Government
Parish unemployment nearly doubles in 3 years
St. Charles Parish boasted the highest weekly wage in the state for the fourth quarter of 2010, but that number does not necessarily mean that the parish’s economy is prospering.
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Pay NO taxes on Aug. 5, 6
On Aug. 5-6, St. Charles will be the only parish in the state that will suspend all sales taxes on most retail purchases.
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Oubre will run for Clerk of Court for 10th time
Elections for Clerk of Court and the Assessor’s Office in October will pit a 30-year incumbent against two local professionals and a parish councilman against a former parish emergency director.
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Columns
Enough federal rocks are in our pockets
Our federal government is at it again.
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Editorial
Election is about the next one
Democrats were heartened some this week by news that state Sen. Rob Marionneaux of Livonia is mulling over getting into the governor’s race. […]
Government
Spillway could serve us even better
St. Charles Parish played a big part in keeping the land along the rising Mississippi River dry this year.
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Coyote prime suspect in sheriff’s missing Siamese cat
In the last year, deputies with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office have trapped at least 24 coyotes across the parish but small animals are still being reported missing in the Willowdale area. […]
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Spillway Road reopens
Spillway Road has been temporarily repaired, and the path through the Bonnet Carre Spillway opened to traffic at 5 p.m. on Monday.
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Police searching river after person apparently jumps off bridge
Police are searching the Mississippi River for a person who apparently jumped off the Hale Boggs Bridge, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.