Obituaries
Obituaries 3-22-2006
Lewis Johnny Lewis, Jr., on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at his residence in Killona, LA. Son of Julia Lewis and the late Johnny Lewis, Sr. Brother of Michael A. Williams, Patricia L. (James) Downing, Gilbert […]
Year: 2006
Crime
Displaced Metairie man charged with indecent behavior
A New Orleans area man, who was staying with a Luling family, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile.The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested John L. Smith III, 60, Metairie, on March 12 after someone witnessed him taking inappropriate photographs of a 6 year-old girl in Monsanto Park.
Lifestyles
Some spring pests have arrived early
This year’s mild winter and warming temperatures have set up the perfect scenario for an early emergence of various insect pests. […]
Spirit Weekly
Opportunity of a lifetime
Two and a half years ago, Ian Robert was a junior at Hahnville, traveling the path that many 16 year olds take. […]
Editorial
Panic in davos world
“Who is Karl Rove?” the puzzled fellow from Dubai inquired, on hearing he had a phone call waiting from the White House. […]
Editorial
Education is a Priority for Recovery
Back in January, I visited Katrina evacuees in Atlanta. I vividly recall a conversation with one young mother, Shajuan Harris, who tightly held her child and tearfully told me about her top priority for recovery. […]
Allen Lottinger
Who’ll be the next governor?
It’s not too hard to figure out who two of the candidates in the next governor’s race will be. The incumbent Democrat Kathleen Blanco has already thrown her bonnet into the ring. And everyone expects Republican Cong. Bobby Jindall to repeat his candidacy from the last race. […]
News
West bank of parish needs quick attention
Residents of the west bank of St. Charles Parish can take solace in the fact that there is still some acreage left between its southernmost subdivisions and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Columns
Our Good Fortune May Cost Us
It is hard to believe that nearly five years have passed since terrorists hijacked four airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and an open field in Pennsylvania. […]