Sports
Swimmer shakes off injury, makes waves in competition
What should have and could have been a season ending injury motivated a 14-year-old Montz resident to do what her doctor said was improbable, if not impossible. […]
Articles by Ryan Arena
Football
Colleges already eyeing HHS sophomore back
Hahnville head coach Nick Saltaformaggio has big plans for sophomore running back Anthony Williams — and so does Tulane coach Curtis Johnson, if he has his way. […]
Football
Jefferson enjoys role with Tigers
Patrick Peterson. Tyrann Mathieu. Morris Claiborne. Eric Reid. Those are just a few of the names that have led LSU to be renowned nationwide for its great defensive back play, year in and year out. And Destrehan alumnus Rickey Jefferson aims to add his name to that list. […]
Lifestyles
St. Charles Parish schools boosting security with app
St. Charles Parish Public Schools has taken another step toward protecting its faculty and students, this time using a boost from technology to do so. […]
Government
Army Corps’ $30K black drone tested on Bonnet Carre Spillway
St. Charles Parish was recently used as a testing ground by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a unmanned aircraft drone shot images of and around the Bonnet Carre Spillway. […]
Government
St. Charles Parish DA made strong example of man who ‘stomped’ Chihuahua
St. Charles District Attorney Joel Chiasson II said the five-year sentence handed down to Rashard C. Poche was intended to send a loud message to anyone who might even think of mistreating an animal in the future: it simply will not be tolerated. […]
Boys Basketball
Local hoops teams offer excitement, promise
I’m extremely excited about the basketball potential in the area. I’ve interviewed three coaches on the hoops side so far about their summer progress … and each went 9-1 in summer league play. Perhaps it’s a good sign of things to come; I, at least, expect it to be such. […]
Football
Former DHS QB transfers to SLU
Just days after a fire largely destroyed the Edgard home he grew up in, former Destrehan High School football star Donovan Isom declared he is transferring from the University of Utah to Southeastern Louisiana University. […]
Business
Boutte family celebrates 50th anniversary in dental practice
Glaser Family Practice in Boutte is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it certainly seems that kind of long term success is no accident. […]