Government
St. Charles Parish still has several candidates running unopposed
With one day left to qualify as a candidate for the Oct. 24 election primary, St. Charles Parish still has several offices with no opposition.
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Government
Government
St. Charles Parish has several races with no opposition
With 1-1/2 days remaining to qualify for the Oct. 24 election primary, the St. Charles Parish races have several offices without opposition.
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Government
Qualifying period approaching for Oct. 24 election in St. Charles Parish
The St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court’s phones are ringing more lately, especially with the three-day candidate qualifying period fast approaching for the Oct. 24 primary election. […]
Government
Rescued survivors recall Katrina’s dangers
Twenty-eight hospital workers and family, along with two Australian tourists, were huddling together near the Ernest Morial Convention Center in the chaos and despair of what was once New Orleans when the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office made a bold move to rescue them. […]
Editorial
Deja vu on ammo, weapons hoarding
The head of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service declared in a news release that the “great game of hoarding” ammunition by “greedy individuals” was unsportsmanlike. […]
Government
Councilman seeks second term as District 1 representative
After serving one term as St. Charles Parish District 1 councilman, Terrell D. Wilson has announced he will seek a second term in the October 24 election. […]
Columns
Oil prices drop is a double whammy in taxes, services
At the Aug. 14 meeting of the State Revenue Estimating Conference we learned revenue predictions from oil revenues for the current fiscal year were based on $62 a barrel. […]
Columns
New tort group targeting legislative elections
With a budget that could reach $2 million, the newly-created Louisiana Lawsuit Fairness Committee (LLFC) may emerge in the coming weeks as one of the biggest players involved in this year’s state House and Senate races. […]
Columns
Look that gift horse in the mouth
During the 2015 regular session the legislators pass a “temporary” (wink, wink, nod, nod) 1 percent tax increase (HCR 8) on all non-residential electrical utilities. […]