Lifestyles
Heather R. Breaux BLOG
When I was in fifth grade, my English teacher asked my class to write a 100-word essay that focused on what we wanted to be when we grew up. Seemed easy enough, right? […]
Month: November 2007
Business
Social Concerns
Outgoing president of the St. Charles Parish Social Concerns Organization, Colette Lottinger, says although the facility is there to help those in need, residents need to be more proactive in helping themselves. […]
Government
Parish to purchase hazardous property from eligible residents
Emergency Operations senior coordinator Jason Tastet says eligible homeowners in the parish will benefit from hazard mitigation funds, a program put in place to purchase property that is prone to flooding. […]
Health
Family seeks donations after man gets new liver
Richard Bissette, 51, of Luling suffered with liver problems for a couple of years, but when he caught the E. coli virus, his liver finally quit working, forcing him to have an expensive liver transplant. […]
Government
Where’s our raise?
St. Charles parish civil service employees didn’t receive the 13 percent pay increase they were promised after the Parish Council’s final budget meeting, and they want an explanation.
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Lifestyles
Convoy of food delivers hope to working poor
A semi-truck filled with food items will arrive in Des Allemands at the park located near First Assembly Church, on Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
News
Cox Cable not going anywhere
The St. Charles Parish council introduced an ordinance at its Nov. 5 meeting to extend Cox Cable’s contract agreement for one more year, which will allow the parish more time to consider other cable television providers. […]
Obituaries
Sidney F. Gassen, Sr.
Sidney F. Gassen, Sr. born January 10, 1918 in Luling, LA, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the age of 89. […]
Obituaries
Rose Mary Riggio Duckworth
Rose Mary Riggio Duckworth, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 at River Parishes Hospital in LaPlace, LA at the age of 89. […]