Allen Lottinger
Deepening Mississippi should bring business
Port business in the State of Louisiana should take a big increase in the future with the planned deepening of the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico […]
Year: 2016
Business
Trump could derail millions in Cuba trade for Port of S. La.
President-elect Donald Trump making good on his campaign promise to undo or renegotiate agreements with Cuba would jeopardize a projected $200 million a year in business for the Port of South Louisiana. […]
Government
Traffic impact analysis in parish’s Roads and Bridges budget
A traffic impact analysis, additional turning lanes and walking paths expansion are among key projects with funding in the St. Charles Parish Council’s recently adopted $2.1 million Road and Bridge Capital Budget for 2017-19. […]
Crime
Hahnville man charged with attempted murder after attack
A Hahnville man is in prison after being arrested on suspicion of attacking and stabbing another man in Boutte last week. […]
Lifestyles
Local teens help raise 600 toys for St. Rose Toys for Tots
As more than 400 children gathered in the American Legion hall in St. Rose for the local Toys for Tots giveaway Monday, three teens stood out as the gifts who keep on giving. […]
Government
Cochran credits parish success to teamwork, thrifty spending
The former chief of the St. Rose Volunteer Fire Department, Larry Cochran has moved up the ladder since those days, as he closes in on the conclusion of his first year serving as St. Charles Parish President. […]
Lifestyles
Norco Elementary students learn about preventing erosion
Norco Elementary students design ways to prevent wind and water erosion in teacher Cindy Hall’s fifth grade class. […]
Lifestyles
Mimosa Park students go to the zoo
Kindergarten students at Mimosa Park Elementary School recently took a trip to the Audubon Zoo. […]
Sports
Cannonball Rally a unique experience for brothers
Nicknamed “Cannonball,” when Erwin Baker set a record in 1933 by traveling from New York to Los Angeles in his Graham-Page Model 57 Blue Streak 8 car, it inspired many of his fellow—and future—driving enthusiasts, so much so that the Cannonball Run car rally was born and named in his honor in the 1970s. […]