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A.A. Songy Elementary students tour EMS units April 14 at 10:51 am Showing children that ambulances do not have to be scary, St. Charles EMS gave students at A.A. Songy Kindergarten a chance to see the parish’s new EMS units up close. |
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Promapalooza: TV, iPad minis and laptop given as prizes to entice students to be responsible after prom April 14 at 10:19 am by Alicca Cavaretta After the conclusion of Destrehan’s prom last Saturday, 153 students gathered in the high school gymnasium to take part in safe, fun activities for the first Promapalooza. |
| Relay for Life April 13 at 2:56 pm LULING - Organizers are again inviting the public to join in the festivities at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of St. Charles Parish beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the West Bank Bridge Park in Luling. Teams made up of community members through families, business, hospitals, schools and churches – people from all walks of life – put on the event each year. Teams seek sponsorship prior to Relay, all with the goal of supporting the American Cancer Society. This year’s theme is “Relay Goes to Disney.” Teams will dress up and decorate their campsites according to their favorite Disney movies. Food, music, games and prizes will be available at the event. All proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, which offers support services for cancer patients, survivors and family members. Special activities for 2013 include the Ochsner Blood Mobile from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., a Louisiana Custom Cruisers Car Show from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. and performances by the Allemands Cajun Dancers, Guns n’ Hoses, Dance Unlimited, Harry Hurst Runnerettes and VooDoo Elite Cheerleaders. The event also helps attendees remember those lost to cancer and fight back against a disease that takes too much during the Luminaria Ceremony. Luminaria will be lit at the West Bank Bridge Park with a ceremony beginning at 8:30 p.m. Luminaria are available for purchase for $10 by contacting any Relay For Life team member. For more information about Relay for Life of St. Charles Parish, visit www.relayforlife.org/stcharles or pick up an event program during Relay. |
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R. J. Vial Student of the Year luncheon April 13 at 10:57 am R. J. Vial Elementary School in Paradis recently honored their 2012-2013 Student of the Year nominees at a special luncheon. |
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J.B Martin 4-H week April 13 at 10:45 am During 4-H week J. B. Martin Middle School picked a worthy organization and held a fundraiser to benefit that cause. |
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HHS first place young author district winners April 13 at 10:36 am (Top Row) Morgan Dufrene, Payton Bryant, Briar Falgoust, Katherine Hymel and Shawna Lombardi. (Bottom Row) Kyra Lair, Brittany Schaubhut, Alexander Pittman and Julian Turner. |
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Man accused of shooting wife in face could have home incarceration revoked April 13 at 9:56 am A Norco man awaiting trial for reportedly blasting his wife in the face with a shotgun has left his home incarceration without permission several times, including a trip to the social security administration and another to pick up food stamps, according to court documents. |
| Relay for Life April 13 at 8:52 am LULING - Organizers are again inviting the public to join in the festivities at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of St. Charles Parish beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the West Bank Bridge Park in Luling. Teams seek sponsorship prior to Relay, all with the goal of supporting the American Cancer Society. This year’s theme is “Relay Goes to Disney.” Teams will dress up and decorate their campsites according to their favorite Disney movies. Food, music, games and prizes will be available at the event. All proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, which offers support services for cancer patients, survivors and family members. Special activities for 2013 include the Ochsner Blood Mobile from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., a Louisiana Custom Cruisers Car Show from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. and performances by the Allemands Cajun Dancers, Guns n’ Hoses, Dance Unlimited, Harry Hurst Runnerettes and VooDoo Elite Cheerleaders. |
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Council seat will be decided in runoff April 13 at 8:30 am Billy Woodruff and Mary Clulee are in a runoff for the St. Charles Parish District II council seat after neither candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in Saturday’s election. |
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Paradis Library should have shut down due to mold, attorney says April 13 at 8:00 am St. Charles Parish attorney Leon "Sunny" Vial has withdrawn his services from the Paradis Library in connection with a mold problem at the new branch. |
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Hahnville blanks Destrehan, 2-0 April 12 at 6:00 pm Behind an exceptional pitching performance by senior Brooks Vial, the Hahnville Tigers took control of District 8-5A with a 2-0 win over Destrehan on Friday. |
| “X Factor” auditions April 12 at 2:56 pm NEW ORLEANS - The “X Factor” is holding open call auditions at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. The first round of open-call auditions will take place on Sunday, April 14, but wristbands will be distributed to auditioners from approximately 8 a.m. on Friday, April 12 until approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 14. Auditioners will not be permitted to camp out. Once auditioners obtain their wristbands, they will be asked to return to The Lakefront Arena by 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 14 for their audition. |
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No. 1 Lady Tigers will host Dominican Saturday in first round of playoffs April 12 at 1:16 pm The Hahnville Lady Tigers (27-3) received the top seed in the Class 5A state softball playoffs and will host No. 32 Dominican on Saturday at 11 a.m. |
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R. K. Smith field trip April 12 at 10:53 am R.K. Smith Middle School's seventh grader Jordan Daigle looks on as classmates Isabella Hebert and Jyia Joseph pet a baby alligator during a recent field trip to Jean Lafitte Swamp. |
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This week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet “Blaine” April 12 at 10:41 am Blaine is a full grown five-year-old male border collie mix. |
| You’ve got to read this! April 12 at 10:37 am New books are waiting for you in your St. Charles Parish libraries. |
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| We need to put North Korea to rest April 12 at 10:11 am Even though South and North Korea are very small countries, they are a major issue in the way the world turns in the future. It is not likely that North Korea, one of the few dedicated communist countries in the world today, will have its way. It does not have support from the rest of the world. |
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| Major hurdle to West Bank levee is lack of priorities April 12 at 10:10 am Dear Editor, The flood that is sure to eventually happen will devastate St. Charles Parish. It will bring physical damage to the West Bank’s privately owned property as well as public buildings and infrastructure, but the devastation will not stop there. |
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