Business
After 64 years, business closing doors
With roots stretching back to the early 1940s, Great Southern Furniture has helped define St. Charles Parish for generations. […]
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Lifestyles
Schools make additions to award-winning InBox program
In what has become an annual tradition, several workers gathered last week to “stuff” the InBoxes for students of the St. Charles Parish public school district. […]
Government
Waiting patiently for a decision
There are three different ways that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers can build a levee as part of the West Bank Hurricane Vicinity Project to protect residents from dangerous storms. […]
Business
Funeral home giving away free phone cards to soldiers
For men and women serving in the military, the opportunities to talk to family members or loved ones are few and far between, especially if they are stationed overseas. […]
Business
Southern Scrap moving in
Because of the pending closure of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO), Southern Scrap is relocating from New Orleans to St. Charles Parish in a move that will retain 150 jobs and generate 100 new ones in the region over the next three years. […]
Government
Councilman wants town hall meeting to end the violence
Ask anyone who lives on Meadows Drive in Destrehan what they’re concerned about right now and it definitely won’t be the gas prices.
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Lifestyles
Ethel Schoeffner principal eyes that fourth star
Change has been a constant throughout Ethel Schoeffner Principal Mary Schmidt’s life and career. Not only has the veteran educator been around for the construction of both New Sarpy Elementary and the school she now heads, but she also saw St. Charles Parish develop from a rural outgrowth of New Orleans into a burgeoning area of its own. […]
Crime
Brazen gunmen target St. Rose
A 37-year-old LaPlace man told deputies that he was tied up, had a gun put to his head and saw the trigger get pulled twice before the gunman walked away laughing with $630 and credit cards. […]
Events & Announcements
Concert hopes to spread awareness of teen dating violence through music
Teen dating violence is a huge problem across the nation, with some teens even experiencing that abuse every single day. […]