Crime
Justice served by 60-year sentence, victim’s mother says
Carmelina Waite said she wanted peace for her family and then hugged the parents of the man being sentenced for murdering her daughter on July 30, 2014. […]
Articles by Anna Thibodeaux
News
Bayou Gauche boat parade ready to light the night
Decked out in lights and with their own holiday themes, the decorated boats of Bayou Gauche Island will be on parade at 6 p.m. Saturday. […]
Lifestyles
Destrehan teen goes from mouse to dream role in ‘The Nutcracker’
Grace Raymond is dancing her dream.
Having worked her way up from a mouse, a mouse lieutenant, a candy cane, a gumdrop, a friend, a snowflake, Arabian maiden and waltz finale member, Raymond finally got the email in September that made it true – “Congratulations Grace, you’ve been cast in the role of Clara.” […]
Lifestyles
Des Allemands’ ‘prayer warrior’ dies at 90
After years of publishing prayers in the St. Charles Herald-Guide, Edna Matherne, 90, finally put her pencil down and died peacefully at her home last Saturday in Des Allemands. […]
Business
St. Charles refinery boosts Valero Energy Partners’ soaring revenue
Valero Energy Partners’ net income jumped 79 percent to $31.4 million from growth directly attributed to acquisitions including the St. Charles terminal in its recently reported third quarter earnings. […]
News
DHS grad dies in helicopter crash
Those who knew Sgt. 1st Class Jason M. Smith readily remembered him as “an all-around good guy.” […]
Lifestyles
St. Charles Women’s Club celebrates 50 years of giving
The St. Charles Women’s Club is a social club dedicated to having some fun, but its 179 members will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an organization that has been doing it all in the name of helping others. […]
News
St. Charles Parish author will autograph her book Saturday at library
The Rev. Shirley Parram-Sims with the Alpha Daughters of Zion will be available to sign her book at 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 5) at the St. Charles Parish West Regional Library in Luling.
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Crime
Destrehan man pleads guilty to 2014 stabbing death of girlfriend
Bruce Bourgeois Jr., 35, pleaded guilty today (Dec. 3) to manslaughter and attempted manslaughter after stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death and slitting her mother’s throat.
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