Editorial
Finance Dept. didn’t read auditor’s letter
accepted principles […]
Month: March 2008
Allen Lottinger
Should old Charity be saved?
A controversy is going on now about the future of Charity Hospital in New Orleans which was put out of commission by Hurricane Katrina. […]
Business
St. Charles Hospital is serving us well
We are blessed in St. Charles Parish with a hospital that has provided the type of services that were mainly needed in the past and is keeping up with the times in this day of modern medicine. […]
Government
Program lets families save money by building own home
Families in St. Charles Parish are finding out that the cheapest way to move into a new home may just be by building it themselves. […]
Government
Auditor: Cochran broke law
Ronald Dawson, the certified public accountant who conducted an audit of the St. Rose Fire Station in 2006, says that Councilman and Fire Chief Larry Cochran broke a state law by allowing his mother to live at the station.
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Government
Council ‘intelligent’ enough to award contracts without board approval
St. Charles Parish officials and Parish President V.J. St. Pierre are looking at a plan that would do away with the Quality Based Selection Review Board, a group of professionals from outside the parish that determine which engineering and architectural firms get contracts.
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Business
Echoes of the past brought into the present
Chef Ed Rhinehart keeps a diary loaded with the tidbits and food recipes that have helped him become a local star in the Louisiana culinary scene. […]
Government
Parish may hire inmates to help fill labor needs
A shortage of workers is greatly impacting the amount of parish projects that are completed on time. […]
Health
Parish air too dirty
The federal government has announced that the air in St. Charles Parish, as well as in 345 other counties and parishes across the nation, is too dirty to breathe, putting residents at risk for heart and asthma attacks. […]