Events & Announcements
Students: register for band by April 9
The Hahnville High School band is holding registration for the 2009-10 school year on April 9, April 23 and May 21 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. […]
Month: April 2009
Letter to the Editor
More doctors needed at hospital
Editor,
I was pleased to see that the hospital bond issue passed Saturday, but only about 5 percent of registered voters were concerned enough to exercise their duty and privilege to vote. But I’ll bet that in the future many residents will be in the emergency room and be very pleased at what they see. […]
Columns
Guaranteeing the guarantees
Occasionally you hear things that you find hard to believe. That happened recently when I heard the 44th President of the United States giving a government guarantee for the warranties of cars purchased from General Motors and Chrysler. […]
Allen Lottinger
There’s good and bad coming out of Washington
This new administration up in Washington is giving us plenty to talk and write about. […]
Government
Council decision is a win-win for parish
The St. Charles Parish Council’s decision to approve the discharging of treated wastewater into wetlands owned by Rathborne Land Co. is a win-win for both the parish and Rathborne. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 4-7-2009
Sheriff’s Reports […]
News
4-car wreck leads to death of 27-year-old Destrehan man
A 27-year-old Destrehan man, Rafael Rangel, died April 3 after his 1990 Toyota Corolla was involved in a four-car accident on Highway 90 in Jefferson Parish. […]
Health
An Easter reflection on sin and mercy
I thought it would be fitting during this Easter to reflect on a really bad three-letter word that rarely gets mentioned anymore: sin. […]
Government
Tax credit that paid $12.2M to parish residents in ’08 often goes unclaimed
More than 4,900 low-to-moderate-income workers in St. Charles Parish pocketed over $12.2 million last year at tax time thanks to a credit that often goes unclaimed. […]