Government
St. Pierre declares state of emergency
St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre Jr. has declared a state of emergency this morning as a precaution in advance of possible inclement weather from Tropical Storm Ida. […]
Month: November 2009
Events & Announcements
Get down at the Bayou Festival
HOUMA – Bring your dancing shoes to the Bayou Cajun Festival on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Evergreen Cajun Center in Houma. […]
Events & Announcements
Luling Living Center Fall Fest
The Luling Living Center will hold its Fall Fest on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center located at 1125 Paul Maillard Rd. in Luling. […]
Events & Announcements
Nicholls hosts biology meeting
THIBODAUX – Nicholls State University will host the South Central Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology on Nov. 6 and 7 in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union.
Dr. Joan Bennett, professor of plant biology and pathology and associate vice president for the promotion of women in science, engineering and mathematics at Rutgers University, will deliver the keynote lecture, slated for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Bennett’s lecture is titled “The Katrina Catastrophe: Floods, Fungi and Public Health.”
Additional information regarding pre-registration, abstract submission and program details can be found at www.nicholls.edu/biology.
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Football
Hahnville locks up district title with impressive win
The Hahnville Tigers won their first outright district title since 2004 in impressive fashion by dominating East St. John on both sides of the ball for a 41-21 win. […]
Events & Announcements
Public meeting on Ormond culvert
DESTREHAN – The St. Charles Parish Department of Public Works will host a public meeting in November to review the Ormond Boulevard Culvert Replacement Project. […]
Crime
Students charged with HHS arson
Two Hahnville High School students, one of whom was overheard saying he wanted to blow up the school, were arrested last week for allegedly starting a fire in a trash can inside a boy’s restroom, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
News
Haunted History?
With Halloween approaching, residents and visitors from outside the parish will make their way to the Destrehan Plantation, hopeful that they might catch sight of one of the mansion’s supposed ghosts. […]
Government
Parish lawyers still reviewing pair of Davezac contracts
The St. Charles Parish legal department is still reviewing two contracts with a Destrehan-based firm that has reported ties to the recent bribery case of former St. John Parish President Bill Hubbard. […]