Crime
Trio charged with arson in 3 Montz fires
Two juveniles and a 25-year-old man have been arrested in connection with two separate Friday fires in Montz – one of which destroyed a home. […]
News
Business
Unusually cold spring makes crabs hard to find
In the still darkness of the morning, three crabbers in a pickup truck arrived at Lac Des Allemands before dawn. […]
Government
Vitter in Bayou Gauche to speak about action on flood insurance rate hikes
Little more than a week after officials from 14 parishes took a trip to Washington, D.C. to lobby against potential flood insurance rate hikes, some of those same officials convened with Sen. David Vitter at the home of a Bayou Gauche couple.
Crime
Former St. Charles deputy charged with payroll fraud
A former St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s deputy whose arrest disgusted Sheriff Greg Champagne, has now been charged with six additional counts of payroll fraud. […]
Government
Parish plans to go out for construction bids in June for Willowridge levee
St. Charles Parish plans to go out for construction bids next month on the first phase of the Willowridge levee, assuming a judge rules in the parish’s favor regarding a portion of the land needed for the project. […]
Crime
Police dog sniffs out suspected burglar
With the assistance of a K-9 officer, police were able to track down a 23-year-old man who reportedly stole items from a car and broke into a house early Friday morning. […]
Government
Legislators vow to help parish fight huge insurance increases
Parish President V.J. St. Pierre, along with eight other parish presidents and representatives from five other parishes, visited Washington, D.C. to talk to officials about the potential spike in local flood insurance premiums should large portions of the Biggert-Waters Act be allowed to take effect in October. […]
Government
Supreme Court rules against school vouchers
Last week the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the funding structure for the Louisiana Scholarship Program unconstitutional. […]
Government
Chaisson will step down as port executive director
The Port of South Louisiana will soon see a change in leadership after Joel T. Chaisson Sr.’s eight-year tenure as executive director officially comes to an end on July 14. […]