News
East bank hurricane levee likely to go up 3 ft.
With hurricane season right around corner, levee construction and maintenance is at the forefront of concerns for St. Charles Parish residents. […]
Month: April 2006
Columns
Sobering personal income news
The governor and Legislature should pay close attention to a recent bit of economic news. Data just released by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) had some sobering news for Louisiana. […]
News
Dow announces grant program
St. Charles Operations is proud to announce its 2006 Educational Enhancement School Grant Program,” said Stanley Dufrene, community relations manager.
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Editorial
Kerry, the anti-war candidate?
With the Gallup Poll showing 51 percent of Americans want all U.S. troops out of Iraq by year’s end, John Kerry has made his move. The 2004 Democratic nominee is calling for complete withdrawal of U.S. forces, if Iraqis do not agree on a unity government by May 15. […]
Columns
Oil, gas and lawsuits
BATON ROUGE –If there were ever a poster child for so-called legacy sites, the distinction would likely belong to William Dore’s 9,000 acres of marshland in Cameron Parish. He has made a profitable living leasing out his land to oil and gas prospectors, but it has come at a hefty price. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Get it Growing! 4-12-2006
It’s great to spend time outside with your children, but you need to take a few precautions to ensure they stay safe. […]
Lifestyles
What Cha got cookin’?
Chef Pat Phelan and his students are always cookin’ up something good. Students interested in pursuing Culinary Arts as a profession need to go no further than the Satellite Center. […]
Obituaries
Obituaries 4-12-2006
Falgout Ione M. Falgout, 52, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2006. She is survived by children; David Falgout, Jr., Anna M. Alfred Piner. Sister of Alvin Barham, and sister of Mary Redford and 2 grandchildren. […]
Crime
Sheriff Reports 4-11-2006
Arrests
• Dorian Thompson, 18, of 835 East Hoover St., New Sarpy, was arrested and charged with molestation of a juvenile at St. Charles Correctional Center on April 4. Sheriff Champagne reports that the above subject was arrested after allegedly inappropriately fondling a juvenile. […]