Lifestyles
A ‘lifetime’ of helping others
Celebrating 40 years of RSVP in the River Parishes, as well as national service, 659 volunteers were recognized for their contributions at a luncheon last Thursday. […]
Lifestyles
Lifestyles
Mother doesn’t want toddler who drowned to have died in vain
Recalling how 2-year-old Kevin J. “Bubba” Cortez III loved being by the bayou and on the boat with his papa, his parents wept as they emphasized how much they didn’t want others to lose a child the way they did. […]
Lifestyles
DHS grad beats price at the pump by making his own biodiesel
For Dillon Deshotel, the phrase “pain at the pump” is merely a rumor these days, far into the rearview mirror of his Ford F-250 pickup truck. […]
Lifestyles
Girl Scout’s houseboat replica is making history
Margo Matherne was thinking “gold” when she pitched the project of building a kid-size replica of a houseboat for the future Des Allemands, Bayou Gauche, Paradis Museum on WPA Road. […]
Lifestyles
Humane Society Pet of the Week: Pichon
This week’s St. Charles Humane Society’s showcase pet is Pichon. […]
Lifestyles
Pillowcase Project preps children for emergencies
With an intent eye on designing their pillowcases, the children at New Life Community Church were getting prepared at an emergency prep workshop. […]
Lifestyles
After year, Destrehan mother tracks dog from flood, relocation to Nebraska
When the truck delivers Evie this week, it’ll end an epic ordeal for a dog that was mistakenly given away, survived a historic flood and ended up in Nebraska. […]
Lifestyles
One Team – One Fight is on the scene
What started as a friendly competition among basic emergency responders and ER staff at the St. Charles Parish Hospital has turned into a comprehensive effort to support and aid the parish’s emergency first responders. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Destrehan child loves growing and eating her own food
Sydney Lorio can’t always reach the highest cucumber or tomato vines growing vertically in her backyard garden, but that doesn’t stop her from getting her daddy to help harvest her treasures. […]