| May 30,
2001 |
Schools send
sales tax to polls
After prolonged discussion and a special
meeting over the holiday weekend, the St. Charles Parish School
Board voted to hold a special election this fall for a one-cent
sales tax and a $28 million bond issue.
|
| May 30,
2001 |
Council
passes truck stop regulations
The St. Charles Parish Council has passed
newer, stricter requirements for the construction of truck stops in
an effort to protect small streets and curtail the spread of video
poker. |
| May 30,
2001 |
Fire station
to become park in Bayou Gauche
Kids in Bayou Gauche can breathe a sigh
of relief over the fire station park they have played on for several
years. The St. Charles Parish Council recently voted to purchase
the land for the recreation department.
|
| May 23,
2001 |
Citizens
lobby to save Nicholls bus
Due to decreased ridership and a tight school
board budget, there is a chance that a bus which transports students
in St. Charles Parish to Nicholls State University will be cut out
of the school board’s budget by the end of the year. |
| May 23,
2001 |
Council
rejects sewer rate increase
The St. Charles Parish Council shot down
a measure Monday night that would have raised household sewer bills
an average of $5.70 per month.
|
| May 19,
2001 |
Man
leaps fence at Waterford 3
A truck driver was arrested early Thursday
morning after apparently trying to break into the Waterford 3 nuclear
facility in Taft. |
| May 19,
2001 |
Norco
citizens bring in relocation expert
Norco residents have brought in another weapon
in their negotiations with Shell over relocation of the Diamond community.
|
| May 19,
2001 |
Corp
may open spillway to resurrect wetlands
The Bonnet Carre Spillway, about 30 miles
upstream from New Orleans, is normally opened only if the Mississippi
River threatens to flood New Orleans. |
| May 19,
2001 |
J.B.
Martin principal wins statewide honor
The principal at J.B. Martin Middle School
in Paradis has received Governor Mike Foster’s top Outstanding Character
Education Award. |
| May 16,
2001 |
Parish eighth
graders LEAP ahead
According to preliminary numbers, the percentage
of St. Charles Parish eighth graders who passed the LEAP test grew
from 82 to 83 percent from 2000 to 2001, while the number of fourth
graders fell slightly from 88 to 86 percent.
|
| May 16,
2001 |
Des
Allemands woman dies after car flips into ditch
A Des Allemands woman was killed Monday when
her car was rear-ended, flipping her into a ditch. |
| May 12,
2001 |
Arts
council offers grants for children's programs
Thanks to the River Region Arts
and Humanities Council, over two dozen arts projects have been planned
in the tri-parish area during April and May.
|
| May 12,
2001 |
School
bus driver arrested for DWI
A school bus driver was arrested Wednesday
morning for drunk driving after his bus, containing 12 children,
struck a sport utility vehicle that had failed to yield.
|
| May 12,
2001 |
Council
may pass stricter requirements for truck stops
Companies planning to build new truck
stops in St. Charles Parish may soon have stricter requirements
to abide by.
|
| May 12,
2001 |
Developers
may pay more for schools
In order to meet the growing capital
improvement needs of parish schools over the next several years,
the St. Charles Parish School Board has proposed an ordinance to
establish a residential development fee for all development projects
in the parish, regardless of their size or scope.
|
| May 12,
2001 |
School Board
announces 2001 Teachers of the Year
The St. Charles Parish Teachers of the Year
for 2000-2001 were announced at an awards banquet sponsored by the
school board on Tuesday night.
|
| May 9,
2001 |
St.
Rose woman dies in Airline wreck
A St. Rose woman was killed Sunday night on
Airline Highway when she rear-ended a van driven by a Norco man, but
her 18-month old daughter survived thanks to a child safety seat,
said police. |
| May 2,
2001 |
Parish feels jilted
by airport bill
St. Charles Parish officials say they are concerned that a bill
introduced in the House last week could take away all local authority
to prevent expansion of New Orleans International Airport into the
parish, and sabotage plans for a new, privately funded multimodal
transportation center between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
|
| April 21,
2001 |
Keeping
an eye on the storm
With tornado season just behind us,
it is only natural for Louisianians, especially in Southwest Louisiana,
to turn their attention to hurricane season, which lasts from Jun.
1 to Nov. 30.
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