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Retired teacher celebrates Fourth of July by turning 100
🎂 For Margaret Milnor, July 4 has always meant more than fireworks, cookouts and other red, white and blue themed fun – July 4 is her birthday. […]
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Destrehan native battling aggressive cancer
Following a routine trip to the doctor’s office, James Kemp learned there seemed to be something off about his blood work. […]
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Family grapples with loss of home and normalcy following Hurricane Ida
“The world just moved on and we’re just standing still.”
Britt Morel, her husband Taylor and their three children who still live at home are in the ranks of St. Charles Parish residents whose Hurricane Ida’s nightmares are not over nearly a year after the storm. […]
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Two DHS class of 2022 grads named National Merit Scholarship Winners
🏆 While their persistence, intelligence and extra-curricular involvement set them apart in high school, Destrehan High School Class of 2022 graduates Kailie Carrigee and Bodhaansh Ravipati are now set apart by another accomplishment – they are each National Merit Scholarship winners. […]
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Senior Transition Institute preps class of ’23 for final year of high school
Insight into the final year of high school and life beyond was available to the class of 2023 recently when St. Charles Parish Public Schools held its fourth annual Senior Transition Institute. […]
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Luling man with Down syndrome lets nothing stop him
After Patricia Ehrle learned years ago that her son, Craig Blackburn, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, she had one wish above all others. […]
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Luling family still grappling with insurance woes 10 months after Hurricane Ida
Like so many others, the Kitchen family of Luling are still reeling in heartache and sorting out the devastating hand that they were delivered by Hurricane Ida. […]
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Four local men to be ordained as permanent deacons Saturday
St. Charles Parish residents Kevin Robicheaux, Paul Ory, Bruce Trigo and Jason Binet will each be ordained as permanent deacons by Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral. […]
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Destrehan Plantation rolls out its own cane syrup and raw sugar, cookbook is next
A private label cane syrup and raw sugar are among the new and exclusive offerings of the Destrehan Plantation Gift Shop, and plans are now in the works for a cookbook accompaniment to the cane syrup. […]