Government
Dirty Job: 342 trash bashers raze 3.91 tons of litter from local roads
It was a dirty job, but someone – or in this case hundreds -had to do it. […]
Articles by heraldguide
Boys Basketball
State championship out of reach for Hahnville’s Tigers
The Hahnville Tigers stunned everyone but themselves last week by not only making the Top 28, but by beating top-seeded Huntington to secure the school’s first-ever state title appearance. […]
News
Voters get first chance to decide fate of new ER on March 21
This weekend, voters will get the first chance to decide whether or not St. Charles Parish Hospital will be able to borrow $11.5 million to refinance existing bonds and construct a new building to house an expanded emergency department. […]
News
Parish, schools collect nearly $79 million in ’08
Together, St. Charles Parish and the public school system collected nearly $79 million in sales tax in 2008, an increase of a little more than $5 million from the previous year. […]
News
Wetland park envisioned as one-stop spot for family fun
Five years ago, St. Charles Parish set aside 28 acres in the LaBranche Wetlands and christened the area Wetland Watchers Park. […]
Business
QVC cook to lead Norco food incubator
A commercial kitchen and food production incubator in Norco that’s scheduled to open its doors on April 1 has hired a director – one who has appeared on national television and is a well-known food product developer and marketing consultant. […]
Government
After 5 years, West Bank bike path moves one step closer to reality
After the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that there are no immediate plans to raise St. Charles’ West Bank levee, it seemed like the parish could move ahead with the construction of a paved bicycle and pedestrian path from Hahnville to Luling. […]
Government
Lake Salvador rocks to reverse land loss on northern shoreline
It may have taken 17 years, but 3.5 miles of the worse shoreline in St. Charles Parish is now behind rock breakwater with the completion of the Lake Salvador Shore Protection project. […]
Government
Sunset Drainage president says lack of Des Allemands floodwall a ‘major issue’
The president of the Sunset Drainage District said that even though the area experienced 75 inches of rain in 2008, mostly due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, there was very little flooding or damage thanks to the elevation and reinforcement of the levee system. […]