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Parish hires former St. John CAO Parish hires former St. John CAO
January 14 at 9:43 am
Buddy Boe, though still a young man at age 27, is not a political newcomer.

Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for role in Paradis vehicular homicide Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for role in Paradis vehicular homicide
January 14 at 8:38 am
A New Iberia man who was involved in a fatal crash on Highway 90 in Paradis was sentenced to five years in jail for his role in a vehicular homicide.


Boutte company shines light upon top musical acts Boutte company shines light upon top musical acts
January 13 at 9:50 am
Almost eight years ago, Boutte resident Toney Corley and his wife had saved some money and were trying to figure out how to best invest it.


Parish receives $2.4M hurricane grant
January 13 at 9:48 am
BATON ROUGE – St. Charles Parish will receive a nearly $2.4 million federal grant to help the parish recover from Hurricane Isaac, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Friday.


Rigid criteria keep most chain eateries from settling in SCP Rigid criteria keep most chain eateries from settling in SCP
January 12 at 9:45 am
Former sports bar and restaurant owner Corey Savoie knows the difficulty of setting up and running a small family-owned restaurant in St. Charles Parish.


Destrehan engineer pleads guilty to bribery Destrehan engineer pleads guilty to bribery
January 12 at 8:00 am
A Destrehan engineer who recently pled guilty to bribing former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has connections to the St. Charles Parish School Board.


Ron Miller Police searching for Boutte man missing since Dec. 25
January 11 at 9:49 am
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating Ronald Miller Sr. Miller was last seen on Dec. 25 at 5:30 p.m. after being dropped off at his Boutte Estates home by his mother.


Destrehan girl battles rare brain cancer Destrehan girl battles rare brain cancer
January 11 at 9:41 am
A little more than a year ago, 11-year-old Caryn Tucker, of Destrehan, was a successful gymnast who competed on the balance beam and uneven bars and had just won a first-place ribbon for her efforts. But last November, Caryn was diagnosed with a deadly brain cancer that has an average survival time of a year.


Council will once again tackle fireworks legalization Council will once again tackle fireworks legalization
January 11 at 9:36 am
After St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies issued 113 citations for discharging fireworks during the New Year’s holiday, Councilman Paul Hogan will reintroduce legislation to legalize the pyrotechnics.


Veterans memorial that honors parish’s soldiers in danger of being forgotten Veterans memorial that honors parish’s soldiers in danger of being forgotten
January 07 at 9:50 am
At the south end of St. Charles Parish, just before Highway 90 crosses over into Lafourche Parish, a little known Veterans Memorial stands in front of St. Gertrude Catholic Church.


Police say man armed himself, threatened to kill responding deputies
January 06 at 9:54 am
A Des Allemands man was arrested after police say he threatened to kill himself and any deputy who arrived at his home to stop him.


Air monitor did not register excessive pollution during recent Norco flaring Air monitor did not register excessive pollution during recent Norco flaring
January 06 at 9:47 am
St. Charles Parish’s lone air monitor did not register high levels of emissions during the most recent prolonged flaring incident at the Shell/Motiva campus in early December, according to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality officials.


Brain-injured man still in jail after making threat to blow up Waterford 3 Brain-injured man still in jail after making threat to blow up Waterford 3
January 05 at 9:51 am
A man who is being held at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center for threatening to blow up the Waterford 3 nuclear plant is awaiting a sanity evaluation.


Police: Man threatened to shoot St. Rose co-workers Police: Man threatened to shoot St. Rose co-workers
January 05 at 9:46 am
An employee of International-Matex Tank Terminals in St. Rose was arrested after co-workers said that he threatened to shoot people at work with an AK-47.


Fireworks seized by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. 113 citations given out for shooting fireworks
January 04 at 9:35 am
Despite repeated warnings that included phone calls, emails and Facebook messages reminding residents that fireworks were illegal, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies still found plenty of violators.


Heroin use on rise in St. Charles Heroin use on rise in St. Charles
January 03 at 9:50 am
Kim McElwee has been an assistant district attorney since 1985 when she began her career with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.


Shelley Tastet resigns from council Shelley Tastet resigns from council
December 28, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Shelley Tastet, who has served as councilman for District 2 in St. Charles Parish since 2007, has resigned due to medical reasons.


Task force will enforce fireworks ban Task force will enforce fireworks ban
December 28, 2012 at 9:52 am
A special task force will patrol St. Charles Parish this weekend in order to enforce the parish’s fireworks ban, according to Sheriff Greg Champagne.




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Hidden Oaks neighbors claim new homes are falling apart
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Homeowners in the second block of the Hidden Oaks subdivision in Luling say their new homes are falling apart and they want something done about it.