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May 1, 2026
HomeAuthorsShonna Riggs

Articles by Shonna Riggs

News

Rep. Smith to Blanco: Barricade Airline Hwy

May 2, 2007 Shonna Riggs

State Rep. Gary Smith says he will ask Gov. Kathleen Blanco to help make Airline Highway safer by putting up barricades or taking other steps to help keep cars from plummeting into the murky canals on either side of the dangerous road. […]

Lifestyles

From cardboard box to the Marriott – INSPIRING STORY

April 25, 2007 Shonna Riggs

As a crack-cocaine addict and homeless person, Jessie James Pullins faced obstacles that some said he couldn’t overcome. […]

Lifestyles

Destrehan festival makes it official: Spring has … SPRUNG!

April 25, 2007 Shonna Riggs

Vendors from as far away as Mississippi showcased their products at the Destrehan Plantation Spring Arts and Crafts Festival on April 21st and 22nd. […]

Crime

Drag racing: new law will put hot rodders in jail for 180 days

April 25, 2007 Shonna Riggs

A Louisiana state senator and the executive director of the state’s highway safety commission plan to launch an aggressive campaign to put an end to drag racing on public streets. […]

Lifestyles

3rd-grader’s blood drive saves lives & nets him a PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

April 25, 2007 Shonna Riggs

At the tender age of 8, third-grader Kaleb Champagne is the youngest recipient of the WDSU-TV’s “6 On Your Side Award” – which is given to individuals of any age who make a difference in their community.
[…]

Lifestyles

Don’t get ticketed in seat belt crackdown

April 25, 2007 Shonna Riggs

St. Charles Parish and state police will crack down on unbuckled drivers and passengers from May 3 through June 21 and issue tickets to anyone not wearing a seat belt. […]

News

Parents: Fix ‘death road’ before more innocent children die … like ours did

April 18, 2007 Shonna Riggs

Still-grieving Allen and Sandra Washington have launched a dramatic crusade to persuade Gov. Kathleen Blanco to put safety barriers along the stretch of Airline Highway in St. Charles Parish where their four children died in a horrific car accident in 2003. […]

Lifestyles

Wow! Destrehan yard sale rakes in $13,000

April 18, 2007 Shonna Riggs

Tables piled high with books, clothes, shoes, stereo gear, television sets and bric-a-brac of every description lined Joyce Bridges’ perfectly manicured front lawn on a sunny Friday afternoon for what has to be one of the biggest “garage sales” around. […]

News

$3.1 million windfall for SC Parish levees and wetlands

April 18, 2007 Shonna Riggs

U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that the Department of Interior will allocate $3.1 million in federal funding for St. Charles Parish through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program that became law with the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. […]

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