| Oct. 29,
2003 |
Painted
pumpkins in Taft
Take a family with a farmer
and a painter and chances are you will have some unique creations
to show for it. Such is the case with the Zeringue family of Taft.
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| Oct. 29,
2003 |
Decision 2003 Special Edition
To help the people of St.
Charles Parish make their choice for Parish President on Nov. 15,
the St. Charles Herald-Guide prepared a list of 10 questions for
the candidates, incumbent President Albert Laque and Councilwoman
Darnell “Dee” Abadie. We will print their responses to the questions
two at a time in each edition between now and Nov. 12.
This week's questions are:
1. Where do you
feel I-49 should pass in St. Charles Parish?
2. What location do you favor for the West Bank Hurricane Protection
Levee?
Go to Darnell "Dee" Abadie's responses
Go to Albert Laque's responses
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| Oct. 29,
2003 |
Fourth
grader needs bone marrow transplant
The National Marrow Donor
Program will be holding a bone marrow screening at St. Rose Elementary
on Nov. 6, hoping to find a donor to help save the life of fourth
grade student Lisa Carroll. |
| Oct. 25,
2003 |
Metairie
real estate firms pay Ormond taxes
The Ormond Country Club’s
tax problems were, for the moment, resolved Wednesday when two Metairie-based
real estate companies bid against a Destrehan Lawyer for what ultimately
made it down to 1 percent ownership of the club. |
| Oct. 25,
2003 |
Norco
resident lands role in 'Runaway Jury'
The release of the motion
picture “Runaway Jury” last Friday has one local resident enjoying
her minute in the spotlight. Norco resident Cheryl Waguespack Clay
plays the part of Delores Kinnely, an occupational therapist who is
on the list of potential jurors for a multi-million dollar lawsuit
against a gun manufacturer. |
| Oct. 22,
2003 |
Local
marine addresses Borromeo students on Iraq war
Students at St. Charles
Borromeo School in Destrehan were recently visited by Captain Ross
Parrish of the U.S. Marine Corps. Captain Parrish, a native of Destrehan,
served in Iraq from April to September 2003. While in Destrehan visiting
his parents, he stopped by to address the 5th through 8th grade students
on his experiences in the Iraqi War. In his honor, the students dressed
in patriotic colors and waved flags as he entered the gym to Marine
March. Students waved American flags and banners stating 'welcome
home', 'thank you', and 'USA!". |
| Oct. 22,
2003 |
Tregre
endorses Abadie in runoff
Former Parish President
Chris Tregre has officially endorsed Councilwoman Darnell “Dee” Abadie
in the Parish President runoff election for Nov. 15.
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| Oct. 22,
2003 |
Parish
to offer hospital dialysis center agreement
Patients and family members
who have been pleading with the St. Charles Parish Council for months
to help reestablish a dialysis center on the west bank were given
a welcome surprise Monday night when Parish President Albert Laque
announced the administration will soon place a loan agreement before
the council to help fund the center. |
| Oct. 18,
2003 |
Ormond
up for auction
Destrehan’s Ormond Country
Club will be up for sheriff’s auction next week unless management
can convince the parish that it does not owe property taxes.
|
| Oct. 18,
2003 |
Payment
to school employees could come as soon as November
On Wednesday night the school
board approved a measure to make a one time deferred payment for employees
of the school system. The three percent payment is based on the annual
salaries of all school system employees with the exception of the
superintendent and board members. |
| Oct. 18,
2003 |
Local
is HS teacher of year
On Wednesday, Destrehan
High teacher Dawn Jacobi was named the High School Teacher of the
Year for the state of Louisiana. Jacobi had been one of 24 finalists
in the 2004 Louisiana Teacher of the Year Program.
|
| Oct. 15,
2003 |
Des
Allemands woman found murdered
Police are investigating
the murder of a Des Allemands woman whose body was found Saturday
morning along Highway 632. |
| Oct. 15,
2003 |
School
board to vote on 3 percent payment
Tonight the school board
will vote on a plan to make a one time deferred payment for employees
of the school system. The motion is the result of $4 million in excess
funds from last year. |
| Oct. 15,
2003 |
Schools
tout revamped lunches
One especially unmemorable
memory about attending public school in St. Charles Parish during
the 80’s were the school lunches. While the food was bland in contrast
to the colorful local cuisine, the worst part had to have been the
long lines which stretched the length of a football field just to
get fed. |
| Oct. 11,
2003 |
Paradis
artist completes monster project
If you passed down Audubon
Street in Paradis Friday and saw a 12-foot alligator on side of the
road, don’t call alligator control. The reptile is the latest, and
largest, creation by local artist Fredi Bowen. |
| Oct. 11,
2003 |
Baraglia
pleads guilty to aggravated assault
Terry Baraglia, the Des
Allemands man whose trial for attempted murder of a police officer
exposed a rift between the Sheriff and District Attorney’s offices,
plead guilty to aggravated assault Thursday morning.
|
| Oct. 11,
2003 |
Children's
center to hold divorce therapy sessions
The Madere Children’s Advocacy
Center in Luling will be sponsoring group therapy sessions to help
children cope with divorce beginning on Oct. 16. |
| Oct. 8,
2003 |
Laque
vs. Abadie in president's race
Parish President Albert
Laque and District 3 Councilwoman Darnell “Dee” Abadie will face each
other for the parish president’s seat in the Nov. 15 runoff election.
|
| Oct. 8,
2003 |
West
bank dialysis center 'feasible,' Martinez says
A new dialysis center at
the St. Charles Hospital may be possible, Hospital CEO Fred Martinez
told the Parish Council Monday night. |
| Oct. 8,
2003 |
Council
allows mobile homes on Wenger road
The Parish Council voted
Monday night to lift a moratorium on mobile home permits for Wenger
Road in Des Allemands. |
| Oct. 4,
2003 |
Boy
rescues cat, fire department rescues boy
That is exactly what happened
Tuesday afternoon as Michael Meyer, 11, of Willowdale, climbed 25
feet up a tree to rescue a neighbor’s kitten. As he arrived near the
top where the kitten was stuck, he realized that he too would need
to be rescued. |
| Oct. 4,
2003 |
DNA tests delay Mayuex evidence transfer
A motion for discovery
in the murder trial of Willie Mayeux which was scheduled for Oct.
7 has been delayed, said prosecutors Thursday. Assistant La. Attorney
General Paul Knight, who is handling the prosecution, said the DNA
tests on multiple pieces of evidence have not been completed in
time for the scheduled motion.
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| Oct. 4,
2003 |
Superintendent
gives glowing report on schools
Go visit the schools and
you will be pleased, said Supt. Rodney Lafon in a glowing report on
the current status of the parish school system at the St. Charles
Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. |
| Oct. 1,
2003 |
Voters
to cast first ballot in new legislative districts
Voters in the southernmost
parts of St. Charles Parish will have a new item on their ballot in
Saturday’s election. Following the most recent redistricting of the
state legislature, residents of Bayou Gauche and parts of Luling and
Mimosa will find themselves in House District 105 instead of 56.
|
| Oct. 1,
2003 |
New
law targets high DWI fatalities
A law sponsored by Senator
Joel Chaisson (D-Destrehan) lowering the DWI level in the state of
Louisiana went into effect Tuesday. The new law lowers the threshold
of a DWI to .08 percent. |
| Oct. 1,
2003 |
Census
bureau releases parish population estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau recently
issued its first county population estimates by age, sex, and race
since the 2000 census. The estimates for the nation's 3,141 counties
were as of July 1, 2002. The race data presented covers the population
who reported as one race alone or as one race in combination with
one or more races. |
