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The Little Red Church Festival will be open from May 3 through May 5 behind St. Charles Borromeo Church on River Road in Destrehan. Food, fun reign at Little Red Church
May 03 at 10:07 am
Thousands of people will head to Destrehan this weekend to enjoy soaring fair rides, feast on jambalaya and crawfish pies and show off their target shooting skills.

Brandon Singleton 6 from Hahnville head to state track and field meet
May 03 at 10:03 am
Hahnville High School will be well represented at the LHSAA Track and Field Championships this weekend at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

DHS beats Fontainebleau, will play St. Amant Monday DHS beats Fontainebleau, will play St. Amant Monday
May 03 at 10:03 am
Despite having yesterday’s game scheduled at three different sites before finally settling on Wesley Barrow Stadium, the Destrehan Wildcats put up a workmanlike performance by beating Fontainebleau 6-0.


Little Red Church Food and Fun festival
May 03 at 9:40 am
DESTREHAN - St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church will host its 33rd annual Little Red Church Food and Fun Festival from May 3 through 5 behind the church on River Road in Destrehan.

The festival’s roots trace back to 1980, when a small group of people at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church decided to put on a modest fair to raise money for parish projects and bring the community together.

Melancon powers Tigers past Byrd, 4-2
May 02 at 9:00 pm
Despite a three hour rain delay, the Hahnville Tigers came through when it counted by scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 4-2 playoff victory over Byrd.

The Ethel Schoeffner Scholarship
May 02 at 11:25 am
College students who have graduated from either Destrehan High School or Hahnville High School may be eligible to apply for the Ethel Schoeffner Scholarship.

Corinne Mitchell and her mom, Nicole Hall Mitchell, make a balloon spider together at the Mother Goose family literacy night
May 02 at 11:09 am
Kindergarten students at New Sarpy Elementary and their families recently came together for "Mother Goose is on the Loose" Family Literacy Night.

Team members are: Top row (L-R) Coach Tommy Hood, Giavanna Raby, Amber Hood, Maria Jones, Lia Webre and Coach Chuck Jones. Middle row (L-R) Rachel Durapau, Ashlyn Hooper, Kadence Bosarge and Mackenzie Dufrene. Bottom row (L-R) Marilyn Brown and Zoe Therio U-10 girls win Strawberry Cup
May 02 at 11:02 am
The St. Charles Soccer U-10 girls soccer team won first place at the Strawberry Cup.

Hahnville retired Aaron Loup’s jersey last week. Loup picked up his first major league win this year. HHS retires jersey of school’s first major leaguer
May 02 at 10:59 am
Hahnville High School retired the jersey of former ace pitcher Aaron Loup last week. Loup made his first appearance as a major leaguer last July as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and picked up his first win this season.

Board begins search for next school superintendent Board begins search for next school superintendent
May 02 at 10:57 am
The search for a new superintendent for St. Charles Parish Public Schools is on after Dr. Rodney Lafon publicly announced his resignation after 18 years in the position.


Hahnville senior Megan Bush walks back to the dugout after Mt. Carmel recorded the final out in their 5-2 win over the Lady Tigers. Lady Tigers fall to Mt. Carmel in quarterfinals
May 02 at 10:55 am
For the first time in three years, the Hahnville Lady Tigers failed to advance to the Class 5A state title game after falling to Mt. Carmel, 5-2, in the quarterfinals.

National day of prayer
May 02 at 9:39 am
DESTREHAN - The National Day of Prayer is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse in Hahnville, located at 15045 River Road.

The public is invited to join with thousands of others around the United States in prayer for national, state and local government and its leaders. Worship music will be led by Troy Dancer, pastor of worship at First Baptist Church in Luling.

Pastors from local churches will petition God in prayer for government leaders and workers, service providers within our community, the education system, churches and families. Refreshments will be served.

There will be some seating available, but if you have a comfortable lawn chair organizers encourage you to bring it.
For more information contact Lisa Prosser at lavprosser@hotmail.com.

Valero Junior Achievement volunteer gives lesson Valero Junior Achievement volunteer gives lesson
April 30 at 10:58 am
David Hall, a Junior Achievement volunteer from Valero, explains a lesson to Jazz Eugene and Shana Vicknair from Dawn Gill’s fourth grade class at Norco Elementary.

Norco Elementary Young Author winners Norco Elementary Young Author winners
April 30 at 10:55 am
Pictured are winners in the Norco Elementary Young Authors contest: (Front row) Caleb Thomas, Kaitlin Mizell, Michael Love and Lanie Fincher. (Back row) Paul Baxter, Kyla Royal, Emma Rome and Alyssa Sander.

R.K. Smith honor roll R.K. Smith honor roll
April 30 at 10:54 am
Ivette Galvez receives her certificate for making principal’s list for the second nine week period from Assistant Principal Ronnie Seal. Dayna Parker, representative from Monsanto, rewarded Ivette with a sling backpack for her efforts.

Winners are pictured from left to right.  (Front row) Derelle Smith, Ryan Rivera, Ivie Mashia, Aldyn Ball, Da’Jonae Lewis, and Jonathan Dempsey.  (Back row) Braelyn Cottingham, Joshua Devaney, Andrew Bowler, Audrey Wandrei, Ty’Jarrell Jones and Cristian C New Sarpy Mudbugs chill out and read
April 30 at 10:53 am
New Sarpy Elementary Library proudly announces the winners for January’s reading program, "Chill Out and Read!"

St. Charles Parish Coastal Zone Manager Earl Matherne, Councilman Terrell Wilson, Councilwoman Mary Tastet, Councilwoman Traci Fletcher, Parish President V.J. St. Pierre, Entergy Customer Service Manager Doug Rhodes, Councilwoman Wendy Benedetto, St. Char Entergy grants $25K for Wetland Watchers Park
April 30 at 10:52 am
Members of the St. Charles Parish Council and parish staff accept a $25,000 grant from Entergy for Wetland Watchers Park in Norco.

Norco Primary Students of the Month Norco Primary Students of the Month
April 29 at 10:51 am
Norco Primary School focuses on a different character trait each week. The Students of the Month are chosen by their teachers for exemplifying the character traits within the month that they are honored.






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Adopted Oregon man uses social media to track down parents
Adopted Oregon man uses social media to track down parents
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In the summer of 1973, a baby boy was born to a 14 year-old girl at West Jefferson Medical Center in Gretna.