July 2018 - Page 8 of 15 - St. Charles Herald Guide

This ‘Belle’ is victorious

July 18, 2018 Anna Thibodeaux

When Haley Taylor was named a Victory Belle at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, it was proof that dreams do come true. […]

July 30-Aug. 3 – Bible School

July 18, 2018 heraldguide

Life Fellowship Community Church will hold Vacation Bible School: Shipwrecked 8:30 a.m. to noon at the church, 2671 Hwy. 306, Bayou Gauche. […]

Reviewed by Nevaeh Gair Love and lust, adoration and obsession, innocence and guilt. In the racy and highly controversial novel Lolita , such passionate actions are known to have little boundaries when they take over […]

Des Allemands vet one of last survivors of D-Day invasion

July 17, 2018 Ryan Arena

But is denied Purple Heart despite injuries, bravery.

Lester Trauth Sr. spent his 19th birthday overseas in England, fighting to save the world. […]

Paul Candies’ Hall of Fame induction celebrates racing icon’s accomplishments, life

July 17, 2018 Ryan Arena

The late Paul Candies was a pioneer of the drag racing, fishing and business world, and his hometown of Des Allemands can proudly reflect upon what is now officially recognized as a Hall of Fame career — and life. […]

Abbot Aelred writes about the spiritual friendship of David and Jonathan

July 16, 2018 Wilmer Todd

Abbot Aelred (1109-67) was the abbot of the English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulz from 1147-1167. During his abbacy he built Rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, wanting to make it a “mother of mercy” to those in need. […]

Major levee system set in southeast La.

July 16, 2018 Allen Lottinger

St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes have received an okay for $760 million federal funding needed to build levees that will protect the east bank of both parishes when storms swell the waters in Lake Pontchartrain in the future. It is part of a larger $2.6 billion supplemental spending bill. […]

Retrospective: How Mississippi beat Louisiana to legalized gaming

July 16, 2018 Jeremy Alford

By the mid-1980s, gas prices were at record lows as foreign oil flooded the marketplace and Louisiana, having collected millions in severance taxes during the preceding decade, was now facing massive budget deficits. […]