Allen Lottinger
Coastal restoration plan getting better
At last, Louisiana’s efforts to put together a massive $50 billion, 50-year coastal restoration plan it adopted in 2007 is showing some progress in its financing. […]
Government
Government
Council wants ARC tax dollars spent in parish
What started as yearly legal housekeeping on collecting property taxes for the St. Charles Parish Council became a discussion about ensuring the newly approved .7-mill tax for ARC of St. Charles is spent entirely in the parish. […]
Government
St. Charles Parish gets national accreditation
St. Charles Parish’s emergency and disaster preparedness capabilities ranked it among 13 programs accredited nationally. […]
Allen Lottinger
It’s time to get rid of Confederate flag
Americans and others who favor freedom of the people should take a big step forward by not paying their respect to Confederate flags. […]
Columns
Voters could make four constitutional changes in fall
In what will be a noticeable change of pace, voters will only have to read through four proposed constitutional amendments on the Oct. 24 ballot, including two that would institute substantive changes to the way transportation projects are funded. […]
Columns
Last-minute vote in House ruled invalid
A measure to significantly alter how the House elects its speaker, the chief presiding officer in the lower chamber, was passed with no advance notice and no debate during the waning moments of the recently-adjourned regular session. […]
Government
Work to begin on performing arts center in Luling
The St. Charles Parish School Board unanimously agreed to take bids on site work for the system’s $35 million performing arts center, approved the millage tax collection to pay for it and hired a financial advisor for the bond issue for the project. […]
Government
Luling native is assistant to Rep. Scalise
Every weeknight, Luling native Matthew Jewell begins his walk home from work. […]
Government
More than 75K pounds of hazardous materials collected
Paint topped the list in the 75,349 pounds of items collected in this year’s Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day in St. Charles Parish, as well as marked the highest collection since 2008. […]