What's Happening
MLK Pilgrimage
LULING – The pilgrimage will begin at the West Bank Bridge Park in Luling at 9:30 a.m. and end at Eual J. Landry Sr. Alternative Programs Center, 108 Tiger Circle, Hahnville. […]
Month: January 2016
Government
St. Charles Parish Council OKs Ormond Blvd. $1.6M upgrade
With several people expressing support for the move, the St. Charles Parish Council awarded a $1.6 million contract to resurface the heavily trafficked Ormond Boulevard in Destrehan. […]
Government
Longtime St. Charles Parish CAO to represent state on flood insurance rates rates
Bayou Gauche and Des Allemands residents tossing their house keys on a table in resignation at a February 2013 FEMA meeting over receiving flood insurance rate hikes of up to $35,000 a year left a lasting impression on St. Charles Parish officials. […]
Obituaries
Percy “Buck” J. Price II
Percy “Buck” J. Price II, 58, a native and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 7. […]
Government
Wildlife fleeing spillway flood in St. Charles Parish
With 10 Bonnet Carre’ Spillway openings under his belt, local environmentalist Milton Cambre recently told fourth-graders at Norco Elementary School not to worry about animals like deer and hogs displaced by the Mississippi River flood waters. […]
Columns
What will our legacy be?
Have you ever wondered what your family, friends and others might think about you after your death? […]
Allen Lottinger
The Bonnet Carre’ is a needed valve
St. Charles Parish has a distinction that no other parish or county or section of land in the country has – it contains the valve that can be opened to let the major waterway of our country empty some of its water to help save this land of ours from flooding. […]
Crime
Luling man accused of raping family member
A 61-year-old Luling man was arrested Friday on one charge of aggravated rape of a family member. […]
Columns
Bills being filed ahead of regular session
Although the regular session doesn’t convene until March 14, and the new Legislature was just fully sworn in on Monday, lawmakers are already requesting and filing bills. […]