Government
Council approves $5.8 million EOC
The St. Charles Parish Council approved a $5.8 million contract for a new Emergency Operations Center that will be built across the street from the parish courthouse.
News
Crime
Former clerk employee pleads guilty to theft
A former employee in the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court’s Office has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $600 and falsifying records while two other former office employees were arrested and booked with theft. […]
Crime
2 deputies injured, 5 arrested during Christmas parade
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were allegedly attacked by a pair of women and a 16-year-old boy at the Norco Christmas parade and two suffered minor injuries, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Lifestyles
United Way accepting gifts for annual toy drive
Help Santa out this year by donating toys to the United Way of St. Charles’ annual Toy and Food drive.
Government
Jindal will attend community center groundbreaking
Gov. Bobby Jindal will attend the groundbreaking for the parish’s new community center in Luling on Dec. 16 at 11:30 a.m.
Government
Change coming to Paul Maillard
St. Charles Parish was awarded a $442,422 planning grant that will be used to focus on ways to improve Paul Maillard Road and determine the type of development that will best suit the area in the future. […]
Government
Now is best time to buy home due to low interest rates, realtors say
With interest rates at historic lows and the recent passage of an amendment that prohibits new fees on home sales, local realtors say that this is the “best time in the world” to buy a house.
Lifestyles
Santa meets Star Wars at Norco Christmas parade
Santa will be joined by Darth Vader, a master drumline and popular fiddler Amanda Shaw when the Norco Christmas parade rolls through town on Dec. 4.
Crime
Burglars strike in Luling during Thanksgiving holiday
Four homes in Luling’s Mimosa Park neighborhood were burglarized during the Thanksgiving weekend while the homeowners were out of town, according to St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne.