News
Termites thriving in warmer weather
For homeowners, late spring and early summer are a time to look out for termite swarms and this year, although swarms are arriving a little later than in years past, they are arriving in force. […]
News
Columns
Beware the ides of May
Three weeks are left in the 2013 regular session of the Legislature, and much water is left to run under the legislative bridge before sine die adjournment on June 6. […]
News
Big abortion clinic is planned nearby
Teaching the value of life amidst so much terror and violence in our lives will suffer a setback if the abortion clinic scheduled to be built on South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans is realized. […]
Crime
Grassroots effort underway to curb St. Rose violence
On a Friday afternoon, community activists and young girls stand in a circle in a driveway of a home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in St. Rose. […]
Government
Council: Civil service employees should keep jobs if forced to relocate due to Biggert-Waters
The St. Charles Parish Council has asked the parish government to allow employees to keep their jobs if they have to move to another area due to financial hardship associated with the Biggert-Waters Act. […]
Crime
Gun, cash stolen in rash of Montz car burglaries
Last week, five vehicles were burglarized in Montz and robbers made off with items including wallets, a gun, cell phones, cameras and even cash. […]
Government
FEMA letter touts low cost of flood insurance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a letter to local residents asking them to renew their flood insurance rates, touting the low cost. […]
Government
Richmond, Waters introduce bill to reform flood insurance
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02), along with Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), introduced The Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013. […]
Crime
Burglars strike 7 Luling homes during daytime
Brazen burglars have broken into seven Luling homes in less than two weeks, making off with electronics and jewelry during the daytime heists. […]