News
Chronic disorder disappears when this musician hits the stage
When Dustin Cole is on the stage with his band, he’s in a different world where his mind makes blues-rock music rather than struggles with Tourette’s syndrome. […]
Month: October 2018
News
Politics drives Norco environmentalist ‘bananas’
Milton Cambre has been described as “a man with a mission” in his longtime efforts to preserve LaBranche Wetlands for future generations, but these days he’s frustrated and worried it won’t happen. […]
News
Giving back to Guillot
Taylor Brown was crushed when she learned the news that her former science teacher at Harry Hurst Middle School, Barry Guillot, was in pain and suffering from a major illness. […]
News
Autism numbers skyrocket
At 2-1/2 years old, Rory Frickey uttering the word “butterfly” brought his mother and speech therapist to tears. It was the first word he’d spoken since birth, representing a major breakthrough for his mother, Erin, who realized her autistic child could have a normal life. […]
Crime
Des Allemands man accused of pulling largest internal theft in Postal Service history
A Des Allemands man and a Kenner Post Office manager was arrested last week and charged with misappropriation of postal funds or property in what’s considered one of the largest internal thefts by an employee in the history of the U.S. Postal Service. […]
News
15 kids get fit in United Way program
When prior members of Get Fit United asked for a program for their children, United Way of St. Charles responded with Get Fit Kids. […]
Columns
Thank you, Barry Guillot!
This community’s love for you is absolutely earned. It should be so for the science guy at Harry Hurst Middle School who has brought so much joy to children and adults alike in teaching us to love the natural world – and there is plenty to love in St. Charles Parish. […]
Crime
Destrehan woman accused of stealing more than $500K
A Destrehan woman was charged in federal court with wire fraud after allegedly devising a scheme to defraud her Old Jefferson-based employer out of more than $500,000. […]
Crime
BB gun robbery lands Paradis man 40 years of jail time
Maurice Honor, the Paradis man arrested and charged with robbing a St. James convenience store with a BB gun and coming away with $89 dollars in 2016, was sentenced to serve 40 years in state prison and could potentially face up to 80 years imprisonment. […]