News
Bicyclist from Florida struck by car, killed on Highway 90 in Luling
A bicyclist was killed after getting hit by a car at the intersection of Barton Avenue and Highway 90 in Luling at 8 p.m. Monday night. […]
News
Government
Mary Tastet will fill abandoned St. Charles Parish Council seat
For the second time this year, Mary Tastet will take over for a St. Charles Parish Council member who resigned his seat.
News
Luling bicyclist struck by car, killed on Highway 90
A bicyclist was killed after getting hit by a car at the intersection of Barton Avenue and Highway 90 in Luling at 8 p.m. Monday night. […]
Crime
Hit and run suspect may be facing felony
The suspected intoxicated driver who was charged with a hit and run earlier this month in Des Allemands has received a second DWI charge in less than three weeks. […]
Crime
Woman begs judge not to throw her life away
A woman who police say was drunk when she crashed into another car and killed three people and a fetus, has written a letter to the judge in her case admitting responsibility but pleading with him not to throw her life away. […]
Health
Long ambulance delays are rare, hospital CEO says
After a hit and run accident earlier this month resulted in a Des Allemands woman laying in the roadway on Old Spanish Trail for nearly an hour waiting for an ambulance, questions have been raised about how such a delay in medical service could occur. […]
News
Thankful for slow hurricane season, flood protection improvements
As we enter this Thanksgiving, the weather has been disagreeable. Although southeast Louisiana is generally blessed with mild temperatures at this time of the year, many of us have had to crank up our seldom used heaters as temperatures have plummeted and we have been kept damp by a steady mist. […]
Editorial
Special Report: Katrina general capitol-bound
Standing on the grounds in front of the State Capitol last weekend, Russel Honoré joined other independent authors pushing their wares at the Louisiana Book Festival. […]
Editorial
Some stories are more complex than others
You can’t judge a book by its cover. I can only assume that some marketing-minded publisher way back when originally coined this phrase in an effort to overcome a horrendous cover and boost readership and sales of a well-written book. […]