Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 4-22-2010
Sheriff’s Reports […]
Month: April 2010
Columns
What the revenue estimating conference told us
The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) met recently to update the state’s official revenue estimates in time for the House Appropriations Committee to begin finalizing work on the FY 10/11 budget that will take effect this July 1. […]
Allen Lottinger
Sediment diversion should be coordinated
Eleven candidate projects were selected Tuesday to be considered for implementation under the Breaux Act which was set up many years ago to help preserve and restore the coast of Louisiana. […]
Government
Work underway on Destrehan pump station
An $18.8 million pump station that will help drain water from Prospect Avenue in Norco to Interstate 310 in St. Rose is now under construction and should be completed by September 2011, according to Steve Wilson, president of the Pontchartrain Levee District. […]
Government
Builder picked for $1.2 million Paradis Library
The St. Charles Parish Council authorized a contract with Lamar Contractors for construction of a new Paradis library. […]
Crime
73-year-old Grandma arrested for drugs in home
A 73-year-old Des Allemands woman and her 20-year-old grandson were arrested after nearly $10,000 worth of drugs were found inside their home, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
Health
6th grader fights to keep use of arm
When Jacob Andrews, 12, first started complaining of arm pain in August 2009, his grandparents thought that he was just trying to get out of doing homework. […]
Government
Secret sauce recipes make money in Norco
Destrehan resident Rosario D’Amico never imagined he would be in the food business. Until 2008, D’Amico was a hotel manager in Baton Rouge. When the economy started to dip, he was laid off. […]
News
Spillway visitors double since ‘05
Since Hurricane Katrina, the number of visitors to the Bonnet Carre Spillway has doubled due to the amount of recreational activities that the nearly 8,000-acre floodway offers. […]