Lifestyles
Parish ACT scores drop
Louisiana’s class of 2008 is more college ready than any of the state’s previous graduating classes, but while the state as a whole may have excelled in the ACT, St. Charles Parish took a step backwards. […]
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Football
Destrehan begins defense of state title
Destrehan cruised to the Class 5A state championship last year, finishing the season with a perfect 15-0 record that included the demolition of every single opponent they faced in last year’s playoffs. […]
Football
Tigers are young, but have plenty of talent
Even though Hahnville head man Lou Valdin only returns four overall starters from last year’s team, he’s not worried. […]
Government
Council gives property owners tax break
The St. Charles Parish Council agreed with residents and decided to roll back millage rates. That made some taxing districts unhappy, some concerned and some indifferent. […]
Business
Change in minimum wage has minimum impact
Though the federal minimum wage recently rose by 70 cents, only 2 percent of the nation’s workforce experienced a pay increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
Lifestyles
Dog-saving Lieutenant graduates from FBI academy
Lt. Ricky Oubre, who is known for saving dogs from animal shelters throughout the southeastern part of the state and training them for police work, graduated from the FBI National Academy Program. […]
Government
Spillway Road repairs behind schedule
Buses full of school children are being forced to use the dangerous Airline Highway because the Spillway Road is still closed, though the parish will soon begin work to repair it. […]
Our View
Schools can’t roll back too far
While rolling up the St. Charles Parish Public Schools state constitutional tax would only cost resident anywhere from 25 cents to $2.93 a year, the high cost of everything from gas to food makes even that amount hard for residents to part with. […]
Book Review
Summer Book Reviews 8-13-2008
The literary-fiction classic Persuasion was written by British novelist Jane Austen. […]