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| Bible Center Church invites kids to Fiesta June 28, 2006 at 1:12 pm Bible Center Church invites children to attend "Fiesta: Where Kids Are Fired Up About Jesus!" on July 10 - 14 at 9:00 a.m. until noon. |
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| It’s a Fiesta at Vacation Bible School June 28, 2006 at 1:10 pm Luling United Methodist Church and First Union Presbyterian Church are joining together again this summer to sponsor Vacation Bible School on Sunday, July 16 to Friday, July 21 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at Luling United Methodist Church (1001 Paul Maillard Rd.). |
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| Obituaries June 28, 2006 at 1:09 pm Dolores Goldie Bernice Bergeron, age 85, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at St. Charles Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Bergeron, Sr., parents Adolf and Viola Kinnison. |
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| Sheriff's Reports June 28, 2006 at 1:07 pm Arrests • Corey J. Pierre, 36, of 419 Boutte Estates Dr., Boutte, was arrested and charged with poss. with intent to dist. SCH II CDS to wit cocaine, resisting arrest by flight, resisting an officer, poss. of SCH I CDS to wit marijuana, SCSO attachment and a fugitive from Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office at the above address on June 16. Sheriff Champagne reports that the above subject was stopped for suspicious person and further investigation revealed the subject to be in poss. of cocaine and marijuana. |
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| Le Belle Fleur Garden Club chosses new officers June 28, 2006 at 1:05 pm The annual installation of officers of the La Belle Fleur Garden Club was held at the Destrehan Wildcat Kitchen. The officers for the coming year are Kate Hymel, President; Sharyn Laurenc, Vice-President; Pat St. Amant, Secretary; Cathy Montz, Corresponding Secretary, and Louise Hehmeyer, Treasurer. |
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| Bonnet Carre Garden Club installs new officers June 28, 2006 at 1:03 pm Treasurer- Audrey Brady Secretary- Yolande St. Pierre Vice President- Catherine Haydel President- Jane Banquer |
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| Delta Gamma Alumnae Foundation Fellowship awarded to local June 28, 2006 at 1:02 pm Lauren Sauzer, an alumnae member of Gamma Zeta chapter of Delta Gamma at Louisiana State University has been awarded the Founders Fellowship. |
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| University of Louisiana June 28, 2006 at 1:00 pm The President's List and Honor Roll for the spring semester at the University of Louisiana at Monroe have been announced by ULM President Dr. James E. Cofer Sr. |
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| Stewart-Gothreaux Wedding Celebrated June 28, 2006 at 12:57 pm Miss Marcie Renee' Stewart and Mr. Billy Brian Gothreaux were united in marriage on June 10, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La. Dr. Tommy Middleton officiated the afternoon ceremony. |
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New head coach enthusiastic about summer swim season June 22, 2006 at 11:01 am With summer in full swing, Hill Heights Country Club's swim team, the Hurricanes, are hard at work practicing, swimming and competing at local swim meets. Head Coach, Nicole Matherne, says despite their recent losses she is happy with the progress of her swimmers. "We have lost our first two meets but the kids are improving with every practice and every meet. And that is what is important to me," said Matherne. |
| Dark days for law and order June 22, 2006 at 11:00 am Every fifty-two hours, on an average, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in America while protecting their communities. Last week, the officer paying this supreme sacrifice was very close to our homes. So close in fact, that our willingness in the past not to think about this ugly side of America can no longer be ignored. |
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| Where will all the criminals go? June 22, 2006 at 10:58 am It’s good news that the big city next door is getting an army of troops in to quell the increasing elements of crime that invaded as many former residents returned and new people arrived in the aftermath of Katrina. |
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| New York publishers aghast at destruction here June 22, 2006 at 10:57 am As members of Louisiana Press Association, we took a helicopter and bus tour of devastated areas of New Orleans soon after Hurricane Katrina. On Friday, we took a bus tour of the same areas with the New York Publishers Association down here to report on progress since the storm. Unfortunately, there was little progress seen in those areas. |
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| Another one bites the dust June 22, 2006 at 10:55 am At the moment, only four days remain in the legislative session. Time enough to do harm, time enough to do good-and perhaps time enough to add a bit more to the record level of state spending. The voters who pay attention to the legislative process will probably focus on two things in the 2006 Regular Session: The first is the record budget headed for the governor's desk; the second is the ethanol mandate that will likely hit them in their wallets. |
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First African-American to serve parish council honored June 22, 2006 at 10:53 am Before the regular minutes of the evening began during Monday’s parish council meeting, the memory of Curtis T. Johnson, Sr. was colorfully recalled amid a packed room. |
| Council invites Holy Cross to move to parish June 22, 2006 at 10:50 am Introduced by Councilman Dickie Duhe, a resolution passed requesting the Parish President Albert Laque, along with St. Charles Economic Development and Tourism Director Corey Faucheux, to pursue and invite Holy Cross High School to relocate its campus from the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans to St. Charles Parish. |
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Thieves strike Hahnville grocery store June 22, 2006 at 10:47 am In the early morning hours of June 11, thieves struck Birdie's Express, on River Road in Hahnville. At 1:52 a.m., St. Charles Parish deputies responded to a call from the store's owner stating that the store had been burglarized. |
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Brown selected by Braves June 22, 2006 at 10:42 am St. Charles Parish continues to produce some of the best players in the state. Shining at the collegiate and sometimes professional levels, Hanhville and Destrehan remain hotbeds of great baseball athletes. This year is no different. |
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FEMA deadline passes with no new flood rates - 611 views
After indicating they would release new flood insurance rates by June 1 to be applied to local homes under the Biggert-Waters Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has said the release of that information will now be delayed.
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