Business
Norco explosion, fire caused by faulty pipe
A pipe malfunction is reportedly behind a powerful explosion that was felt throughout the parish and caused a fire at the Diamond Green Diesel Refinery in Norco in early August. […]
Articles by Kyle Barnett
Government
Parish still has no plan in place to repay misspent taxpayer money
Parish President V.J. St. Pierre’s administration must find a way to repay or rectify a finding by the Louisiana Attorney General that they unconstitutionally provided $140,000 worth of free dumpsters. […]
Business
Biggert-Waters behind drop in home prices
St. Charles Parish experienced the only decline in home prices in the New Orleans Metro area in the first half of 2014 as compared to 2013, according to the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors. […]
Business
New site connects job seekers with thousands of open positions
A new online job connection program that seeks to match the skill set of job seekers with the needs of potential employers is expected to be a great help to St. Charles Parish residents and local industry alike. […]
Football
Drummer’s pregame routine lands him starting role on football team
Bailey Lanier is a big guy.
The 6-foot-2 Destrehan senior weighs in at 180 pounds. Given his size, it is only natural that he is a member of the football team. […]
News
Body of HHS grad found in Jefferson Parish
The body of a man who is believed to have jumped off the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling early Sunday morning has been found in Jefferson Parish. […]
News
Sheriff’s Office still searching for body of Hahnville grad who jumped off bridge
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the body of a man who jumped off the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling early Sunday morning. […]
Lifestyles
Non-profit expands to serve parish’s drug court participants
Nestled in an out of the way part of the parish next to a duck hunting camp in Paradis is a new center where drug offenders in St. Charles Parish are offered a way to do community service that is not only a help to the community at large, but also to themselves. […]
Lifestyles
Country crooner proves it is never too late to follow dreams
Last year Des Allemands resident Donald J. Horn mounted the stage at Luling Living Center for his first performance as a country musician. […]