News
St. Charles students see LEAP scores jump
The results of standardized tests for the 2012-13 school year are back and St. Charles Parish students increased their overall scores once again. […]
Articles by Kyle Barnett
Lifestyles
Lost village of St. Charles uncovered
Over the past 50 years, Milton Cambre has taken a keen interest in the LaBranche Wetlands. […]
Government
Local judges having trouble filling jury pools
It is not uncommon for registered voters and licensed drivers to get a summons in the mail requesting their presence at the local courthouse to sit for jury duty, however, it is becoming less and less common for St. Charles Parish residents to actually show up. […]
Crime
Driver in fatal crash was intoxicated, had three prior DWI convictions
A LaPlace woman accused of killing three people, including a pregnant woman, in a crash on Airline Highway in Norco on Sunday morning had three prior DWI convictions and was in the process of having her probation revoked at the time of the accident. […]
Baseball
Otto Candies splits series with Deanie’s
Playing with only a part of their starting roster in place, Hahnville’s Otto Candies squad split the first two games of the summer American Legion baseball season with Rummel’s Deanie’s Seafood to start off with a 1-1 record. […]
Government
FEMA may recognize Sunset Drainage levee
In a meeting with Sen. David Vitter and officials from FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), parish officials were told levees currently not recognized under the newly proposed FEMA flood maps will be reevaluated and may be taken into account when calculating future flood insurance premium rates. […]
Lifestyles
Reading program: Library offers fun activities to keep kids reading this summer
The St. Charles Parish Public Library is hoping to entice students to keep learning over the summer break by offering plenty of fun-filled educational activities during their Summer Reading Program. […]
News
Termites thriving in warmer weather
For homeowners, late spring and early summer are a time to look out for termite swarms and this year, although swarms are arriving a little later than in years past, they are arriving in force. […]
Crime
Grassroots effort underway to curb St. Rose violence
On a Friday afternoon, community activists and young girls stand in a circle in a driveway of a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in St. Rose. […]