Government
At least one more full bridge closing expected
Motorists can expect to see workers switch from the northbound to the southbound side of the Hale Boggs Bridge in mid to late August. […]
Month: July 2011
Government
State makes changes to strict attendance policy
Students who are sick for less than three days no longer have to worry about whether their school will take a doctor’s note.
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Government
Expect mosquito numbers to explode in the next week
While the parish is still technically experiencing a drought, some residents may already be getting tired of the near-constant small rainfalls over the past two weeks.
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Business
Paradis Library has drawn thousands since opening
For years, residents and library board members agreed that a new library branch was needed to serve the Des Allemands, Paradis and Bayou Gauche area.
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Government
Parish receives $6.8 million for West Bank levee
Hurricane protection for the West Bank of St. Charles Parish is getting ever closer to reality with the announcement of $6,751,717 in Statewide Flood Control Program funds going toward the project over a number of years. […]
Government
Parish unemployment nearly doubles in 3 years
St. Charles Parish boasted the highest weekly wage in the state for the fourth quarter of 2010, but that number does not necessarily mean that the parish’s economy is prospering.
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Government
Pay NO taxes on Aug. 5, 6
On Aug. 5-6, St. Charles will be the only parish in the state that will suspend all sales taxes on most retail purchases.
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News
Police identify body of Luling bridge jumper
St. Charles Parish authorities say that a body discovered floating in the Mississippi River is that of a man who jumped off of the Hale Boggs Bridge last Wednesday.
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Crime
3 men sought after shooting, brazen car heist
Police are still searching for a man who shot a woman in the arm after she refused to give up her vehicle in Des Allemands and are now on the lookout for two men who crashed into a car in Destrehan before stealing it.
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