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Termites thriving in warmer weather Termites thriving in warmer weather
2 hours ago
For homeowners, late spring and early summer are a time to look out for termite swarms and this year, although swarms are arriving a little later than in years past, they are arriving in force.

Arrests (May 23)
6 hours ago
•Jonathan M. Lanque, 17, of 216 St. John St. in Luling, was arrested on May 14 and charged with theft of goods less than $500.

Anthony Straughter (center) talks about the Dr. K Movement with teens. Grassroots effort underway to curb St. Rose violence
6 hours ago
On a Friday afternoon, community activists and young girls stand in a circle in a driveway of a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in St. Rose.

Council: Civil service employees should keep jobs if forced to relocate due to Biggert-Waters
6 hours ago
The St. Charles Parish Council has asked the parish government to allow employees to keep their jobs if they have to move to another area due to financial hardship associated with the Biggert-Waters Act.

Gun, cash stolen in rash of Montz car burglaries
6 hours ago
Last week, five vehicles were burglarized in Montz and robbers made off with items including wallets, a gun, cell phones, cameras and even cash.

FEMA letter touts low cost of flood insurance FEMA letter touts low cost of flood insurance
6 hours ago
The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a letter to local residents asking them to renew their flood insurance rates, touting the low cost.

Richmond, Waters introduce bill to reform flood insurance Richmond, Waters introduce bill to reform flood insurance
Yesterday at 3:01 pm
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02), along with Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), introduced The Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation aims to improve the National Flood Insurance Program by ensuring that the implementation of new rates do not burden homeowners or slow the recovery of the nation's housing market.


Burglars strike 7 Luling homes during daytime Burglars strike 7 Luling homes during daytime
Yesterday at 9:32 am
Brazen burglars have broken into seven Luling homes in less than two weeks, making off with electronics and jewelry during the daytime heists.


Trio charged with arson in 3 Montz fires Trio charged with arson in 3 Montz fires
May 21 at 3:03 pm
Two juveniles and a 25-year-old man have been arrested in connection with two separate Friday fires in Montz – one of which destroyed a home.


Unusually cold spring makes crabs hard to find
May 18 at 11:14 am
In the still darkness of the morning, three crabbers in a pickup truck arrived at Lac Des Allemands before dawn.

Sen. David Vitter accepts a container of keys from Lisa Taylor as her husband Robert speaks to a crowd gathered in the Taylor residence's driveway. Vitter in Bayou Gauche to speak about action on flood insurance rate hikes
May 17 at 3:11 pm
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.


Former St. Charles deputy charged with payroll fraud
May 17 at 11:53 am
A former St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s deputy whose arrest disgusted Sheriff Greg Champagne, has now been charged with six additional counts of payroll fraud.

The Willowridge levee will be constructed in five phases. The first phase will call for construction of a 5.5-foot-levee from the Peterson Canal to Willowridge Drive. Parish plans to go out for construction bids in June for Willowridge levee
May 17 at 11:47 am
St. Charles Parish plans to go out for construction bids next month on the first phase of the Willowridge levee, assuming a judge rules in the parish’s favor regarding a portion of the land needed for the project.

Joshua ByChurch Police dog sniffs out suspected burglar
May 17 at 11:45 am
With the assistance of a K-9 officer, police were able to track down a 23-year-old man who reportedly stole items from a car and broke into a house early Friday morning.

St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre (left) tells a crowd at a River Region Chamber of Commerce breakfast about his recent trip to the nation's capital to lobby against the Biggert-Waters Act and proposed FEMA maps. St. John Parish President Natal Legislators vow to help parish fight huge insurance increases
May 16 at 11:10 am
Parish President V.J. St. Pierre, along with eight other parish presidents and representatives from five other parishes, visited Washington, D.C. to talk to officials about the potential spike in local flood insurance premiums should large portions of the Biggert-Waters Act be allowed to take effect in October.

Supreme Court rules against school vouchers
May 16 at 11:02 am
Last week the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the funding structure for the Louisiana Scholarship Program unconstitutional.

Chaisson will step down as port executive director Chaisson will step down as port executive director
May 16 at 10:53 am
The Port of South Louisiana will soon see a change in leadership after Joel T. Chaisson Sr.’s eight-year tenure as executive director officially comes to an end on July 14.

Adopted Oregon man uses social media to track down parents Adopted Oregon man uses social media to track down parents
May 11 at 8:20 am
In the summer of 1973, a baby boy was born to a 14 year-old girl at West Jefferson Medical Center in Gretna.


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Superintendent steps down to get down
Superintendent steps down to get down
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Dr. Rodney Lafon boiled down his decision to announce his retirement last month to a simple factor. With 40 years accumulated in the school system he had come to a point in his career where he would make nearly the same yearly salary as a retiree as if he chose to continue working.