Allen Lottinger
Hurricanes not only problem
It is hard to believe the country is suffering a drought when we have experienced rainfalls every day for weeks now. And some of them have been two to four inches at a time. […]
Government
Government
Natural gas use should benefit state
Our state seems to be on the way up in the production of energy. When we thought the production of oil was on the wain because of the environmental concerns in its production of carbon dioxide that produces global warming, an Associated Press report claims that carbon dioxide emissions have decreased to the level they were in 1992. […]
Government
Council upholds St. Pierre veto
Parish employees can continue to reveal the source of building code complaints after the St. Charles Parish Council upheld a veto by Parish President V.J. St. Pierre.
Government
Chaisson elected to 10-year court of appeal term
Judge Robert Chaisson, of Destrehan, was re-elected to a full 10-year term on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal last week after no one qualified to run against him.
Government
Parish needs larger parks, study says
St. Charles Parish should focus on providing large-scale, strategically located community parks while eliminating some undersized, underutilized recreational sites in neighborhoods, according to a draft of the Parks and Recreation Department master plan.
Allen Lottinger
Tiger shrimp are invading
Another threat to our fishing industry has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico but it is still a question mark as to how destructive it could be. Joining the BP oil spill and dead zones along the Louisiana coast as that threat is the invasion of Asian tiger shrimp. […]
Government
Mars trip another success in space
Cheers went up when NASA’s planet rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars last week. […]
Editorial
Exorcism nothing to get exorcised over
As parents prepare to send their kids off to college (or, rather, drive them there and move them into dorms), no doubt they worry about what dangers lurk on and off campus: binge drinking, drugs, unprotected sex, psychotic roommates, Communist professors–hazards abound. […]
Government
85 families ordered to court to answer for school absences
Judges with the St. Charles Parish 29th Judicial Court are being proactive when it comes to school absences, ordering 85 families to court to sign an agreement ensuring the students will attend school every day they are able.