In a charged atmosphere, where the crowd erupted into boos at one moment and applause at the next, a measure to amend an ordinance on the distance alcohol can be sold from a church was soundly defeated, 7-1. […]
Applications will be mailed upon request or can be picked up at the Parish School Board Office in Luling. Applications are also available on the district’s web site at www.stcharles.k12.la.us. […]
The St. Charles Parish School Board recently approved a motion to purchase 2.3 acres of the land in Luling adjacent to R.K Smith School for $250,000, $15,000 less that the original appraisal of the land. The school system has future plans to construct a brand new maintenance building at the site. […]
Before Hurricane Katrina, the coast of Louisiana was disappearing at a rate of up to 50 square miles a year. And now the news is out that, in one day, Katrina took another 118 square miles of coast away. […]
Some seemingly minor word changes in a bill that has snuck its way through the Louisiana Legislature potentially could cost residents of St. Charles Parish $500,000 dollars per year in sales tax revenue. […]
A drug bust of one St. Charles Parish resident leads to the arrest of 10 others. Using the cell phone of an alleged drug trafficker from a previous arrest, narcotics detectives set up a sting operation of those calling the cell phone to obtain cocaine. […]
St. Charles Parish’s fishing industry was hit hard post-Katrina, as local fishermen scrabbled to get up and running from hurricane damage and find new markets. […]
St. Charles Parish’s removal from the Pontchartrain Levee District and inclusion in the movement for levee consolidation in Governor Blanco’s special legislative session upset local Sen. Joel Chaisson, D-Destrehan.Originally, St. Charles Parish was not included in levee consolidation from Sen. Walter Boasso’s plan. […]
Several business advisors have partnered in a unique project that hopes to help local businesses become more successful. The Louisiana Business and Technology Center, E. J. Ourso College of Business, LSU, the US Department of Agriculture and the Louisiana Municipal Association have partnered in this innovative project. […]
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