Obituaries
Theresa Ferraro
Theresa Ferraro, 86, born Nov. 28, 1932 passed away on September 12, 2019. […]
Month: September 2019
Columns
‘Penance and prayer will help us open our eyes ….’
When the Archbishop ordained me a priest in December 1963, I was still in the seminary. During the spring semester of 1964, six of us newly ordained went to six different Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans on a rotating basic for weekend pastoral experience. […]
Columns
Values are crucial legacy assets for your grandchildren
Values are also crucial legacy assets.
Early on, you can communicate the importance of honesty, humility, responsibility, compassion and self-discipline to your grandkids.
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Featured
Teen was 100 feet from father’s home when killed
“If you had a dozen roses he was the biggest blossom,” said Jimmie Ray of Boutte about losing his son. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports – September 12, 2019
Suspects are innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Arrests Michelle Dukes, 36, of 615 Paul Fredrick St. in Boutte, was arrested Sept. 5 and charged with leased movable, obtain by false representative […]
Columns
Tricky Dick, Joe D. & bonding over Watergate
How did a spirited Democratic congressman from such a far-flung, uniquely Louisiana locale as Plain Dealing become a singular source of light for a broken Republican president who was anything but plain in the way he dealt with one of the most scandalous periods in American history? […]
Featured
Real estate prices rise 6.2%
Reporting a 6.2 percent increase in housing prices over last year, St. Charles Parish’s real estate agents say the area’s residential market is healthy. […]
Football
Destrehan overcomes mistakes to put away Walker
It wasn’t the smoothest of rides for Destrehan Friday night, literally nor figuratively.
The Wildcats’ travel plans to head to Walker were detoured by a major fire that caused delay and re-routing on Interstate 12. And once Destrehan arrived, Walker emptied its bag of tricks and then some to give their top-10 ranked foe all it could handle for three quarters of play. […]
Football
Turnovers the difference in Hahnville-Mandeville clash
2-0. That sounds like sweet music to Nick Saltaformaggio’s ears.Friday night’s 34-13 win at Mandeville marks the first time in Saltaformaggio’s tenure with the Tigers that his team has started 2-0, his teams known for starting a bit slow before picking up steam and finishing with a fury. […]