Crime
6 years of living dangerously
The most pressing issue that St. Charles Parish faces is the lack of hurricane protection, especially on the west bank where most homes and business are vulnerable to storm inundation. […]
Year: 2006
News
Levee route through parish still undetermined
The good news is that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a hurricane protection levee along the west bank of the Mississippi River from Plaquemines Parish through St. Charles to Donaldsonville.The bad news is that it won’t even be started until 2009. […]
Columns
What the New Orleans vote means for the future
In a few weeks, displaced, challenged and beleaguered New Orleanians will determine who will be their next mayor. Either the incumbent, Ray Nagin, or the challenger, Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, will have four years to try to bring some degree of normalcy back to the Crescent City. […]
Allen Lottinger
At last we know how to evacuate
It may have been one year — and one hurricane too late — but Mayor Ray Nagin has come up with a firm plan for evacuation when a Category Two storm approaches. It may save lives and a lot of utter frustration when the inevitable happens again.
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Crime
Fugitive sweep nabs 32
During a weeklong nationwide fugitive roundup, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 32 wanted individuals during a spree police officials designed to capture at-large individuals locally and nationally. […]
Business
Dow celebrates new facility
Numerous state and local officials attended a colorful and unique ceremony at Dow St. Charles Operations on April 28 to celebrate the start-up of Dow’s new state-of-the-art latex facility. […]
Columns
Blanco only a speedbump on the road to more gambling, says lobbyist
BATON ROUGE — Rep. Ernest Wooten has his name attached to a set of bills that increase the number of video poker machines in truck-stop casinos and ups the maximum bet players can stick into the one-armed bandits. […]
Sports
Destrehan and Hahnville head to state finals
Girls’ and boys’ track team members from Hahnville and Destrehan High Schools recently competed at the Class 5A Region II Track Meet. […]
Events & Announcements
Hahnville High School announces planned summer camps
Football Camp
Football youth camp is open to boys ages 7-14. The cost is $50 and includes a t-shirt. For more information, contact Coach Lou Valdin @ 758-7537. […]