News
Bridge jumper had terminal illness
A disabled man who jumped to his death off the Hale Boggs Bridge last Friday told a deputy that he had a terminal illness and didn’t want to live with the pain.
Month: October 2012
News
101 teams offer taste test of special jambalaya, gumbo recipes
The annual culinary battle, sponsored by the United Way of St. Charles, gets underway at 3 p.m. on Oct. 4. […]
Government
Despite lawsuit, parish says levee coming in ‘13
St. Charles Parish officials are confident that construction on the Willowridge portion of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee will begin next year despite a lingering lawsuit that keeps them from accessing part of the land where the levee will be built. […]
News
Second person within a week leaps from Luling Bridge
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that around 9:34 a.m. this morning someone was seen jumping off the Hale Boggs Bridge. […]
News
St. Mark Church offers holy hour every night thoughout October
Father Antone of St. Mark Church in Ama is holding a nightly holy hour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. throughout the month of October. […]