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No speedy answer for new home businesses
September 20, 2006 at 1:14 pm
The main topic for the St. Charles Parish Council meeting at the courthouse on Monday was a proposal by Parish President Albert Laque's administration to amend the approval process and operational regulations for home occupations.

The cats are able to get to the outside room via this cat ladder that leads to a small wall opening. Movin’ on up... from cluttered cages to kitty oondo
September 20, 2006 at 1:13 pm
The St. Charles Parish Humane Society has gone to great lengths to ensure that the cats who are brought to their shelter can check in with style by creating a space that allows the furry felines to roam freely.

Luling’s Peter Church fights off swarming love bugs last weekend Love is in the air?
September 20, 2006 at 1:10 pm
Pesky love bugs were so thick in St. Charles Parish before cooler weather rolled in that drivers were seen busily cleaning their windshields at gas stations.

Rodney Smith, 39, St. Rose Outrageous: Pit bulls found starving, scarred and wounded, say cops
September 20, 2006 at 1:03 pm
On Sept. 11, officers for the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office arrested and charged Rodney Smith with two counts of cruelty to animals on a warrant that was issued in late August.

N.O. woman slugs parent at Hahnville football game
September 20, 2006 at 12:59 pm
A 19-year-old New Orleans woman was arrested following Hahnville's 34-28 victory over O. Perry Walker.

John Tyler, 28, Des Allemands was the sixth person arrested and charged with child pornography this year. As with all arrests, those charged are innocent until proved guilty. Child pornography arrests raise question: ‘Are parish kids safe?’
September 20, 2006 at 12:47 pm
A wave of child-pornography arrests in St. Charles Parish raises worrisome questions about the link between the obscene material and the sexual abuse of children, and concerned parents want to know: “Are our children safe?”

‘Zydeco Joeaux’ strumming a few sounds at the St. Charles Parish Alligator Festival. Rotary Club rolls out the red carpet for 'King of the Swamp'
September 20, 2006 at 12:38 pm
The St. Charles Parish Rotary Club is excited to get things under way for the 27th Annual Alligator Festival, scheduled to start Thurs., Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.

OUCH! St. Rose teen faces 96 years in prison for theft of cologne & CDs, say cops
September 20, 2006 at 12:33 pm
A St. Rose man could face up to 96 years in jail if convicted of simple burglary.

New Sarpy man shot dead
September 20, 2006 at 12:29 pm
According to the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office, the parish’s first homicide this year took place on Sun., Sept. 17 at 10: 30 p.m.

Ama’s own Laron Landry has been nothing short of sensational. LSU vs Auburn
September 13, 2006 at 2:53 pm
It is just three weeks into the college football season, but one of the most important games of the 2006 season will occur this coming Saturday when the LSU Tigers face the Auburn Tigers.

Hahnville linebacker Roshon Thomas drags down Central Lafourche quarterback Neil Adams in the first quarter of last weeks game. Valdin candid about his team’s lack of running game
September 13, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Hahnville came out on a mission last Friday evening handing their former 6-5A district rivals a 38-point shellacking. The Tigers (2-0 overall, 0-0 5-5A) got off to a shaky start as they won the toss and elected to receive -- only to fumble the kickoff. The defense took the field and forced Central Lafourche to a three and out, and for the second week in a row, the defensive front four found themselves in the opposing teams backfield frequently.

Quarterback Jordan Jefferson threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns in the Walker game, giving him eight touchdown passes in his first two starts. Wildcats cruise into Homecoming week 2-0
September 13, 2006 at 2:44 pm
The Destrehan Wildcats will take on the Terrebonne Tigers tomorrow at 7 p.m. at home for their homecoming game. Last week, the Wildcats cruised to a 48-28 victory over the O. Perry Walker Chargers.

The sunflowers drawing attention in Norco are the result of Adam Duhe’s love to watch plants grow. Towering sunflowers call Norco garden home
September 13, 2006 at 2:40 pm
Adam Duhe loves to watch plants grow and flowers bloom in his grandmother, Brenda Duhe’s, garden, and recently he decided to try his hand at gardening by planting sunflower seeds.

Senior adults invited to enter contest
September 13, 2006 at 2:37 pm
The St. Charles Council of Aging is currently accepting entries for their 2007 calendar contest.

Library to hold flash fiction course
September 13, 2006 at 2:35 pm
The St. Charles Parish East Library will be holding a flash fiction writing class, "Power of the Pen: Polaroid Prose," on Thurs., Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Felix, a 3-year-old Snowshoe, is available for adoption at the St. Charles Parish Humane Society. Pet of the Week
September 13, 2006 at 2:35 pm
The St. Charles Parish Humane Society is where Felix, a Snowshoe feline, currently calls home.

HHS tutoring program
September 13, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Hahnville High School will begin its tutoring and grade recovery program, called Hahnville’s Educational Learning Program or HELP on Sept. 19.

Hospital CEO, Federico Martinez, showing his wilder side by breaking ground with his flaming Harley Davidson hard hat.
Ceremony jump starts hospital construction
September 13, 2006 at 2:21 pm
Representatives of the parish’s health system gathered on Sept. 8 to celebrate the expansion of the St. Charles Parish Hospital with a ground breaking ceremony.







Vitter in Bayou Gauche to speak about action on flood insurance rate hikes
Vitter in Bayou Gauche to speak about action on flood insurance rate hikes
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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.