Government
Local judge graduates from professional program
St. Charles Parish Judge Michele R. Morel of the 29th Judicial District Court recently completed a General Jurisdiction program at The National Judicial College in Reno, Nev. […]
Month: July 2013
What's Happening
Vacation bible school: Kingdom Chronicles
LULING – Bible Center Church will be offering an interactive vacation bible school daily July 15-19 from 9:30 a.m. – noon. […]
What's Happening
Free smoke alarm installation
PARISHWIDE – The Luling Volunteer Fire Department is currently participating in the Operation Save A Life Louisiana – Smoke Alarm install campaign. […]
Columns
Taxpayers forced to pay for outside counsel to defend Louisiana
On Friday, the Louisiana Supreme Court handed-down a decision declaring unconstitutional the only piece of Bobby Jindal’s 2012 “pension reform” plan to pass the legislature. The court said it didn’t pass. […]
Columns
Train wreck delayed, not prevented
The Obama administration announced on July 2 that the Jan. 1, 2014 deadline for many employers to provide health insurance for their employees or pay a penalty was being pushed back by one year. […]
Editorial
Legislators let Jindal finish their work
Legislators left Baton Rouge last month feeling pretty full of themselves for having defied the governor by rewriting his budget to their liking. […]
Opinions & Responses
Less jail time may be better
It is disturbing to learn that Louisiana jails a greater percentage of its citizens than any other state in the country. […]
Crime
Arrests (July 11)
•Augustus Evans III, 35, of 357 Woodland Drive in Boutte, was arrested on July 1 and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a juvenile and a St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office attachment. […]
Obituaries
Joycelyn Talbot Girouard
Joycelyn Talbot Girouard, 81, passed away peacefully at her home on June 25 at 12:45 p.m. […]