A leak of a highly flammable and poisonous gas was reported at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday at the Dow Chemical facility in Taft and caused the evacuation of buildings downwind from the site, according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. […]
A Texas man killed himself in a field next to the Nicholas RV Park in Hahnville on Monday after St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene in response to a possible kidnapping. […]
A decades-long wait is over after the St. Charles Parish Council officially asked the state for permission to go out for bids on the first phase of the Willowridge levee. […]
A St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was killed in a four-car accident Sunday night on Paul Maillard Road in Luling while responding to a call for backup. […]
The discovery of a dead body in Destrehan in February set off a chain reaction that – with the help of a police informant – led to second-degree murder charges against one man and drug-related convictions against three other people. […]
In the months following the bombshell announcement by FEMA that the Biggert-Waters Act may raise flood insurance rates thousands of dollars on some local property owners, St. Charles Parish Assessor Tab Troxler said his office was looking at new assessments for homes that would be negatively affected. […]
Bunge is exploring an upgrade at their Destrehan grain elevator that would result in the construction of a new dock, but the plans received poor reception from local residents who attended a town hall meeting concerning the project. […]
Shoppers in St. Charles Parish will get some relief at the cash registers this weekend with the removal of all sales tax on purchases up to $2,500. […]
Brandon Guillory sits in his office watching video of a burglar smash through his business’s front door with a baseball bat and then help himself to thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. […]
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