Business
Real estate market sees increase in buyers
With the future of the local real estate market still uncertain, local realtors say that buyers and sellers should move sooner rather than later.
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Government
Luling levee permit approved
The Army Corps of Engineers finally signed a permit on Friday to construct the Willowridge Phase, or Phase II, of the West Bank hurricane protection levee after years of prep work and consideration by various state and federal agencies.
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Government
View, comment on new land use plan online
After two years of information gathering and analysis, a complete draft of St. Charles Parish’s new comprehensive land use plan will be made available for public viewing and comment.
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Government
Residents clash with parish over Sunset Drainage District
About 50 parishioners butted heads with parish officials on Tuesday night during a town hall meeting about possibly disbanding the board of the Sunset Drainage District.
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News
Teen drowns in Des Allemands
A 14-year-old boy drowned on Sunday while swimming with friends in Lac Des Allemands, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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News
Long-awaited library opens doors in Paradis
Residents in Paradis, Des Allemands and Bayou Gauche finally got the chance to walk into their own library on Monday when a new 6,200-square-foot branch opened on the corner of Audubon and Fonda streets. […]
News
1 foreclosure a day filed in St. Charles
From May 2010 to April 2011, almost 450 foreclosures were filed in St. Charles Parish, which equates to more than one foreclosure a day.
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News
8 agencies investigate school finances
In the past three years, the St. Charles Parish school district has been investigated by eight different entities after complaints were filed by individuals regarding the district’s accounts payable.
The cost of dealing with all of these investigations is piling up.
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Crime
Car hit by ‘random’ gunfire on Hwy. 90
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating complaints of random gunfire on Highway 90, which included a vehicle being struck by a bullet. […]