Letter to the Editor

Careless drivers, not bad roads the cause

To the Editor:

Nowhere in Susanne Hinkle’s article “Death Trap” did she state the reasons for the deaths of drivers and passengers in the canal that runs alongside Airline Drive through St. Charles Parish. Those reasons are excessive speed, carelessness and inattentiveness and poor education and driving skills.
There are many of us who have driven that stretch of highway for many years without succumbing to the “Death Trap.” […]

Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Don’t demolish old school building
The purpose of this letter is to voice our concern over the recent decision by the St. Charles Parish School Board to demolish the Luling Elementary building on Ellington, one of the few remaining historical landmarks in St. Charles Parish. Our position on this matter is that St. Charles Parish should embrace its past and strive to maintain the historic structures that are found throughout our community. […]