| Jan. 30,
2002 |
Health
insurance, reapportionment discussed by schoolboard
At last week’s School Board
meeting, members took up the issue of skyrocketing health care costs
as well as putting to rest the lingering debate over reapportionment.
Before getting down to business, the students of the year from schools
around the parish were recognized in an awards ceremony that included
a video presentation. |
| Jan. 30,
2002 |
Louisiana
employment falls, but not as far as US
St.
Charles Parish, along with the rest of the country, felt an increase
in unemployment for December. Locally, however, the rise was not as
drastic as the national statistics. |
| Jan. 30,
2002 |
Superbowl
spillover
With only six days remaining
until the Superbowl in New Orleans, business is already beginning
to spill out of the city and into regions like St. Charles Parish.
|
| Jan. 26,
2002 |
Monster
oak
Some things are old and
some things are OLD! In today’s world, events that were reported last
week in the newspaper are this week considered old news. The advent
of fast food and global communications has accelerated modern life
to such an extent that there is hardly time to sit back and appreciate
the ways of nature, which are often anything but fast. There are some
reminders, however, around the parish that really puts time in its
proper perspective. |
| Jan. 26,
2002 |
Railroad
agreement derailed
After hearing the plea of
over a dozen residents or prospective residents of Fashion Plantation
Estates, the St. Charles Parish Council rescinded an ordinance authorizing
the parish president to enter into an agreement concerning the railroad
crossing. |
| Jan. 23,
2002 |
Krewe
of Lul celebrates 25 year anniversary
The St. Charles Parish Historical
Foundation hosted a special presentation on the history of the Krewe
of Lul at last Thursday night’s meeting held at Esperanza Restaurant
in Luling. Members of the Krewe and Foundation enjoyed cocktails and
crawfish beignets as they looked at a wide array of pictures and memorabilia
on display commemorating the 25th anniversary since the Krewe’s inception.
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| Jan. 23,
2002 |
Parish
educators lead regional sessions meeting
Three St. Charles Parish
educators presented sessions offered to more than 1,100 Southern teachers
and school administrators at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Dec. 8-11, in New Orleans.
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| Jan. 19,
2002 |
Luling
resident works to preserve St. Andrew's church
For anyone interested
in learning about the history of St. Charles Parish, a good place
to start is with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The historic Paradis
chapel, originally First United Presbyterian Church, was founded in
1914 and holds the distinction of being the first protestant church
in the parish. |
| Jan. 19,
2002 |
Davis
Pond almost ready to begin diverting
After five years of construction
and decades of planning, the Davis Pond freshwater diversion project
in Ama will be ready to open any day now. |
| Jan. 16,
2002 |
Farmer's
market for St. Charles to be studied
At the most recent meeting
of the German Corridor Working Committee, plans were discussed regarding
a future farmer’s market in St. Charles Parish. The market would be
part of the plan to make St. Charles and St. John Parishes into a
“German Corridor” in hopes of attracting tourists to the area to discover
its German roots. |
| Jan. 16,
2002 |
Railroad
crossing agreements stalled by insurance search
A new agreement to construct
railroad crossings at three upcoming plantations has been stalled
while trying to find insurance. |
| Jan. 16,
2002 |
Reynaud
given six months for domestic violence
Michael Reynaud Jr. of Luling
was given six months in prison Thursday for aggravated assault.
|
| Jan. 12,
2002 |
Local
artist meets first lady
Walking along the banks
of the Mississippi River in Hahnville brings images of a beautiful
sunset with the familiar structure of the Hale-Boggs bridge off in
the horizon. Periodically, ships quietly pass on their way downstream
to bring their cargo to New Orleans and the world beyond.
|
| Jan. 12,
2002 |
Fire
at Dow disrupts operations
A fire at Dow St. Charles
in Taft Tuesday morning sent safety workers scrambling and disrupted
operations. No one was injured in the incident. |
| Jan. 9,
2002 |
Louisiana
school reforms ranked high in national report
Louisiana’s K-12 education
improvement efforts have garnered at Top 10 national ranking, and
its plan to strengthen standards and hold schools accountable for
student achievement ranks fourth among the 50 states, according to
a new report in “Education Week” magazine. |
| Jan. 9,
2002 |
Reapportionment
delayed again
The St. Charles Parish Council
began the new year in a very familiar fashion -- postponing a vote
on a possible reapportionment election. |
| Jan. 5,
2002 |
Norco,
Shell brighten holidays for the needy
Norco Elementary Schools
K-3 and 4-6, with help from Shell Chemical Norco employees, worked
to help brighten the holidays for more than 90 Norco families.
|
| Jan. 5,
2002 |
Council
to vote on reapportionment election
The issue that has occupied
the parish council for months will return Monday night with another
ordinance proposed to hold an election allowing the public to vote
between six, seven and eight-district parish voting maps.
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