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Garbage truck overturns on Old Spanish Trail
A garbage truck overturned near Griffin Street on Old Spanish Trail after getting sucked in by mud on the side of the road. […]
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Business
Parish unemployment rate rises
The unemployment rate in St. Charles Parish has risen from 3.7 percent to 5 percent over the last year, but is far from the February national average of 8.1 percent, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. […]
Government
Dirty Job: 342 trash bashers raze 3.91 tons of litter from local roads
It was a dirty job, but someone – or in this case hundreds -had to do it. […]
Crime
School shooting scenario tests emergency response
First responders were on hand last Friday at Luling Elementary when five parish agencies, along with a variety of state and federal departments, joined forces for a mock training exercise that tested each agencies’ response to a school shooting scenario. […]
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Poll Results
In last week’s online poll question, we asked residents if they would use a paved bike path on the West Bank levee. […]
Government
Parish has received over $3.6 million in CDBG funds since ‘82
The St. Charles Parish Council and parish president have proclaimed April 12 through April 18 as National Community Development Week. […]
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Voters get first chance to decide fate of new ER on March 21
This weekend, voters will get the first chance to decide whether or not St. Charles Parish Hospital will be able to borrow $11.5 million to refinance existing bonds and construct a new building to house an expanded emergency department. […]
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Parish, schools collect nearly $79 million in ’08
Together, St. Charles Parish and the public school system collected nearly $79 million in sales tax in 2008, an increase of a little more than $5 million from the previous year. […]
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Wetland park envisioned as one-stop spot for family fun
Five years ago, St. Charles Parish set aside 28 acres in the LaBranche Wetlands and christened the area Wetland Watchers Park. […]