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May 8, 2026
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Public defender’s office relies on speeding tickets for funding

October 19, 2012 Kyle Barnett

St. Charles Parish’s Public Defender’s Office is one of only few such offices in the state that does not receive state funding and relies solely on money collected from court costs associated with traffic tickets.

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Columns

How our state stacks up nationally

October 18, 2012 Dan Juneau

The Tax Foundation has released its 2013 State Business Tax Climate Index. It ranks Louisiana in the bottom half of states at 32nd (the lower the number, the better the score in this index). […]

Government

Parish tourism app wins top award

October 18, 2012 From staff and wire reports

The St. Charles Parish Department of Economic Development and Tourism received an Excellence in Economic Development Award for its iSCP Smartphone App in the category of New Media for communities with populations of 25,000 – 200,000 from the International Economic Development Council.

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Government

St. Charles should have airport input

October 18, 2012 heraldguide

We thought the St. Charles Parish Council was guaranteed the right to appoint a member of the New Orleans Aviation Board back when plans were being made to extend the airport’s runway into our parish. […]

Editorial

Politicians argue over who pays for Isaac

October 18, 2012 Special to the Herald-Guide

Following Hurricane Isaac, after most of the debris has been removed, power restored and extra food stamps distributed, political squalls continue over who should pay how much of the bill. […]

Government

It’s time to practice democracy in the U.S.

October 12, 2012 heraldguide

It looks like Louisiana citizens can sit back and relax this election season without even going out to vote. At least that is the way it seems with how the electoral vote is shaping up. […]

Government

Wetlands boosted by sewage

October 11, 2012 heraldguide

In a project that is a first in the nation’s history, St. Charles Parish will trade carbon credits to Rathborne Land Co. in order to treat nearby wetlands with sewage. […]

Government

St. Rose murder suspect released from jail

October 11, 2012 Kyle Barnett

A St. Rose man who has been held as the suspect in a murder was released from jail after the St. Charles District Attorney’s Office did not file charges against him due to a lack of evidence. […]

Columns

House moves forward to the past

October 4, 2012 C.B. Forgotston

Representative “Chuckle” Kleckley is clearly the worst Speaker of the House in Louisiana history.

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