Allen Lottinger
Louisiana, Florida coasts quite different
After a few days at Grand Isle, Ye Publisher and his wife went to a press meeting in Sandestin, FL last week. […]
Month: July 2008
Health
No credit, no medical care
It’s been a battle the hospital has been trying to win. St. Charles Parish CEO Fred Martinez says the hospital goes before the council each year to borrow money just to offset the costs of the 30 percent of their visitors who don’t pay their hospital bills. […]
Government
Parish waiting for grants to update pumping stations
St. Charles Parish is actively seeking grants to help pay for updates to both the Cousins and Schexnayder Pump Stations. […]
Events & Announcements
Cajun cuisine, music and rides highlight 34th Catfish Festival
If the best catfish cuisine around is what your taste buds desire, then it’s probably a good idea to drop by this weekend’s 34th Annual Louisiana Catfish Festival in Des Allemands. […]
Lifestyles
Principal used first grade teacher as inspiration
This is the second in a three-part series highlighting the parish’s three principals of the year. […]
Crime
MySpace helps deputies nab 7
A video depicting a group of residents showing off AK-47 assault rifles and allegedly threatening to harm a person, as well as police officials, led to seven arrests. […]
Business
Hospital asks parish for millions
Whether it’s noon or midnight, when an accident occurs in St. Charles Parish, the victims are rushed to the hospital and treated by a staff that is on call 24 hours a day. […]
School
Schools look into security system used by NYPD
A security system used by 80 percent of the cruise line industry that can also be found in Air Force bases and the New York Police Department, might find its way into the St. Charles Parish School System. […]
Lifestyles
Knock’em Down
They’ve knocked down old houses, destroyed rusted out trailers, picked up trash and cleared high weeds simply because they want their community to be beautiful again like it was years before. […]