News
So how ‘bout that GLOBAL WARMING?
I love my past. I love my present. I’m not ashamed of what I’ve had, and I’m not sad because I have it no longer. […]
Articles by Derek Clontz
Health
Secret to losing weight
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has concluded after a major study that Americans are getting fatter “because they eat more than they used to.” […]
Columns
Read THIS if you like GOOD NEWS
Editor Derek Clontz talks about St. Charles Parish’s population explosion … and throws in a few interesting quotes. […]
Columns
LSU tix going up, but still a bargain at $40
Going up! LSU plans to raise ticket prices for the upcoming season. […]
Health
Fountain of Youth
Researchers believe the first person who will live to celebrate his or her 150th birthday has already been born. […]
Health
Health insurance for every man, woman and child in Louisiana
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed extending medical insurance to all Californians, including illegal immigrants, with a far-reaching plan that would transform the health care market by spreading the $12 billion cost of universal coverage among employers, individuals, insurers, government and health care providers. […]
Health
Louisiana named ‘least healthy’ state in U.S.
The United Health Foundation has ranked Louisiana as the “least healthy” state in the nation for 2006 and the picture painted by the respected research group isn’t pretty. […]
Business
Habitat for Humanity coming to Destrehan
Rumors are flying that Habitat for Humanity is aiming to build a few houses for needy folks in Destrehan. And the rumors are right. […]
News
‘Killer bee’ swarm spotted just miles from St. Charles Parish
The discovery of Africanized “killer” bees in a condemned house just 30 miles from St. Charles Parish has alarmed officials who say this is the first time the insects have been found this far east. […]