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V.J. St. Pierre running against Snookie for parish president
An honorably discharged disabled veteran, retired business owner and life-long parish resident, Vernon J. St. Pierre says the experiences he learned in war and over the course of his life have taught him to be humble, grateful, and appreciate humanity, characteristics he feels will make him the best candidate for parish president. […]
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United Way ‘Victory Party’ celebrates donations of $2.3M
United Way of St. Charles had a lot to celebrate at their Victory Celebration on Feb.15. Campaign Co-Chairmen Ron Guillory (Valero) and Snookie Faucheux (Motiva) recognized Texion Chemicals, New Sarpy Kindergarten and St. Charles Community Health Center in particular for contributing the largest increases to the total $2,347,581.01 donated. Valero was also recognized for their employees large contributions to United Way. […]
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Ram: Build shelters for cig smokers
Councilman ‘Ram’ Ramchandran wants signs and brightly colored tape separating areas where visitors and employees can and can’t smoke on the grounds of the St. Charles Parish Courthouse. […]
Business
St. Charles population boom fuels Cox cable’s recovery
Increased business and new customers in St. Charles Parish are helping Cox cable get back on its feet after Katrina devastated the communications giant’s infrastructure and drove 200,000 people – including 74,000 subscribers – to new homes outside of the New Orleans area. […]
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Weather Girl Megan
Expect a mixed weather bag in the week ahead with chilly temps and lots of clouds. […]
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The LSU Rural Life Museum presents Ione E. Burden Symposium, with great exhibits like you see here …
The LSU Rural Life Museum presents the 13th annual Ione E. Burden Symposium on March 3 at the museum in Baton Rouge. […]
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St. Charles refineries get ‘thumbs up’ from environmental group
Ranking for carcinogenic emissions slams plants in other parishes and states, but Shell and Valero are O.K. […]
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Well blow me down! Louisiana’s a Top 20 tornado state … in fact, we’re No. 5
As part of an ongoing study of tornadic risk in the United States, the VorTek company of Huntsville, Alabama has released the rankings of the Top 20 tornado-prone states for the month of February. […]