June 2011 - Page 2 of 21 - St. Charles Herald Guide

Recent rains not enough to hatch mosquito eggs

June 30, 2011 Michelle Stuckey

Mosquito populations are not expected to increase due to recent small rains in St. Charles Parish.
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Driver’s ed brings out worst in licensed drivers

June 30, 2011 Michelle Stuckey

With the summer months upon us, hundreds of teenage drivers will be hitting the road for the first time during driver’s education courses.
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Construction underway on $200 million plant

June 30, 2011 heraldguide

Construction on a $200 million hydrogen plant in Luling is underway and a pipeline, which will deliver the hydrogen throughout the area, is scheduled to begin construction in July.
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Biologists search spillway for ‘relic of dinosaur age’

June 30, 2011 heraldguide

Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have spent the last two weeks scouring the receding water of the Bonnet Carre Spillway for an endangered species of fish that is considered to be a relic of the dinosaur era.
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Gator attacks Destrehan man fishing in spillway

June 30, 2011 Michelle Stuckey

A Destrehan man was attacked by a 4-foot alligator in the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Sunday, but he only suffered minor injuries.
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Extravagant fireworks show to light up sky

June 30, 2011 heraldguide

For more than two decades, parish residents have made an annual trek to the West Bank Bridge Park during the Fourth of July weekend for an evening filled with music, food, fun, and most importantly, a fireworks show that lasts between 20 to 30 minutes.
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