Lifestyles
Cook up a new hobby
With more than 180 classes from cupcakes and Cajun cooking to finances and photography, the Community Education program has something for everyone. […]
Articles by Michelle Stuckey
News
Minority teachers hard to find, schools say
Finding minority educators for St. Charles Parish has been a challenge to the school district, even though the parish has a higher percentage of minorities than the national average. […]
News
Is Hitler’s horse buried in St. Rose?
In the late 1940s, a local doctor, C. Walter Mattingly, bought a prized race horse from Germany. The horse was a chestnut thoroughbred stallion named Nordlicht and it lived on LaBranche Plantation in St. Rose until its death in 1968. […]
Business
Sales Tax Holiday shows mixed results
Last weekend’s parishwide sales tax holiday had mixed results for area businesses.
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Lifestyles
Decade of diversity is what makes chorus sing
Each month, music can be heard wafting out into the R.K. Smith Middle parking lot as a small group of parishioners comes together to share their love of singing. […]
Lifestyles
Back in class
Kids are once again donning their backpacks and books for the beginning of a new school year, and a record number are doing so for the first time at Hahnville High School.
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News
Schools will keep tax rate the same
A renewal of the tax rate for the coming year was brought to the School Board table on Wednesday. The renewal will keep the rates at the same level – 56.37 mills – for the third year in a row. […]
Lifestyles
Galloping to the champion’s ring
One year ago, Cozie was malnourished and scared. The 2-year-old horse was in a pasture with almost 10 other horses that would bully her and keep her from food. […]
Lifestyles
Arc marks 40th year with expanded services
Forty years ago, the St. Charles Women’s Club began a small project to help local families who had members that were mentally or physically disabled. […]