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| Council backs $20M levee to protect the west bank October 25, 2006 at 2:38 pm St. Charles Parish Councilman Clayton Faucheux says the parish has no other choice - it must appropriate $20 million of its preliminary $90 million budget for fiscal 2007 to continue the construction of levees on the west bank. |
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Spooky reason you can’t adopt a black cat in October October 23, 2006 at 5:13 pm And the same is true all over the United States because as a matter of policy, animal shelters don’t place black cats in October fearing creeps and idiots might hurt or torment them on Halloween. |
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Boom! Boom! Boom! October 23, 2006 at 5:07 pm Boom. Boom. Boom. Shots fired. More shots fired. A bomb explodes. Smoke fills the halls. |
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Worst ferry disaster in U.S. history October 23, 2006 at 4:32 pm ON OCTOBER 20, 1976, at 6:00 a.m., pilot Egidio Auletta wheeled the George Prince ferry away from its mooring at the Destrehan dock and began a slow chug across the Mississippi River toward Luling. Unbeknownst to him, the boat loaded with working men and their cars and trucks was on a collision course with destiny, which, in this case, stood as tall as a skyscraper and even had a name - Frosta. |
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Mystery of the potato chip truck parked at taxpayer expense October 23, 2006 at 4:25 pm THIS colorful potato chip truck and “rolling billboard” has been parked at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse every night for at least a week and the question we’ve gotta ask is, “Is this legal?” |
| St. Charles Parish Council connect water systems & build new homes 7-ft HIGHER October 23, 2006 at 4:17 pm Linking east and west bank water systems by running a pair of 16-inch lines under the Mississippi River is a done deal now that the St. Charles Parish Council has voted to spend $4.6 million on the job that members originally set aside just $2.5 million to complete. |
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| 3 years in prison for child porn October 11, 2006 at 4:29 pm Shane Helds, 26, of 123 Ormond Village Dr., Destrehan, has been sentenced to five years in prison with two suspended after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. |
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| Will business and industry go on the offensive for tax reform in 2007? October 11, 2006 at 4:27 pm BATON ROUGE -- It was a policy milestone for business and industry in 2004 when the state legislature approved a long-range phase-out of taxes on corporate debt and manufacturing equipment. |
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| 3rd graders learn how to eat right so they won’t get fat October 11, 2006 at 3:51 pm Childhood obesity is epidemic in St. Charles Parish just as it is nationwide. And that's why the new "Smart Bodies" program for 3rd-graders is so important - it's teaching kids how to eat right and make other lifestyle choices that will help them lose weight or stay slim. |
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| Parish spends $32Gs for park but can’t say when workers will build it October 11, 2006 at 3:23 pm St. Charles Parish spent $32,800 to buy land for a community park in Des Allemands last August, but now, two months later, it’s still not clear when construction will start. |
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| Norco man fires gun at wife in wild squabble October 11, 2006 at 3:20 pm A 46-year-old man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he shot at his wife with a high-powered Glock 40-cal. handgun at their home in Norco, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office reports. |
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My friends call me Hercules, you can call me, 'Sir!' October 11, 2006 at 3:15 pm Mild-mannered Jason Frickey is 43 years old and an insulin-dependent diabetic. But that doesn't stop the 195-pound Des Allemands iron-man from bench-pressing over twice his weight - a personal-best 455 pounds. |
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Rep. Smith & family hit back at rumors October 11, 2006 at 3:06 pm Rep. Gary Smith Jr., D-Norco, has been turning up in the press a lot lately but not entirely because of his work as a state legislator. |
| Tired of your old plants? Trade them at the Oktober Fest October 11, 2006 at 3:01 pm The German Coast Farmers Market will celebrate its Oktober Fest on Saturday, Oct. 21. |
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| Man shot in the face with a 12-gauge - & he’s still alive October 11, 2006 at 2:59 pm A 25-year-old Boutte man was charged with attempted second-degree murder after he blasted another man in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun, say cops. |
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| Laque gives FEMA a ‘coonass earful’ in levee-lobby effort October 11, 2006 at 2:53 pm For a year now. Albert Laque has been pleading with higher-ups to protect St. Charles Parish with levees on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi. |
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Parents, student & driver say it’s a no-brainer - school buses need A/C October 04, 2006 at 1:03 pm The question of whether to install air-conditioners in St. Charles Parish school buses is an easy one to answer for two parents, a former driver and a student interviewed exclusively by the Herald-Guide. |
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Louisiana pot laws under fire after Ol' Willie's bust October 04, 2006 at 12:40 pm BATON ROUGE - A pound and a half of marijuana wasn’t the only thing country music legend Willie Nelson allegedly brought into Louisiana two weeks ago. Trailing close behind has been a wave of pro-pot advocacy spokesmen and global media attention. |
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“Tinga” by Marie Guillot is the month of May winner in the St. Charles...
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Callie is this week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet. ...
Sports
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Four Hahnville High School softball players were selected to the coaches’ Class 5A...
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Hahnville track star Bryce Robinson was selected to the Louisiana Sports Writers...
Burglar breaks into another West Bank home - 1714 views
Another West Bank home was burglarized yesterday, bringing the total to nine break-ins in less than a month.
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