Government
Iraq needs our support
As time moves forward, it seems we are going backward to the times in the first half of the 1900s when we were faced with two world wars that brought more destruction than we had ever experienced. […]
Government
Government
St. Charles Parish’s first splash park will open on Tuesday
The first splash park in St. Charles Parish will open on Tuesday, June 24 with the unveiling of the redesigned community park in Destrehan. […]
Government
Jindal declines meeting with St. Rose residents with concerns over mysterious smell
Several St. Rose residents traveled to Baton Rouge today and made it as far as the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion in an effort to bring light to an odor many of them say has been making them sick. […]
Government
Oil damage suit needs compromise
The current disagreement between our state government in Baton Rouge and the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East is a big problem and we’re not certain there is an easy solution to it. […]
Government
Pay raises sought for parish president, council
St. Charles Parish Councilman Paul Hogan is setting out to change the parish’s Home Rule Charter to allow for pay raises for both the parish president and Parish Council members. […]
Government
Stinky ditch makes Des Allemands residents crabby
Residents living in a neighborhood behind a crab processing plant in Des Allemands are at the mercy of the St. Charles Parish government to solve a problem involving septic wastewater that drains from surrounding properties and sits in a ditch near their homes. […]
Editorial
Edwin Edwards running without professional help
When former Gov. Edwin Edwards announced his 6th District bid in March, he told LaPolitics that he planned on doing something most other serious, and even half-serious, congressional candidates would never do — that is, run without a campaign manager. […]
Editorial
As lawmakers complain, Jindal’s poll numbers climb
Last week when higher education officials were scrambling to figure out whether they would need a seed loan to cover cash-flow payments, Gov. Bobby Jindal was in New York attending a meeting of the Republican Governor’s Association. […]
Government
Hurricane season is straight ahead
The Atlantic hurricane season for 2014, which begins Sunday, is predicted to be almost average. […]