News
Parish auctions off vehicles, equipment
Cars, trucks, lawn mowers, computers and heavy equipment like excavators and tractors will be auctioned off on May 1 by St. Charles Parish. […]
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Crime
Man charged with killing neighbor, pistol-whipping wife
A 59-year-old New Sarpy man who believed his wife was having an affair with a neighbor killed the man last week by shooting him three times, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
Government
Work underway on Destrehan pump station
An $18.8 million pump station that will help drain water from Prospect Avenue in Norco to Interstate 310 in St. Rose is now under construction and should be completed by September 2011, according to Steve Wilson, president of the Pontchartrain Levee District. […]
Government
Builder picked for $1.2 million Paradis Library
The St. Charles Parish Council authorized a contract with Lamar Contractors for construction of a new Paradis library. […]
Crime
73-year-old Grandma arrested for drugs in home
A 73-year-old Des Allemands woman and her 20-year-old grandson were arrested after nearly $10,000 worth of drugs were found inside their home, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
Government
Secret sauce recipes make money in Norco
Destrehan resident Rosario D’Amico never imagined he would be in the food business. Until 2008, D’Amico was a hotel manager in Baton Rouge. When the economy started to dip, he was laid off. […]
News
Spillway visitors double since ‘05
Since Hurricane Katrina, the number of visitors to the Bonnet Carre Spillway has doubled due to the amount of recreational activities that the nearly 8,000-acre floodway offers. […]
News
Fire scorches Wetland Watchers Park
A fire that most likely started from a lit cigarette burned a couple acres of wetlands and came close to bringing down a new outdoor classroom and boardwalk at Wetland Watchers Park in Norco on Monday evening. […]
Crime
Police: Gun pulled at T-ball practice
An 18-year-old Destrehan man was arrested after waving a shotgun in the air near a T-ball practice, which sent parents and children scurrying from the area, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]