Crime
Suspect in deadly DWI crash found competent for trial
Jennifer Englade, who is accused of driving drunk and causing a wreck that killed three people and an unborn baby last year, was ruled competent to stand trial last week. […]
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Government
Political newcomer wins historic election
Jarvis Lewis became the first African-American elected to a parishwide office in nearly 140 years when he narrowly clinched the St. Charles Parish Council’s at-large Division B seat by 125 votes. […]
Health
Parish voters overwhelmingly support $2.6 million tax
Voters overwhelmingly approved a St. Charles Parish Hospital tax that will generate $2.6 million per year and allow the addition of a third ambulance shift during peak service hours. […]
Government
Activist has purrr-fect plan to save feral cats
A Destrehan woman is on a mission to bring down the feral cat population in St. Charles Parish by trapping the felines and spaying or neutering them before returning them to their outdoor homes. […]
News
Skeletal remains of HHS grad found in field
Skeletal remains discovered near a Hammond home have been identified as those of a 31-year-old Hahnville graduate who was reported missing in January. […]
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Longtime J.B. Martin teacher drowns while fishing in Bayou Gauche canal
A longtime J.B. Martin teacher was found dead on Friday, her body floating in a canal off of Bayou Gauche Road. […]
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Detectives search for motive behind random drive-by murder
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is still seeking information in a seemingly random drive-by shooting that led to the death of 17-year-old Luling resident Jeffrey Mendez in 2008. […]
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Two survive horrific crash in Luling
A car traveling along I-310 this morning lost control, went off the road and rolled several times in the median before coming to a stop. […]
Government
Voters approve hospital tax, Jarvis Lewis elected councilman at-large
Residents in St. Charles Parish overwhelmingly renewed a St. Charles Parish Hospital tax for 10 years and narrowly voted political newcomer Jarvis Lewis into office on Saturday. […]