| March 30,
2002 |
Davis
Pond opens the floodgates
After six years of construction
and decades of planning, the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project
opening in Ama Tuesday afternoon, beginning an effort to revive ailing
wetlands across Louisiana. |
| March 30,
2002 |
Employment
moves up in parish, most of state
St. Charles Parish experienced
a rise in employment in the month of February. January figures showed
5.6 percent unemployment, a figure that fell to 4.7 percent in February.
The actual number of employed residents rose from 21,200 to 21,400.
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| March 30,
2002 |
Crusading
for a cause
When Dean Navarre thinks
back to the time he spent at the Lions Club Crippled Children’s Camp
in Leesville, the words that come to mind are life changing. Born
without arms, Navarre said that he felt out of place in society until
he was introduced to the summer camp in 1959. |
| March 27,
2002 |
Parish
gets levee permit, pet adoption fees rise
At Monday’s Parish Council
meeting, Parish President Albert Laque announced that after years
of effort the US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the parish a
permit to begin building a West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee.
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| March 27,
2002 |
Ambassadors
of culture
Cajun French, fais do-do,
and responsive learning. What do these three things have in common?
They are all aspects of a unique learning system that has evolved
at Allemands Elementary school. |
| March 27,
2002 |
New
Sarpy suspect wounds himself resisting arrest
Darrell J. Chopin of New
Sarpy was arrested Thursday on possession of marijuana. It was his
third offense. |
| March 23,
2002 |
Louisiana
bayou fare... now in theaters
“The Scoundrel’s Wife” preview
party at the Palace Theater at Elmwood Park included lots of Louisiana
folk who either watched the movie being shot or were in it. Actually,
if you blinked you might miss some of them. |
| March 23,
2002 |
Davis
Pond to open this week
After several years of preparation
the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project in Ama will be dedicated
Tuesday at a ceremony that is expected to include many state politicians.
However, the project will hold off on diverting until three oyster
leases in the area are relocated. |
| March 23,
2002 |
$28
million construction contract put on hold
At Wednesday night’s school
board meeting members voted to remand the contract for projects funded
by the $28 million dollar bond issue back to administration for further
review. The recommendation to award the contract to Carothers Construction
of Baton Rouge was tabled so that board members could review the contract
and make recommendations on changes if necessary. |
| March 20,
2002 |
St.
Joseph Altar brings community to the table
With the Irish rolling up
their banners Monday morning it was time for the Italians to start
laying out the table for their annual tradition, the St. Joseph Altar.
|
| March 20,
2002 |
Cuban
connection
Though Cuba still suffers
from the Cold War embargo on material goods to the United States,
there is one commodity that has continued to be exchanged between
the two countries for the last several years: human relationships.
|
| March 20,
2002 |
Bucket
Brigade blasts DEQ
Last Tuesday, members of
the New Sarpy Concerned Citizens criticized the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for what they termed as, “...abuse,
neglect of their community and failure to adequately protect the environment.”
Along with their criticism came a petition to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to take over administration of the state agency.
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| March 16,
2002 |
New
Borromeo pastor reflects on St. Patrick's Day
Father Harry Buglar was
recently named the new pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
in Destrehan. He hails from County Tipperary, in Ireland, and has
been serving in the Archdiocese of New Orleans since his ordination
in 1975. Buglar is one of many Irish priests who serve in parishes
the United States. He reflected recently on his upbringing in Ireland
and his native country’s influence on America. |
| March 16,
2002 |
'Cajun'
author visits Luling
Everybody’s heard the old
story of the woman who swallowed a fly, but young children today may
be hearing a slightly different version, courtesy of Deborah Kadair.
|
| March 16,
2002 |
Amin
found guilty of murder
Amin Elsayed Amin of Metairie
was found guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday.
|
| March 13,
2002 |
Beaches
or Boutte?
During this week when many
college students across the country are spending their spring break
holiday on the white beaches of Florida, some have opted for an alternative
experience. Several students from Hesston College in Kansas are spending
their free time helping some local residents who need a helping hand
with home repairs. |
| March 13,
2002 |
Massive
drug bust in Luling
Three men were arrested
Sunday after one of them allegedly attempted to sell 92 pounds of
marijuana to an undercover police officer. |
| March 13,
2002 |
Council
expands Bayou Gauche park
The St. Charles Parish Council
voted unanimously Monday night to purchase 3.4 acres of land adjacent
to 4.6 acres they already owned, increasing the size of a Bayou Gauche
park. |
| March 9,
2002 |
Getting
into government
On Thursday morning, the
C-SPAN school bus made a stop at Hahnville High school. The non-profit
network was one of the first cable television stations in the world
and provides balanced coverage of political events as well as American
history profiles. |
| March 9,
2002 |
St.
Rose residents angry with expanding airport
Wednesday night in Destrehan,
consultants with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) talked
to St. Rose residents about expanding the Louis Armstrong New Orleans
International Airport into St. Charles Parish. |
| March 9,
2002 |
Homeland
security sparks neighborhood watch
In accordance with a statement
by President Bush, Sheriff Greg Champagne is recruiting residents
of St. Charles Parish to help develop Neighborhood Watch programs
within each community. |
| March 6,
2002 |
Third
annual scavenger hunt to highlight Hahnville, Taft and Killona
Where is Governor Michael
Hahn’s House? Where was the lending library located before we had
public libraries? These are some of the questions that will be answered
this weekend as the St. Charles Parish Historical Foundation holds
its 3rd Annual Historical Scavenger Hunt. |
| March 6,
2002 |
Cab
driver arrested for rape in Killona
A New Orleans cab driver
has been arrested and charged with aggravated oral sexual battery
and attempted aggravated rape in Killona. |
| March 6,
2002 |
January
unemployment slides down
St. Charles Parish managed
a slight decrease in unemployment numbers for the month of January.
The percentage unemployed fell from 5.8 percent in December to 5.6
percent in January, way down from 7.4 percent in January of 2001.
|
| March 2,
2002 |
Dyslexic
kids boosted by Masons
The Masonic Learning Center
of Louisiana is taking steps to help kids learn with its Dyslexia
Training Program. |
| March 2,
2002 |
Hospital
set to construct new health unit
St. Charles Hospital is
set to begin construction of a new health unit on the Luling campus.
If approved by the parish council, the new unit will provide low income
residents with such treatments as immunization, family planning, and
prenatal care, as well as additional primary care not available at
the current health unit. |
| March 2,
2002 |
Search
concludes with clues but no birds
A six-person team of ornithological
experts concluded their search for the ivory-billed woodpecker in
the forests and swamps of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries (LDWF) Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on February
18. The 30-day search revealed promising clues but no hard evidence
pointing to the existence of ivory-bills, once thought extinct.
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