2002 came in the double-whammy of Tropical Storm
Isidore and Hurricane Lili, shutting the parish down twice in just
over a week and throwing the schedule of early fall nearly into chaos.
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| Dec. 25,
2002 |
Used
Christmas trees can give all year
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas
Tree, how lovely are your branches and how useful too, declares coastal
officials heading the Christmas Tree Fence program at the Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). |
| Dec. 25,
2002 |
School system to hire internal auditor
The St. Charles Parish
School Board voted at the December meeting to hire a full-time auditor
to keep track of the district’s finances. Officials believe the
measure will help the district to better keep track of finances
for the coming school year.
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| Dec. 21,
2002 |
Waterford
3 adopts a few angels
Waterford 3 held its Annual
Adopt an Angel Program Thursday at the Entergy Education Center in
Taft for the Head Start classes of St. Charles and St. James Parishes.
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| Dec. 21,
2002 |
Parish
Council approaches DA park agreement
After several months of
debate over the potential of using certain lots in Des Allemands for
a ball park, a resolution may be near. |
| Dec. 21,
2002 |
East
Bank protection levee may be completed within two years
The East Bank Hurricane
Protection Levee will enclose the entire populated area of the east
bank of St. Charles Parish sometime in 2004, according to Al Naomi
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
| Dec. 18,
2002 |
ATV
wreck on levee leaves walker dead
A Luling woman walking on
the west bank levee Wednesday evening was fatally struck by a four-wheel
all-terrain vehicle. She died Thursday. The man driving the vehicle
has been charged with negligent homicide. |
| Dec. 18,
2002 |
Emergency
cell phones to go to seniors
Senior citizens and disabled
residents of St. Charles Parish should soon have access to cellular
phones for emergency situations thanks to the “Safe Call” program,
supported Monday night by the parish council. |
| Dec. 18,
2002 |
26
drug suspects arrested in 'Operation: Scrooge'
In what Sheriff Greg Champagne
is calling a “unique” operation, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s
Office has rounded up and arrested 26 people suspected of drug possession
and distribution since Dec. 9. |
| Dec. 14,
2002 |
St.
Pierre plans to remain active in local community
This week’s school board
meeting was bittersweet for school system employees as they bid farewell
to long-time board member Ronald St. Pierre. St. Pierre has represented
the Norco area for 28 years beginning in 1966 with an eight year break
from 1978-86. |
| Dec. 14,
2002 |
Hospital
uncovers 'payroll irregularities'
Fred Martinez Jr., Chief
Executive Officer of St. Charles Hopsital, issued a statement Wednesday
that the Hospital Service District has uncovered “payroll irregularities”
during a routine audit. |
| Dec. 14,
2002 |
Norco
adult ed center opens
School officials and residents
of Norco celebrated the open house of the Norco Community Education
Initiative Thursday at the Adult Education Center on Apple Street.
The initiative is the result of a $350,000 donation made back in February
by Shell to the St. Charles Parish School System. |
| Dec. 11,
2002 |
St.
Charles ushers in Christmas season
Parish officials, residents,
singers and Santa Claus arrived at the West Bank Bridge Park Thursday
evening to usher in the Christmas season with the annual Christmas
Tree lighting. |
| Dec. 11,
2002 |
Landrieu returns to Senate
It was a long night in
New Orleans, but Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu held on to her
senate seat for a second term, defeating Republican challenger Suzanne
Haik-Terrell by taking 52 percent of the vote.
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| Dec. 11,
2002 |
School
system to lobby state for aid
The St. Charles Parish school
system like others across the state, has been struggling recently
with the rising cost of health insurance. At tonight’s school board
meeting members will vote on a resolution which in effect will lobby
the state for help. |
| Dec. 7,
2002 |
'Tis
the season for gingerbread
One of the more well-known
traditions of Christmas brought from settlers from Northern Europe
is the construction of edible houses made of gingerbread, icing and
assorted candies. Candy cane fences, gum drops, and large slabs of
the dark molasses cake create an image in the minds of children of
a winter wonderland where everything is edible. |
| Dec. 7,
2002 |
St. Rose Community Center returns
East Bank residents have
a new place available to gather with Wednesday’s opening of the
rebuilt St. Rose Community Center on Mockingbird Lane.
|
| Dec. 7,
2002 |
Public
works gets leeway in subdivision approvals
The St. Charles Parish Public
Works Department has a little more leeway in determining the layout
of future subdivisions. An ordinance passed by the parish council
Monday night grants the director of public works power to approve
of trees and shrubbery planned in the construction of a subdivision.
|
| Dec. 4,
2002 |
Humane
society granted on-site vet
The St. Charles Parish Humane
Society got good news about expenditures Monday night from the St.
Charles Parish Council. The council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance
that will allow the humane society to hire a part-time on-site veterinarian.
|
| Dec. 4,
2002 |
Nine
grants awarded from Norco Community Fund
Grants ranging from $1,800
to $9,700 have been awarded from the Norco Community Fund to nine
organizations serving the Norco Community. The grantees will be honored
at a noon luncheon on Friday, December 6, 2002 at the La Maison Magnolia
Reception Hall. |
| Dec. 4,
2002 |
Mormons
to build chapel in Luling
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints is holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday,
December 7th at 10 a.m. as the church prepares to build a new chapel
at the end of Lakewood Drive in Luling. |
