News
Former sheriff wants public pools back
A former sheriff and Hahnville resident wants the parish to consider opening public swimming facilities for families living on both sides of the river.
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News
Government
Drainage study planned to rid parish of street flooding
Sam Scholle, director of public works and wastewater, plans to redo a master drainage study of St. Charles Parish this year because the one currently in place is seriously outdated. […]
Business
Stylist cuts into competition by updating Luling salon
When Amanda Cameron of Des Allemands had her fill of working as a hair stylist on someone else’s clock and managing other people’s salons, she decided to take matters into her own hands and start a business. […]
Government
Program lets families save money by building own home
Families in St. Charles Parish are finding out that the cheapest way to move into a new home may just be by building it themselves. […]
Government
Auditor: Cochran broke law
Ronald Dawson, the certified public accountant who conducted an audit of the St. Rose Fire Station in 2006, says that Councilman and Fire Chief Larry Cochran broke a state law by allowing his mother to live at the station.
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Government
Council ‘intelligent’ enough to award contracts without board approval
St. Charles Parish officials and Parish President V.J. St. Pierre are looking at a plan that would do away with the Quality Based Selection Review Board, a group of professionals from outside the parish that determine which engineering and architectural firms get contracts.
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Business
Echoes of the past brought into the present
Chef Ed Rhinehart keeps a diary loaded with the tidbits and food recipes that have helped him become a local star in the Louisiana culinary scene. […]
Government
Parish may hire inmates to help fill labor needs
A shortage of workers is greatly impacting the amount of parish projects that are completed on time. […]
Health
Parish air too dirty
The federal government has announced that the air in St. Charles Parish, as well as in 345 other counties and parishes across the nation, is too dirty to breathe, putting residents at risk for heart and asthma attacks. […]