Columns

Setting record straight

Setting record straight Re: Herald-Guide story – May 2, 2019 – “Council argument leads to putting the public, media in the hallway.” It noted “An argument between St. Charles Parish Councilman Paul Hogan and Council Chair Julia Fisher-Perrier over a council rule escalated to her clearing the council chambers of the public and media.” […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Near the beginning of the 20th Century, a group of socialists came to Louisiana out of California to start a colony in Vernon Parish at New Llano, near Leesville. Once the […]

Columns

Letter to the Editor: Sunset levee subsidence exaggerated

The purpose of this letter is to clarify some misconceptions contained in an article published in The Advocate on Dec. 12, 2018. The article stated that almost the entire Sunset Drainage District Levee (SDDL) has subsided at least half a foot from 2014 to 2018, with one area along Petit Lac Des Allemands dropping to 5.9 feet this year, down from 7.1 feet in 2014. […]