Featured
The man who started it all dies at age 70
Vernon Higgins died as he lived – king of the Krewe of Lul. […]
Articles by Anna Thibodeaux
Government
Candidates for parish president promise hurricane protection, jobs and economic growth
Incumbent Larry Cochran, along with opponents Reanda Fields-Pierre and Matt Jewell, told a packed room at Destrehan Plantation why they are the best candidate for St. Charles Parish president. […]
Boutte
Unidentified pedestrian killed in Boutte crash
An identified pedestrian was killed shortly after 4 a.m. this morning (Aug. 30) a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 90 at Third Street in Boutte. […]
News
Registrar of Voters office is doubling in size for easier voting
An expansion is underway at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse that is nearly doubling the size of the Registrar of Voters office, just in time for this year’s election. “It will make it more convenient […]
Featured
Des Allemands painter loves telling the story
Kellie Breaux intently painted the fine details of an alligator against a twilight swamp scene on an aged cedar plank. […]
Featured
Remembering Montz’s lost plantation
Coleen Perilloux remembers the day in April of 1973 when she watched the demolition of Perilloux House, a plantation that had been in her family since the 1880s. […]
News
St. Rose residents win fight against proposed townhouses – for now
Filling the St. Charles Parish Council chambers last Monday, St. Rose residents won their months long fight with a developer that sought a special permit to build four townhouses on a lot in their neighborhood. […]
Montz
Remembering the railroad tragedy of Montz
History would record what was once known as the “worst rail disaster in the United States,” and how the community of Montz became the keeper of this terrible memory. […]
Business
New office under construction on Highway 90
It’s been a while since there’s been new construction on U.S. Highway 90 in Boutte, but a new building is underway for St. Charles Farm Bureau. Office Manager Will Sirmon said the location, including the […]