The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that St. Charles Parish is one of 25 parishes/counties nationwide to be selected for a pilot project that will use a different formulation to calculate local flood risks by taking into account locally constructed levees that do not meet federal standards. […]
For the first time, St. Charles Parish swept the state’s highest education awards by having local educators win both “Teacher of the Year” and “Principal of the Year.” […]
Valero is planning a $700 million expansion at their Norco refinery that will create around 12 permanent jobs and hundreds of jobs during construction. […]
It was not until after her mother passed away that Thibodeaux resident Susan Arcement found out how much of the culture she had grown up in was slipping away. […]
Over an eight-day period three prisoners at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center were arrested and charged for their involvement in prison brawls, including one inmate who was charged with attempted murder. […]
Destrehan Plantation is poised to undergo significant changes over the next few years as a master plan that includes the creation of a bed and breakfast on the property is rolled out. […]
In an end to a struggle for self governance that has popped up annually over the past few years, the Sunset Drainage District’s Board of Commissioners has voted to cede the district over to the control of St. Charles Parish. […]
First Union Presbyterian Church in Luling is in the process of being removed from their denominational governing body due to their opposition to the organization’s decision to loosen church rules pertaining to the sex lives of clergy members. […]
When Charles Conrad III escaped from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center early last Tuesday morning he received help from another inmate and family members, but it may have been lack of oversight by prison staff that made it easier for him to break out of the facility to begin with. […]
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