October 2009 - Page 2 of 12 - St. Charles Herald Guide

Heritage Day for elementary kids

October 27, 2009 Staff Report 0

DESTREHAN – Kindergarten through third grade students of public, private, parochial and home schools can make a “Heritage Connection” at Destrehan Plantation’s Fall Heritage Day on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event will feature a hands-on experience for students. They will learn about candle making, sugar refining, open-hearth cooking, spinning and weaving, indigo dyeing, period dancing, wood carving, doll making, moss mattress making, calligraphy, antique toys and games, hand stitching and embroidery, quilting and many other folk life skills so important to life long ago.

A Civil War encampment and gardening with the LSU AgCenter’s master gardeners also highlight the event.
Admission is $5 for students and adults. A tour of the plantation is an additional $5. Interested persons must call for reservations.

For more information and to make reservations, call Angela Matherne at 985-764-9315 or send an email to destreharitage@aol.com.
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Hogan renews call for library investigation

October 26, 2009 heraldguide 0

Councilman Paul Hogan says that Library Board President Carolyn Tregre has refused to meet with him to discuss his concern that the East Regional Library’s increase in square footage from 33,587 to 39,655 was never approved by the board. […]

Unemployment rises, should stabilize soon

October 26, 2009 heraldguide 0

From March until August, the parish’s unemployment rate has increased from 4.7 percent to 7 percent, mainly due to losses in construction and manufacturing, Economic Development Director Corey Faucheux said. […]

Pieces of the past highlight ancient history of Paradis

October 26, 2009 heraldguide 0

For at least 600 years, southeastern Louisiana Indians occupied a 32-acre site in St. Charles Parish, complete with five burial mounds. Now, Brandt Dufrene, who serves as president of First National Bank USA, wants the parish’s help in making the area a part of the Jean Lafitte National Park. […]

Carbon emission limit opposed by Chamber

October 26, 2009 Dan Juneau 0

The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting editorial recently about the short-sightedness of some major corporations that were resigning from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over their disagreement with the Chamber’s policy on the “cap and trade” legislation. […]

President Obama’s brief visit was okay

October 26, 2009 Allen Lottinger 0

Pres. Barack Obama made a mad dash through the New Orleans area last week. It was a four-hour visit, as if anyone can appreciate this area in such a brief period of time. […]

Door-to-door surveys for sewer rehab

October 26, 2009 heraldguide 0

Residents in the Luling area that have answered door-to-door surveys are helping St. Charles Parish in its quest to apply for a Louisiana Community Development Block Grant that would be used to rehabilitate the sewer system. […]

Sheriff’s Reports 10-25-2009

October 26, 2009 From staff and wire reports 0

Arrests
•Garnet D. Marshall, Jr., 28, of 200 Sunset Ct. #74 in Hahnville, was arrested on Oct. 8 and charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and use of a controlled substance in the presence of juveniles. […]

Doctors find clues to why H1N1 is hitting younger generation hardest

October 26, 2009 Ann Taylor 0

The great majority of people who have caught the swine flu have recovered quickly, with nothing more than a few days of missed work or school to show for it. But the mystery of H1N1 is that unlike the seasonal flu, which can cause complications in the elderly or very young, H1N1 is hitting children and young adults the hardest. […]