Sports
Swimming along
The Mimosa Swim Team traveled to Ormond Country Club to take on their third competitor of the season Wednesday, June 21. […]
Month: July 2006
News
Levee district says no to videotaped meetings
The Pontchartrain Levee District will not be videotaping its meetings and forwarding a copy of the tape to all parishes covered by the district, according to a vote taken by the levee district commissioners. […]
News
St. Charles Parish Schools seeking old K-Mart building
The St. Charles Parish School Board is expected to give the go-ahead for the purchase of the old K-Mart building on Hwy. 90 in Boutte. Shortly before Katrina, the school system had rented and utilized the building for storage and currently seeks to purchase the building for a cost of approximately $1 million. […]
Columns
An unresolved problem
When the state appropriations bill emerged from the House, it had a conspicuous passenger – a $150 million line item for hurricane evacuations. […]
Allen Lottinger
Louisiana is really not a poor state
Louisiana is often referred to as a “poor state” but that’s not really true. […]
Baseball
Crush loses heartbreaker
The Mimosa Crush, 13-14 year-old Franchise Team coached by Kerry Savoie, were runner up after losing to Mimosa Boudreaux 7-6. […]
Crime
Destrehan man charged with child porn
During the course of March, Shane Helds contacted his ex-girlfriend multiple times by phone and via text messages. […]
News
Rescued bald eagle released in Des Allemands
Last May, Lt. Pamela Schmitt, an animal control officer with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, responded to calls from several motorists who witnessed an eagle along the roadside in Des Allemands thatappeared to be injured. […]
Crime
Lutcher man booked for attempted manslaughter in the parish
In a domestic dispute gone wrong, a Lutcher man became enraged at the sight of his ex-wife speaking with another man. Coty Foreman, 24, 2403 N. Central St., Lutcher, then fired a gun at his estranged wife’s boyfriend’s car.Apparently, this is not the first time that Foreman and his wife have had problems. […]