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| Nov. 28,
2001 |
Chaisson
honored for fight against drunk driving
State Senator Joel T. Chaisson
of Destrehan is one of a dozen honorees that will be recognized today
by the National Highway Safety Awards. |
| Nov. 28,
2001 |
Ama
man honored by Medicaid program
Renard Murray, a native
of Ama, has been awarded for his work with the Medicaid program.
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| Nov. 21,
2001 |
New
Sarpy students study, recreate first Thanksgiving
Students at New Sarpy Kindergarten
Center culminated a two-week study of American history by recreating
the first Thanksgiving in their classrooms on Friday. Students, parents,
monitors and guests worked as a team to prepare costumes, tables,
food and activities for the feast. |
| Nov. 21,
2001 |
Weimer elected
to Louisiana State Supreme Court
In an election with a
low turnout but a tight result, Judge John Weimer beat Judge Mary
Hotard Becnel for the 6th District Seat on the Louisiana Supreme
Court.
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| Nov. 17,
2001 |
Former
deputy arrested, charged with extortion
A former St. Charles Parish
Sheriff’s Deputy is under arrest facing charges of malfeasance in
office and extortion after a LaPlace woman accused him of asking her
to pose for lewd photographs in exchange for leniency on a DWI arrest.
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| Nov. 17,
2001 |
German
roots of St. Charles studied
Is your last name Haydel,
Hymel or Schexnayder? If so you may be able to assist in a study which
is being conducted by tourism specialists from the Louisiana Office
of Tourism on the “German-ness” of St. Charles Parish.
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| Nov. 14,
2001 |
Parish
receives art grant
The Houma-Terrebone Arts
and Humanities Council through the Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding
Program has granted $155,255 to non-profit organizations in the parishes
of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist
and Terrebone to support art and cultural programs for the year 2001-2002.
The program funds open-to-the-public art projects occuring between
October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2002. |
| Nov. 14,
2001 |
Concerned
Citizens cry shark
The Concerned Citizens of
Norco staged protests Friday and Saturday against the Shell and Orion
plants on the east bank of the parish, claiming the organizations
are trying to buy out property at too low a cost. |
| Nov. 10,
2001 |
Gumbo
Krewe bridges St. Charles and New York
Before Sept. 11, the chances
of a connection between Allyssa Borey, a Girl Scout from Paradis,
and Mike LaRosa, a firefighter from Brooklyn, NY, were pretty slim.
Even afterwards, they may never have found a way to touch each other
were it not for the efforts of the Gumbo Krewe. |
| Nov. 10,
2001 |
Parish,
school board form partnership
At Thursday night’s Planning
and Zoning Meeting, a development agreement was tentatively approved
between the parish, the school board, and Ashton Plantation Estates,
LLC. authorizing the donation of 19 acres from the developer to the
parish to be used for future school and recreational facilities. The
land is located at the site of the Ashton development which planners
have hailed as a “progressive” neighborhood which would bring thousands
of new residents to the parish. |
| Nov. 7,
2001 |
Local
resident pushes for assisted living center in parish
“We
need one of these in St. Charles,” said Bob Hickman, as he visited
an assisted living center in his wife’s hometown of Thomason, Georgia.
The facility the Luling resident was referring to was an old school
building which had recently been renovated into a retirement community
for senior citizens of the area.
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| Nov. 7,
2001 |
Local
terrorist victim honored
The
state legislature has passed a resolution honoring former St. Charles
Parish resident Lt. Col. Robert J. Hymel, who was killed in the Sept.
11 attack on the Pentagon.
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| Nov. 3,
2001 |
"Hettie
Averite Day" named for Teacher of the Year
On Wednesday afternoon,
Lakewood Elementary teacher Hettie Averite got a surprise from students
and administration of the Luling school. October 31, 2001 was officially
proclaimed “Hettie Averite Day.” |
| Nov. 3,
2001 |
Crime
statistics down in third quarter
New statistics released
by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department show a drop in crime
for the first three quarters of the year. |
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