Lifestyles
Teachers welcome final A.A. Songy class
When A.A. Songy Kindergarten Center opens its doors for the first day of school on Aug. 12, teachers will be welcoming the school’s last class. […]
Month: August 2013
Government
Council officially takes over Sunset Drainage District
The St. Charles Parish Council passed an ordinance at Monday’s meeting officially absorbing the Sunset Drainage District into the parish government. […]
Health
Chickens in Paradis, Norco and St. Rose test positive for West Nile
Chickens in Des Allemands, Paradis, St. Rose and Norco have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. […]
Lifestyles
Great-grandfather undeterred by recent skydiving accident
After the recent news that a skydiving instructor was killed and the person he was jumping tandem with was injured over the weekend in Lumberton, Miss., a Norco great-grandfather is still determined to make his way to the town famous for regional skydiving to make a jump with his granddaughter. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Sustainable garden, astronomy highlight new Community Ed offerings
The St. Charles Parish Public Schools Community Education Center is offering plenty of new courses this year for those seeking to further their educational opportunities, explore hobbies and develop new skills. […]
Lifestyles
Luling toddler battling ‘one in a million’ heart condition
It was not obvious at first that there was something wrong with 2-year-old Luling toddler Noah Townsend, the only child of Casey and Brad Townsend. […]
Business
Dow leaked forced evacuation of buildings on site
A leak of a highly flammable and poisonous gas was reported at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday at the Dow Chemical facility in Taft and caused the evacuation of buildings downwind from the site, according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. […]
Crime
Police respond to possible kidnapping, witness suicide
A Texas man killed himself in a field next to the Nicholas RV Park in Hahnville on Monday after St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene in response to a possible kidnapping. […]
Government
Council asks for permission to go out for bids for Willowridge levee
A decades-long wait is over after the St. Charles Parish Council officially asked the state for permission to go out for bids on the first phase of the Willowridge levee. […]