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May 4, 2026
HomeAuthorsShonna Riggs

Articles by Shonna Riggs

News

Suicide gives second chance to parish inmates

November 12, 2008 Shonna Riggs

A suicide note left by a former law clerk of Chief Justice Edward Dufresne, Jr. alleges that a panel of three judges didn’t review thousands of prisoner petitions over the last 13 years. Instead, those cases were merely signed off on and summarily rejected.
[…]

Government

Parish nets nearly $5 million in free money for projects this year

November 12, 2008 Shonna Riggs

St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre appointed a grants officer to secure money for the parish as part of his newly appointed administration, and so far this year, that decision has really paid off. […]

Lifestyles

Founding church members forced out

November 7, 2008 Shonna Riggs

When some members of the First Assembly of God church in Des Allemands witnessed an elderly woman get openly reprimanded by the pastor for speaking in tongues, they decided it wasn’t the place for them to worship.
[…]

Government

Nuss: curbside recycling will eliminate trash in landfills

November 6, 2008 Shonna Riggs

Council Chairman Dennis Nuss would like to see curbside recycling brought back into St. Charles Parish. […]

News

Parish gains control over type of debris that can be dumped

November 6, 2008 Shonna Riggs

Sanitary landfill regulations in St. Charles Parish haven’t been updated since 1981, and because of that, the council approved a measure last month that now gives the parish more control over what type of landfill can move into St. Charles Parish. […]

Government

Council collides over info request

November 6, 2008 Shonna Riggs

The St. Charles Parish Council will seek an official opinion from the Louisiana Board of Ethics about what should be done when a public information request isn’t honored by a fellow council member.
[…]

News

ADM not sure why grain elevator exploded

November 5, 2008 Shonna Riggs

An explosion at the ADM Grain Elevator in Destrehan last Thursday morning left some residents puzzled about what caused an inside section of the grain elevator to blow up. […]

News

$7 million assisted living center coming to Ashton

November 5, 2008 Shonna Riggs

The new Ashton Plantation Senior Living Center, an assisted-living facility designed to house elderly parish residents, will be located in front of the Ashton Plantation Subdivision. […]

News

Ordinance would make developers pay

October 30, 2008 Shonna Riggs

Once a developer puts drainage, sewer lines, roads and light fixtures in a subdivision in St. Charles Parish, the builder of that subdivision has a year to guarantee the work. […]

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