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Two new queens crowned
St. Charles Parish has two new queens, as the St. Charles Parish Festival organization held its 62nd Sweet Soiree this month at the Ormond Manor Grand Ballroom. […]
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‘Mastery’ scores fall, but parish schools still performed better than state average
While it was always known that students across the state have faced challenges for the past two school years due to the coronavirus pandemic, those challenges were first quantified this month when the Louisiana Department of Education released the first batch of standardized test data that measures how students fared on major exams during the pandemic. […]
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Finding child care during the day can prove difficult, but there are options
“You see people actually become underemployed. They may take part-time jobs because they can’t get child care to co-exist with their schedule for a full-time job, or maybe they take a lower-paying position so that they can make the schedule work.” […]
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Heated debate over masks erupts at St. Charles Parish School Board meeting
There was screaming and yelling at the St. Charles Parish School Board meeting last night when parents on both sides of the masking debate showed up ready to defend their side of the argument. […]
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Game based on Norco takes top honor at Tribeca Festival
Norco, a video game named after and inspired by the east bank St. Charles Parish town, took a top honor in the Tribeca Festival’s first-ever games competition this summer. […]
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Ama man retires after 40 years on civil service board
James “Jimmy” Breaux, an Ama resident, fondly recalls how he first got involved with the St. Charles Parish Civil Service Board four decades ago. […]
Crime
Suspect’s mother marks the third arrest made in fatal Hale Boggs Bridge hit and run
Louisiana State Police Troop B announced this morning that another arrest has been made in the investigation into the crash that claimed the life of 44-year-old Brady Ortego, and this time it is Pebbles Johnson, the mother of suspect Hunter Johnson. […]
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Thousands of backpacks and school supplies given away to local students
Community members, business owners, nonprofit organizations and churches from all over the River Region banded together this summer to make sure St. Charles Parish students were ready for their first day of classes. […]
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Free haircuts, pedicures marked debut of monthly outreach event
“Someone might be the smartest kid, the brightest kid, white or black, but if they’re not groomed, their shirt’s some kind of way, then that kid’s looked at with a perception like there must be something wrong. But maybe they just lack resources.” […]