Business
Hexion will begin laying off employees on July 1
Ohio-based Hexion Inc. layoffs in Norco will begin July 1 and continue through January 2019 as the chemical maker phases out operations over the next three years. […]
Month: May 2016
Lifestyles
Artistic pursuits make way for studying physics
Vincent Tamplain has a keen eye on his life adventure, which will soon take him to the University of Denver in Colorado. […]
Health
Luling bride diagnosed with cancer 10 days before wedding
Jennifer Becnel Burchett had committed to self-checking for breast cancer since 2012 when her mother in Luling and grandmother in Des Allemands had both been diagnosed with it. […]
Lifestyles
Sports writer dreams of job with ESPN
Asia Jupiter says ask any of her friends and they will say when it comes to the Saints and Pelicans, as well as players like the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, that she is vocal about her sports. […]
Lifestyles
HHS valedictorian wants to become surgeon, work with Doctors without Borders
For Savannah Whitney, learning she’d been named Hahnville High School’s valedictorian represented achieving a goal she’d had since third grade. […]
What's Happening
Registration for summer camp is open
Luling – Inclusive Summer Day Camp is scheduled June 6 to July 15 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for campers ages 5 through 12 (regular camp), 13 through 15 (teen camp – Schoeffner site only) and 5 through 21 (campers with developmental disabilities – Schoeffner site only). […]
Columns
Merging your money when you marry
Getting married is exciting, but it brings many challenges. One such challenge that you and your spouse will have to face is how to merge your finances. Planning carefully and communicating clearly are important, because the financial decisions that you make now can have a lasting impact on your future. […]
Crime
Former St. Charles Parish D.A. gets lifetime law ban
A Louisiana Supreme Court order states former St. Charles Parish District Attorney Harry Morel has been permanently disbarred from practicing law, but his attorney says they agreed to the move because he was retired anyway. […]
Lifestyles
HHS welders are eager to forge their careers
Dalton Comardelle and Manuel Medina have big plans.
As Hahnville High School graduates, the two have just completed the school’s welding program and plan to go into business together as welders. They are among the school’s trade career success stories. […]