Government
2011 deadline for East Bank levee
Marti Lucore, project manager for the Lake Pontchartrain/St. Charles Hurricane Protection Project, says the East Bank levee will be complete by June 2011. […]
Articles by Shonna Riggs
News
Ready to ride?
A transit bus system that will help assist the elderly and those who live in the parish but work in downtown New Orleans is one step closer to completion. […]
News
Water project hits snag as Corps rejects second river crossing
A pipeline project that will transport water from the West Bank to their East Bank neighbors faces more delays because Army Corps of Engineers rejected the site where the pipe was to originally cross the river. […]
News
Santa Visits Parish Early
It was more than just a Toys for Tots community outreach – it was a winter wonderland transformed into Santa’s Village.
Government
Feds give juvenile detention centers bad grade due to lack of programs
In St. Charles Parish nearly 80 youth visited the St. James Detention Center for criminal offenses since October 2007, according to the Office of Youth Development Corrections in Baton Rouge. […]
News
Newspaper gift fund will go to family who lost everything
The St. Charles Herald-Guide has chosen to give the money collected from their Christmas Gift Fund this year to the family of Orvette Smith, who lost everything when their home was completely destroyed by fire in November. […]
Lifestyles
Metairie doctor volunteers to help Mexican orphan
An eight-year-old girl, living in an orphanage in Mexico needs to be evaluated by a doctor, and St. Borromeo’s Youth director has found a child psychologist from Metairie willing to volunteer to do the costly assessment of the child.
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Government
Laque plans to pull out all stops to get west bank pumps
St. Charles Parish Council met for what was supposed to be their last time on Dec. 17, but if Judge Robert Chaisson throws out the west bank pump lawsuit on Jan. 2 as sources say is a possibility, Laque will make a last-ditch effort get the nearly $30 million bond issue passed before the new administration takes over.
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St. Rose firefighters rescue horse trapped between trees
The St. Rose Fire Department got an unusual call last week. […]