Events & Announcements
Walk to nine churches in “Soles for Christ” event
NEW ORLEANS – Soles for Christ, a nine-church walk, will take place on Good Friday, April 6, beginning at 7:45 a.m. […]
Month: April 2012
Lifestyles
DHS sophomore named Miss Teen La. International
Hailey Elizabeth Clark was crowned Miss Teen Louisiana International 2012 on March 12, 2012. Hailey was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana but has lived and attended schools in St. Tammany Parish and Jefferson Parish, and she is currently a 15-year-old sophmore at Destrehan High School.
Lifestyles
Hurst student a finalist for state Student of the Year
The Louisiana Department of Education announced last week that Harry Hurst Middle School and St. Charles Parish Student of the Year, Cole Grieshop, has been selected as the Regional Student of the Year and is a finalist for the Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year. […]
Government
Vote for hospital bond will cause further debt
Dear Editor,
Once again, in less than a year, the Administrator and operators of our St. Charles Parish Hospital are asking the good folks of St. Charles Parish to give them more money to expand the hospital. Nothing has changed, except for their plan on how they will access your taxes.
Editorial
What is our disposition before God?
A good friend recently asked me to watch a Dr. Oz show she had DVR’d, where the guest was a psychic medium. […]
Government
Alternative fuels are still needed
The world seems to be failing measurably in trying to replace fossil fuel with renewable sources of fuel. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Report 4-4-2012
Arrests •Blade A. Vanacor, 18, of 113 Matthew Drive in Des Allemands, was arrested on March 27 and charged with pornography with juveniles. •Borus Barre, 49, of 158 Jean Pierre in Edgard, was arrested on […]
Lifestyles
Orphans benefit from DHS senior teaming up with 610 Stompers
A few members of the all-male dance troupe boasting the slogan “ordinary men, extraordinary moves” gathered at Cypress Lakes Country Club last Saturday to help in a fundraiser for Destrehan senior Kelly Staub’s senior project.
News
Plantation gives up fight for historic property
The fate of the 18th century era plantation cottage that was to be moved from Nine Mile Point in Jefferson Parish to Destrehan Plantation has changed after the Jefferson Parish Council last week made a $20,000 pledge to keep the building in the parish.