Columns
Is civics taught anymore?
There used to be a course taught in the 10th grade in Louisiana high schools called civics. I don’t know if it is even being taught today. […]
Year: 2012
Government
Romney can lead our country better
St. Charles Parish residents should be getting ready to take a trip to the polls Tuesday if they haven’t already done so. […]
Columns
Move over Saudi Arabia
Throughout my 40 years representing the business community—first with the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and then with LABI—I have been a student of energy issues and energy economics. […]
Government
Constitutional amendments explained
Constitutional amendments explained
Yes vote —
Would disallow the governor or legislature from redirecting money from the Medicaid trust fund for the elderly to help balance the state budget.
No vote —
Leave the possibility that money could be taken from the fund to balance the state budget instead of being spent on healthcare for the elderly.
Lifestyles
101 students allowed to transfer from Luling Elementary
More than 100 children who should attend Luling Elementary are going to school elsewhere after being granted waivers by the St. Charles Parish school district.
News
Police presence will increase on Halloween
Thousands of children will don their scariest outfits and head to neighborhoods around the parish on Wednesday, hoping that they might be able to put enough fright in those homeowners to be rewarded with bags full of candy. […]
Government
Councilman Dennis Nuss will resign
St. Charles Parish Councilman Dennis Nuss will step down from his council seat on Dec. 4 to pursue a career opportunity in the Houston area.
Government
$22 million for West Bank levee included in proposed budget
Parish President V.J. St. Pierre has released his proposed budget for 2013, which includes $22.6 million set aside for the construction of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee.
Lifestyles
High school students worried about job market
These past few weeks have been filled with presidential debates, with each candidate telling the citizens of the United States that they will create more jobs if they are elected. […]