Lifestyles
“Bark at Bridge Park” to raise funds for new shelter
The population of St. Charles Parish is growing, and that means that the stray animal population is too. […]
Month: December 2009
Lifestyles
Nine residents become
St. Charles Parish County Agent, Rene’ Schmit of the LSU AgCenter, presented certificate awards to nine graduates in recognition of their completing 64 hours of course work toward certification as a Louisiana Master Gardener. […]
Lifestyles
Head Start, R.J. Vial, Cammon have new leaders
The recent retirement of Mildred Butler, the former director of the Head Start program for St. Charles Parish, set a series of changes into motion for area schools. […]
Editorial
Bark at Bridge Park celebrates pets
St. Charles Parish dogs (and cats) will have their day at the first annual ‘Bark at the Bridge Park’ festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the West Bank Bridge Park in Luling. […]
Government
Troops needed in Afghanistan
Some wonder why we should go to war on the side of corrupt government in Afghanistan. […]
Columns
Higher ed commission proposes critical reforms
This past legislative session, Speaker of the House Jim Tucker passed a bill that created a “Postsecondary Education Review Commission” which was charged with studying Louisiana’s higher education system. […]
Government
Waterford 3 in latter stages of outage
Waterford 3 is getting ready to begin producing power again after a shutdown to refuel and refurbish the plant. […]
Crime
DHS student charged with sexual battery in classroom
An 18-year-old St. Rose man, who allegedly exposed himself and touched a 15-year-old girl in a Destrehan High School classroom while a video was being shown, has been booked with sexual battery and molestation of a juvenile, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said. […]
Crime
Six from 5 states arrested in Destrehan magazine bust
Six young adults, only one of whom was from Louisiana, were arrested by the Sheriff’s Office last week for misrepresenting themselves as Destrehan students while selling magazines without a solicitation permit. […]