Government
Lawsuits cost parish $40K
St. Charles Parish spent $40,000 to defend two lawsuits brought against the parish by Councilman Paul Hogan. […]
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St. Charles Finance dept. wins sixth budget award
The Distinguished Budget Presentation has been awarded to the parish of St. Charles by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its 2018 Budget. […]
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Council will decide fate of more than $4M in projects
The St. Charles Parish Council will consider more than $4 million of upgrades, including the second-story renovation of the parish courthouse and expansion of the Planning and Zoning building. […]
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Parish aims to improve Montz drainage
Work has begun on Gulf South Pipeline’s promised $2 million drainage upgrades agreed to as part of Entergy’s gas compressor station. […]
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Council approves four millage renewals for the ballot
St. Charles Parish voters will see four propositions to renew special property taxes on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. […]
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Raymond to run government while Cochran recovers
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. […]
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Legislature debating water bottom rights
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 soon be heard on the House floor. […]
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Bill aims to put ‘In God We Trust’ in schools
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 on unanimously by the Louisiana Senate Education Committee, but some local School Board officials haven’t embraced the move. […]
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Councilmen seek to trim lobbyist contract
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. […]