Government
Future of crime fighting
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has chosen a builder for their new 39,000 square-foot law enforcement complex, Sheriff Greg Champagne said. […]
Month: August 2009
Business
Tax holiday a boon to businesses
Furniture, school supplies, hurricane protection items and even alcohol and tobacco products are just a few of the many items that will be available tax free next weekend after the Parish Council, the School Board and the state suspended their sales taxes. […]
Business
50 set to sue Dow
Fifty residents that say they were exposed to ethyl acrylate fumes after a leak at Dow have retained the legal services of New Orleans attorney Frank D’Amico, Jr. […]
Crime
Arrest, seizure of getaway car appear to stop rash of break-ins
Nine vehicles in the Willowdale, Willowridge and Lakewood Drive area were broken into last weekend, which continued a string of car burglaries that began in May but increased in June and July. […]
Columns
Survey shows independant voters taking a second look
Presidential campaigns are in some respects like a gruesome war. Large, well-financed armies of partisans slug it out in battles designed to rally their voters into action and to drive down the favorable impressions of the opposing candidate. […]
Editorial
Is Time Magazine confirming Catholic teaching on marriage?
There has been less chatter in the Catholic press than I had expected about Time magazine’s July 13 cover story. […]
Allen Lottinger
‘White Noise’ could help end our racial problems
Pres. Barrack Obama tried to quell the racial uproar he helped create over the arrest of a black Harvard professor. […]
Lifestyles
Hands-on expertise nets DHS prestigious award
Destrehan High School students are being prepared for their future more than ever before, with unique classes that teach them to design blueprints, create videos and weld at a level that would qualify them for a job right out of school. […]
Business
Bollinger Shipyards will remain in St. Rose
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. (BSI) and Sealy & Company announced the execution of a long-term deal to extend its lease for 9,959 square feet of office space in the One James Park Office Building in James Business Park, located in St. Charles Parish. […]