Editorial
St. Pierre offers extensive levee update
At a recent council meeting, Parish President V.J. St. Pierre presented updated information on the permitting progress for the West Bank hurricane protection levee. […]
Editorial
Allen Lottinger
A very confusing election is coming up
In case you didn’t know, and a lot of people don’t, there is an election coming up Saturday in St. Charles Parish. […]
Editorial
Heavenly Mother wants our attention
I want you to imagine for a moment that you are the mother or father of a young child who you love very much. Some of you may actually be in this role right now, or have been in the past. […]
Editorial
‘Special Report’ details parish’s accomplishments
The second annual St. Charles Parish Special Report made its debut this week in a mailbox near you. […]
Columns
Government is selective when it comes to moratoria
The economic toll from the drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to mount. […]
Editorial
Has Obama awakened a sleeping nation?
An interesting column from the Aspen Times Weekly was sent to us about how Barack Obama is “the savior of America’s future.” […]
Editorial
Bonnie brings first use of HESCO baskets
Forecasts for last week’s Tropical Storm Bonnie showed a storm surge threat for low-lying areas on the West Bank. Thankfully the storm wasn’t nearly as intense as projected. […]
Allen Lottinger
Long-term recovery efforts need escape from limbo
It would have been a much easier job to restore the coast of Louisiana many years ago not long after the leveeing of the Mississippi stopped the river from overflowing and leaving the sediment to build up the wetlands. Not so today. […]
Allen Lottinger
There’s some good news on oil spill
Things are looking better along the oily Gulf of Mexico coast. A new cap, replacing the leaky one, is being put on the well-head and hopefully will contain almost all of the escaping oil until the new wells can be completed to permanently intercept the original well and shut it down. […]