| Sept. 27,
2003 |
Police
search for missing girl
Police are searching for
a 15-year-old Hahnville High School student who has been missing since
Sept. 19. |
| Sept. 27,
2003 |
15
amendments wait on ballot
In addition to the state
and parish races that will be on the ballot on Oct. 4, Louisiana voters
will also be asked to decide on 15 constitutional amendments.
|
| Sept. 27,
2003 |
Neglected
horses to be auctioned today at courthouse
Three horses from the Montz
area will be looking for a new home today as they are auctioned off
at the courthouse. Pinto, Paint and Palimino were recently seized
by the Sheriff’s office, along with two other horses, when officials
were notified of a possible animal cruelty case. |
| Sept. 24,
2003 |
Alligator
Fest returns
The premiere entertainment
event for St. Charles Parish returns Thursday with the 24th Annual
Alligator Festival. |
| Sept. 24,
2003 |
DA's
office kept on case
An ad-hoc judge brought
down from Baton Rouge denied the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office
request to have the District Attorney’s office recused from a case
where a man stands accused of shooting at a detective.
|
| Sept. 24,
2003 |
Council
moves against run-down property
In a relatively subdued
meeting, the St. Charles Parish Council Monday approved an ordinance
to levy an assessment on the ad valorem tax bills of property owners
who have not paid invoices for the removal of weeds, grass and debris
from their yards. |
| Sept. 20,
2003 |
Sheriff,
DA battle over attempted murder case
A man accused of attempting
to kill a detective with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office may
not face trial, said Sheriff’s officials in a press conference Wednesday
afternoon. The District Attorney’s office, in return, says that the
problems in the case are caused by missteps by the police and an “election
ploy” by the sheriff. |
| Sept. 20,
2003 |
The
great pumpkin patch in Montz
With October just around
the corner, the great pumpkin patch in Montz is making preparations
for what is expected to be a busy year. Children from over 100 schools
and day cares are expected to descend on Louisiana’s largest pumpkin
farm beginning Oct. 7 and running to Oct. 31. |
| Sept. 20,
2003 |
Suspected
vehicle burglars arrested
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Deputies
arrested two men Wednesday and a third Thursday following a string
of vehicle break-ins Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
|
| Sept. 17,
2003 |
New
health center keeps busy
The St. Charles Community
Health Center, which opened its doors in May of this year, has been
well received by the community, said CEO Mark Keiser recently. The
area’s only federally qualified health center took the place of the
state-run clinic which operated out of an office on Post Street in
Luling. |
| Sept. 17,
2003 |
Campaign
signs stolen in night
Councilwoman Dee Abadie,
campaigning for Parish President in the Oct. 4 election, has reported
the theft of an $1,100 canvas sign for her campaign from a billboard
on Highway 90. |
| Sept. 13,
2003 |
St.
Charles marks second anniversary of 9-11 attacks
St. Charles Parish marked
the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a quiet, somber
ceremony on the front lawn of the Courthouse Thursday morning.
|
| Sept. 13,
2003 |
9-11
tribute held in St. Rose
Thursday morning students
and teachers at St. Rose Elementary held a tribute to the fallen heroes
of 9-11. Firefighters, police officers and local veterans were invited
to the event which featured patriotic songs, ringing of the bells,
and moments of silence. |
| Sept. 13,
2003 |
Bayou
Trepagnier pump station construction begins
The East Bank of St. Charles
Parish moved closer to the next degree of hurricane protection Wednesday
afternoon when the ground was broken for the Bayou Trapagnier Pump
Station. |
| Sept. 10,
2003 |
Emergency
officials reflect on changes since 9-11
In the two years since
the attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, disaster has come
to mean more than floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, chemical spills and
the occasional hard freeze. Now, we are also concerned with intentional
acts of destruction or terrorism, according to Tab Troxler, director
of the St. Charles Dept. of Emergency Preparedness.
|
| Sept. 10,
2003 |
Mobile home issues weigh down council
Mobile homes were the
hot topic at Monday Parish Council meeting, with the council voting
down a measure that would have allowed mobile homes in parts of
St. Charles Terrace subdivision and removing a measure that would
have banned them from Wenger Road.
|
| Sept. 10,
2003 |
Gunshot
report leads to drug arrest
A St. Rose man is in custody
after deputies responding to a call about shots fired found 19 grams
of narcotics in his home. |
| Sept. 6,
2003 |
Car
smashes into school bus in Des Allemands
A car crash that killed
an elderly man and injured a St. Charles Parish school bus driver
has parents clamoring for a new traffic light in Des Allemands.
|
| Sept. 6,
2003 |
Business
forum brings out the candidates
Candidates for all the parish-wide
offices up for a vote on Oct. 4 took place in a forum sponsored by
the St. Charles Business Association Thursday morning at Esperanza
Restaurant in Luling. Candidates for parish president, sheriff, assessor,
council-at-large and state representative gave brief statements on
their platforms. |
| Sept. 3,
2003 |
Vitter
addresses women's group on Medicare, energy
Improved Medicare, specifically
as concerns prescription drug coverage, was the top concern in a conversation
between US Representative David Vitter and members of the Professional
Women of the River Region in LaPlace last Wednesday.
|
| Sept. 3,
2003 |
School
system closer to adopting fraud policy
At last week’s school board
meeting, members passed the second reading of a policy against fraud
for the school system. Currently, there is no policy to safeguard
the assets of the school system. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s
office recommends that all districts in the state adopt a fraud policy.
|
| Sept. 3,
2003 |
County
agent predicts early fall
With the temperatures continuing
to register in the 90’s, residents in south Louisiana are still looking
for ways to beat the heat. There are signs, however, that suggest
relief is just around the corner - red leaves. |
