News
District ranks 12th in school performance
District and school performance scores were released last week and St. Charles ranked No. 12 out of 70 districts in the state.
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Month: October 2011
Government
Council will talk about boat launch plans at meeting
The St. Charles Parish Council will discuss plans for two West Bank boat launches at a committee meeting on Tuesday just in time for budget hearings at the end of the month.
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News
Tempers flare at School Board over $2.1 million employee payment
Tempers flared last Wednesday at a St. Charles Parish School Board meeting in which the board approved a one-time payment of $1,000 to all full-time employees and $500 to all part-time employees. […]
Crime
Security camera helps police nab burglary ring
Surveillance equipment can be a powerful tool in law enforcement’s fight against crime.
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Crime
Charges dismissed in hospital sex battery case
All charges have been dropped against a Marrero man who was accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a psychiatric patient at St. Charles Parish Hospital, according to court records.
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Business
Dow will restart $250 million project, hire hundreds of workers
A Dow plant that was shut down in 2009 will be reopened by the end of 2012. The $250 million project will result in more than 50 permanent jobs and hundreds of construction jobs for the parish.
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News
Industry takes top awards at cook-off
Even though the competition was stiff, with 103 teams showing up to cook jambalaya or gumbo, industry representatives won top honors in three of the four events at the 10th annual Battle for the Paddle last week.
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News
Investigators not sure what caused Boutte blaze
Investigators with the Luling Volunteer Fire Department have been unable to identify the cause of a Boutte fire that destroyed the family home of LSU sophomore running back Alfred Blue.
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Government
Rathborne says Luling levee permit unlawful
Rathborne Land Co. L.L.C. and Willowridge Estates L.L.C. have filed a petition against the federal government because they say a permit issued to St. Charles Parish for construction of the West Bank hurricane protection levee is unlawful.
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