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| Rejecting flood maps in ‘08 saved parish millions, official says April 19 at 9:21 am According to parish representatives, St. Charles Parish saved residents millions in flood insurance premiums by opting out of a FEMA flood remapping offered to the parish in 2008. |
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FEMA won’t release formula insurance specialists used for quotes at open house April 19 at 9:18 am Although reports of an impending rise in flood insurance rates for over half the parish have been bandied about ever since FEMA came to town on April 1, the exact formula used to find out insurance rates has yet to be released. |
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965 pack town hall: Parish considers class-action lawsuit April 19 at 9:17 am Over 900 parish residents packed into a standing room only crowd at Hahnville High School’s auditorium on Monday for a town hall meeting on the potential effects of the FEMA flood remapping process and ensuing flood insurance rate increases due to the Biggert-Waters Act passed by Congress last year. |
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Council threatens legal action after St. Pierre fails to sign contract April 18 at 9:54 am The St. Charles Parish Council will consider hiring an attorney to take Parish President V.J. St. Pierre to court over his refusal to sign a contract with lobbying firm Tauzin Consultants. |
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Parish businesses would struggle to survive if FEMA maps are approved April 17 at 9:54 am If the prospect of hugely increasing insurance rates is not dialed back, many residents in St. Charles Parish are anticipating a flood of a different kind – that of local residents abandoning their homes and subsequently emptying out storefronts. |
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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. |
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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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West Bank residents speak out against parish spending, ask for help April 12 at 10:07 am With representatives of Sen. David Vitter and Congressman Bill Cassidy in attendance, several West Bank residents voiced impassioned pleas for help Monday night at the St. Charles Parish Council meeting amid fears of plunging property values due to grossly increased flood insurance rates related to new federal regulations and a re-mapping of flood zones by FEMA. |
| Destrehan players plead not guilty to resisting arrest April 12 at 10:03 am A pre-trial hearing has been set for May 29 for three Destrehan High School seniors who have pled not guilty to charges stemming from a Mardi Gras melee with Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies in which they were arrested. |
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| Destrehan man arrested for littering: Witness thought he was planting bomb April 12 at 10:02 am A 54-year-old Destrehan man was arrested and charged with having a fake explosive device after he dropped a container next to a live Entergy underground transformer. |
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Search for St. John murder suspect in Killona turns up nothing April 11 at 12:36 pm Earlier this week Killona residents said deputies with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office were scouring their community in search of a St. John the Baptist Parish murder suspect. |
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Housing market already seeing effects of FEMA maps April 11 at 8:39 am The housing market is seeing an immediate impact due to the unveiling of proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance maps that will send rates soaring into the tens of thousands of dollars per year for some parish residents. |
| FEMA reps will be at town hall meeting April 11 at 8:36 am Representatives from FEMA, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon’s office and the Louisiana Protection and Restoration Authority will join state and local officials at a town hall meeting on Monday on the proposed FEMA flood maps. |
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St. Charles Parish News: Council overrides St. Pierre's veto of lobbying firm April 09 at 8:54 am After a heated debate that included personal attacks made on both sides of the argument, the St. Charles Parish Council overturned Parish President V.J. St. Pierre’s veto of a contract with lobbying firm Tauzin Consultants. |
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Jindal’s sweeping tax proposal could lead to cutbacks at parish movie studio April 07 at 1:00 pm As part of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s sweeping tax proposal expected to be introduced in the 2013 legislative session, the Louisiana Film Incentive and Tax Credit program may be reduced. Under Jindal’s plan, the 30 percent tax credit would no longer be applied to actor’s salaries over the amount of $1 million. |
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Woodruff wins primary for Parish Council seat, will face Cluee in May 5 runoff April 06 at 10:10 pm Billy Woodruff received 46% percent of vote in the race for St. Charles Parish's District II council seat. |
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Facebook fight video leads to 8 arrests April 06 at 8:30 am A video of a fight in Killona Park that was uploaded to Facebook has resulted in the arrest of eight Killona residents. |
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Vitter in Bayou Gauche to speak about action on flood insurance rate hikes - 931 views
Little more than a week after officials from 14 parishes took a trip to Washington, D.C. to lobby against potential flood insurance rate hikes, some of those same officials convened with Sen. David Vitter at the home of a Bayou Gauche couple.
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