News
All-you-can-eat jambalaya, gumbo draws thousands to Battle for Paddle
Thousands of hungry people will head to Luling’s West Bank Bridge Park on Thursday to stuff themselves with all the gumbo and jambalaya they can eat. […]
News
Crime
Second Destrehan teacher faces charges after being accused of having sex with student
Two Destrehan High School teachers have been arrested after allegedly having a threesome with a student who was 16 at the time. […]
Crime
Destrehan teacher arrested in connection with alleged sexual tryst with student
A Destrehan High School teacher has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a student. […]
Government
Parish names new planning and zoning director
The St. Charles Parish Council has confirmed the hiring of a new Planning and Zoning Department director. The new director, Michael Albert, will take over for Kimberly Marousek, who resigned in July after accepting a job in Baton Rouge. […]
Government
New EPA regulation would have drastic effect on real estate market
The River Region Chamber of Commerce is being proactive about a proposed regulation that they say could have as negative affect on St. Charles Parish and surrounding areas as the Biggert-Waters Act. […]
Government
Levee that would protect Montz slated to get Corps approval
A levee that would protect St. John the Baptist Parish and Montz has taken the next step toward completion and is currently awaiting an Army Corps of Engineers chief’s report. […]
Crime
Police: 2 busted selling liquid marijuana out of Luling store
The owner and business manager of a convenience store in Luling were both arrested for selling synthetic liquid marijuana that is ingested using electronic cigarettes, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
Business
Accounting mistake cost company $8 million
After failing to reapply for a state-provided tax exemption, a local latex manufacturer is getting hit with a nearly tenfold property tax increase. […]
Business
1,000 plan to protest at Shell over emissions
Around 1,000 protestors led by a former Army lieutenant general plan to picket the Shell asphalt plant in St. Rose after the state refused a request to implement air monitoring in the area. […]