Featured
Norco has eyes on crime
When Robin Robicheaux returned to Norco, she realized her old neighborhood had changed and they needed help. […]
Year: 2019
Featured
Public invited to comment on proposed Upper Barataria levee
Although it’ll be 50-year storm height, St. Charles Parish may complete its long desired West Bank flood protection through a proposed $514 million Upper Barataria levee. […]
News
Artrageous to blend visual and performance art on stage at Lafon
A high energy dose of artistic creativity in several forms will be in store for those at the Dr. Rodney Lafon Performing Arts Center on Jan. 10, when Artrageous takes to the stage. […]
Columns
Gilligan’s Island turning 55
Fifty-five years ago, on Sept. 26, 1964, “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on American television. […]
Columns
Giving love and light for Christmas
Rev. Richard J. Fairchild wrote: “May the hope, the peace, the joy, and the love represented by the birth in Bethlehem fill our lives and become part of all that we say and do.” President Carter’s sister, Ruth Carter Stapleton once stated, “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” […]
Columns
Political History: Ellender’s impeachment document
The recent impeachment proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives has no doubt made a few Louisiana political junkies reflect on the similar proceedings brought against Late Gov. Huey P. Long. […]
Featured
Wife discovers deceased husband’s short story 65 years after it was written
Noble Huey Peyregne’s story is short, colorful and had a surprise ending – just like his life. […]
Girls Basketball
Hahnville Lady Tigers taking another step forward
Hahnville is building on its success from a season ago.
The Lady Tigers won 21 games last season and a share of the District 7-5A championship, and with a strong core group of returning players, 2019 was filled with promise. The team is making good on that, posting a 10-3 record over its first 13 games of the season. […]
Crime
Verdict handed down in murder trial for man arrested at Boutte restaurant
A Raceland man arrested in St. Charles Parish last year on the night he and an accomplice allegedly shot and killed two men was convicted on two counts of second degree murder by a Lafourche Parish jury. […]
Obituaries
Carl J. Simoneaux, Sr.
Carl J. Simoneaux, Sr., 59, a native and resident of Bayou Gauche, LA, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019. He loved spending time with his family and loving on his grandkids. He loved hunting […]
Obituaries
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Allen C. “Patot” LaGrange Sr.
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Allen C. “Patot” LaGrange Sr. 85, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 25, 2019 at Ochsner St. Charles Hospital, Luling. He was son of the late Freddie and Lucille August LaGrange; […]
News
Navajo family travel from Utah to St. Charles Parish
Samuel Canyon recalled a Canadian once told him he couldn’t be Navajo because the Americans killed all of them. […]