St. Charles Parish voters will see four propositions to renew special property taxes on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. At Monday’s council meeting, the council approved putting them on the ballot, which includes the […]
As St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran continues his recovery from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on April 3, parish Chief Administrative Officer Billy Raymond is stepping in to run day-to-day operations. […]
A bill that would grant public access to tidal waterways located above private water bottoms was approved Tuesday by the state House of Representatives’ Committee on Civil Law and Procedure, making way for it to […]
Local board members don’t support move A bill moving to the Senate floor that would require public school districts to display “In God We Trust” in each of its school buildings may have been voted […]
Would narrow it to Washington representation Amid lingering disagreement among St. Charles Parish Council members over Tauzin Consultants as the parish’s lobbyist came the latest move to trim the firm’s contract. Councilmen Billy Woodruff and […]
What’s coming with the Louisiana Legislature in anticipated gaming measures could be a gamble for an industry that’s become a more appreciated tax revenue source with the state’s tight budget, but among them is an […]
The St. Charles Parish Firemen’s Association is working on its next move after the Parish Council rejected placing a tax renewal for fire protection on a special ballot. “It’s unprecedented that this has ever happened […]
Nearly three years after Benjamin Bell was hired to get the St. Charles Parish Housing Authority off HUD’s troubled list, Bell himself has been fired for alleged accountability issues. Bell got a unanimous vote of […]
A near 20-year dispute over how tax revenue from Louisiana’s two nuclear plants was shared recently ended in St. Charles Parish’s favor. “This was obviously wrong,” said Tab Troxler, the parish tax assessor who fought […]
By Jeremy Alford & Mitch Rabalais LaPolitics.com The first major Louisiana election of 2018 takes place on Saturday and it doesn’t appear as if Gov. John Bel Edwards is going to get involved — even […]
Waterworks, drainage, planning all getting ‘smarter’ St. Charles Parish has been installing smart meters that can be read by remote signal. The parish’s Department of Waterworks has been replacing the current meters – that require […]
With last week’s cold snap wreaking havoc with water supply and availability in many parishes, St. Charles Parish was one that did not have to issue a boil water advisory like many of its neighbors. […]
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