| Oct. 30,
2002 |
Happy
Halloween!
Members of Janeen Rodrigue’s
second-grade religion class at St. Charles Borromeo School in Destrehan
recently participated in “The Pumpkin Prayer” project as part of their
studies this quarter. |
| Oct. 30,
2002 |
Disaster
assistance deadline looms
The deadline to apply for
federal aid from this fall’s storms is fast approaching.
|
| Oct. 30,
2002 |
Apparent
murder/suicide in St. Rose
Two men are dead in St.
Rose following what appears to be a murder/suicide according to the
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. |
| Oct. 30,
2002 |
Parish
budget grows slightly in 2003
On Thursday the St. Charles
Parish Council passed a $91.5 million budget for next year. The figure
is slightly higher than the $90.8 million 2002 budget.
|
| Oct. 26,
2002 |
Trial
by fire
The St. Charles Parish Fire
Departments held their annual flashover training for west bank professional
volunteer firefighters at the central station in Luling on Tuesday
and Wednesday. The LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute in Baton
Rouge sponsor the event every year. |
| Oct. 26,
2002 |
Two
ordinances could enhance parish aesthetic
St. Charles Parish property
owners who have been derelict in mowing the lawn now have less time
to deal with the problem once notified by the parish.
|
| Oct. 26,
2002 |
Bus
driver resigns
One of the two St. Charles
Parish school bus drivers who were arrested Oct. 8 for child desertion
has resigned her position. The resignation of Luling resident Annette
Gray, due to “personal reasons,” was announced by the school board
on Oct. 24. |
| Oct. 23,
2002 |
Red
Cross St. Rose headquarters winds down
The Red Cross is winding
down their operations in St. Rose where for the last several weeks
volunteers from Louisiana and beyond have been providing emergency
services to residents in the southeastern portion of the state who
were affected by Isidore and Lili. |
| Oct. 23,
2002 |
Fashion
Phase II finally approved
The second phase of Fashion
Plantation Subdivision in Hahnville can finally begin, having been
given approval by the St. Charles Parish Council. |
| Oct. 23,
2002 |
Luling resident challenges Tauzin
The race for the Third
Congressional District has gone relatively unnoticed with the attention
of most voters on the Senate. Incumbent Billy Tauzin will none the
less have some competition from two independent candidates, one
who hails from St. Charles Parish.
|
| Oct. 19,
2002 |
Local
garage damaged in weekend fire
An early Sunday morning
fire at a local business in Hahnville has local and state investigators
looking into the possibility of arson. One of the three buildings
at Madere’s Paint and Collision Service on River Road was set afire
sometime early Sunday morning. |
| Oct. 19,
2002 |
Farrell
is major in the minors
Just a few short months
ago, Boutte resident Jarrod Farrell was pitching for the Hahnville
Tigers. But a few weeks ago he was accepting an award on the infield
of Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida before a Devil Rays-Yankees game.
|
| Oct. 19,
2002 |
Stelly,
Cain debate tax plan
State Representative Vic
Stelly (R-Lake Charles) and State Senator James David Cain (D-Dry
Creek) visited Luling Thursday as part of a tour to debate the Stelly
tax plan, returning to the ballot on Nov. 5. |
| Oct. 16,
2002 |
Luling
missionary returns home from Ivory Coast
It is not unusual for people
to travel around the world for their church, spreading goodwill and
doing needed work For 25-year-old Leslie Lowman of Luling, though,
what began as a simple missionary trip to the Ivory Coast in Africa
became more of an adventure than she’d anticipated.
|
| Oct. 16,
2002 |
Body
found in Boutte
The body of a Houma man
was found under an overpass at Interstate 310 and Highway 90 in Boutte
Sunday morning. |
| Oct. 12,
2002 |
Parish
wins lawsuit with Shell over delinquent tax fees
Last Wednesday the St. Charles
Parish School Board, which is responsible for collecting all sales
taxes for the parish, successfully defended against a lawsuit filed
by Shell Oil Company. The suit arose out of penalty charges assessed
against Shell for its failure to pay sales taxes to the parish for
the periods of May 1999 through July of 2001. |
| Oct. 12,
2002 |
One-stop
robber given 90 years
Daniel Perrilloux, 27, the
man convicted of an armed robbery that led to the death of convenience
store owner Luan Nguyen two years ago, was sentenced to 90 years in
prison Thursday morning. Perrilloux’s attorney, Maria Chaisson, announced
an intention to appeal. |
| Oct. 12,
2002 |
Norco
bank robber gets 26 years
Ralph H. Williams III, 20,
was given 26 years in prison Thursday for the July 2001 robbery of
the First American Bank in Norco. |
| Oct. 9,
2002 |
Lili
looters arrested
Two people have been arrested
for looting in a crime spree that police say began during Tropical
Storm Isidore and did not end until the arrest during Hurricane Lili.
|
| Oct. 9,
2002 |
Council
rejects reapportionment vote
After an hour of debate
and protests from angry residents, the St. Charles Parish Council
voted again Monday night to reject a proposal that would send a new
eight-district Parish Council for a vote. |
| Oct. 9,
2002 |
Low
turnout, big wins
A predictably low turnout
in Saturday’s election resulted in most incumbents returning to their
seats, with one runoff scheduled for Nov. 5 and one incumbent being
defeated by a challenger. |
| Oct. 9,
2002 |
Paradis
neighborhood to get emergency levee
Residents of the Cajun Paradise
subdivision in Paradis will soon have some flood protection as a result
of a levee system which is being constructed around the development.
The 7000 foot levee is one aspect of the hurricane protection levee
which is being built for the west bank of St. Charles Parish.
|
| Oct. 5,
2002 |
Double
jeopardy
Hurricane Lili was a stronger
storm than Tropical Storm Isidore last week, but it was a faster storm
as well. Although there was damage and flooding, in St. Charles Parish,
the waters did not appear to rise quite as high as they did before.
|
| Oct. 5,
2002 |
Consumer
confidence slips in September
Continued uncertainty at
the national level in the stock market and in international affairs
contributed to a decline in both the nation’s and Louisiana’s consumer
confidence indices (CCI) in September, according to Secretary of Labor
Dawn Watson. Though the September Louisiana CCI level of 90 was the
second lowest level since the state began calculating the index, it
was still higher than both the preliminary national index and the
preliminary southern regional index of 86.2 and 86, respectively.
|
| Oct. 2,
2002 |
Waters
recede but work remains
As the waters from Isidore
finally receded this weekend, residents of St. Charles Parish kept
up the task of cleaning up while, at the same time, keeping a watchful
eye on Hurricane Lili. |
| Oct. 2,
2002 |
Isidore
affects cane, devestates vegetables
In the aftermath of Tropical
Storm Isidore, some of the most affected residents are those who make
a living from growing sugar cane and vegetables. Sugar cane fields
across the parish suffered from severe “lodging” - or bending over
- as a result of moisture in the soil and high winds.
|
| Oct. 2,
2002 |
Election
2002: Local races to be decided Saturday
Local races for several
offices, including school board, justice of the peace, constable and
judge, will be decided Saturday by the voters of St. Charles Parish.
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