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Ormond Plantation will serve as backdrop for ABC series
Destrehan’s Ormond Plantation will serve as the backdrop for an episode of an ABC network drama that is being filmed in St. Charles Parish. […]
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‘Mama Dasch’ graduates from police academy after 25-year hiatus
Officer Betty Jo “B.J.” Dasch is no stranger to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
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Parents want ‘confusing’ math taken out of classrooms
When Telesia Batte’s middle child was diagnosed with a learning disability, she chose to move her from the parochial school she loved to a St. Charles Parish public school where greater resources were available to help her. […]
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Honoring our veterans
A young picture of Buddy Keating shows him smiling and enjoying a cigarette on “R and R” in Japan. On the sleeve of his shirt are the visible three chevrons up and two stripes down of a sergeant 1st class–a rank that, today, takes an average of 12 and a half years to attain. […]
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Practice what you teach
Lucas Harms’ day starts at 4 a.m., just before his 2-year-old son, Leo, wakes up. He’ll go to work at Hahnville High School, where he’s been the theater teacher for seven years. […]
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Months after mammogram, former DHS coach discovers she has breast cancer
Denise Keller was climbing waterfalls and traversing sky bridges when she discovered a lump in her breast that would drastically change her life. […]
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Watercolors painted by Destrehan artist will be featured on hit CBS show
Those who watch “NCIS: New Orleans” will see a cameo from a Destrehan artist’s work in early November. […]
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Schools ranked 5th best
All except four schools in St. Charles Parish received an “A” grade, according to a report card released by the Louisiana Department of Education.
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The Spooky Side of St. Charles Parish
Mourning widowers, chopped up bodies and a Nazi horse—St. Charles Parish has them all, and some people claim they continue to haunt the living. […]