Business
Knowing tires keeps you on the road
How long should tires last? How often should they be inspected? Do you know the thickness of your tire treads? […]
Year: 2016
Allen Lottinger
We need to seek a better world
The world seems to be at a crossroads today.
Will it become a safe and beneficial place in which to live? Or will it continue to be a place where we bury the innocent people who were killed at the pleasure of others for no earthly reason? […]
Columns
Super PAC bows out of U.S. Senate race
A far-reaching trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership pulls in 12 different countries and has earned the support of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. […]
Government
River Parishes unity sought in emergencies
Aimed at unifying River Parishes on addressing catastrophes, St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran said surviving Hurricane Katrina became a lesson on why it was important to unify forces. […]
Government
Council awards $2.8M DA annex construction bid
The St. Charles Parish Council awarded the contract to build the District Attorney Annex to Boasso Construction of Meraux. […]
Government
Volunteer has greeted newcomers to St. Charles Parish for 20 years
When word reached Dolores Faucheux that the St. Charles Parish Council was issuing a proclamation honoring her 20 years of volunteering at the tourist center, she replied, “I really didn’t want that.” […]
Business
Norco health clinic expands child care
In the exam room at the St. Charles Community Health Center in Norco, Nurse Practitioner Michelle Babin calms Chloe Hebert, who is adjusting to her first visit there. […]
Lifestyles
Snakes, coyotes and squirrels … Oh, my
It shouldn’t be any surprise that poisonous snakes top the list of nuisance animals in St. Charles Parish where water is nearly everywhere – and so are they. […]
Government
While Louisiana loses coastline, St. Charles gained 9 acres
While the Louisiana coast is losing an alarming 16 square miles of land a year to the Gulf of Mexico, St. Charles Parish’s shoreline has grown by 9 acres. […]