News
Rep. Smith & family hit back at rumors
Rep. Gary Smith Jr., D-Norco, has been turning up in the press a lot lately but not entirely because of his work as a state legislator. […]
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Crime
Man shot in the face with a 12-gauge – & he’s still alive
A 25-year-old Boutte man was charged with attempted second-degree murder after he blasted another man in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun, say cops. […]
News
Laque gives FEMA a ‘coonass earful’ in levee-lobby effort
For a year now. Albert Laque has been pleading with higher-ups to protect St. Charles Parish with levees on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi. […]
News
Herald-Guide Election Roundup: St. Charles goes as Louisiana goes
Almost 7,000 residents of St. Charles Parish voted in Saturday’s election that selected five local school board members and the state’s insurance commissioner in addition to putting 13 amendments into the state constitution. […]
Crime
Doctor pleads no contest in child-pornography case
Dr. David Sampognaro of Luling pleaded no contest to a single count of “attempted possession of child pornography” before the 29th Judicial District Judge Emile St. Pierre in Hahnville. […]
Government
FEMA ‘can’t see’ the Sunset levee, says build new homes 7-feet higher than old homes
What do you call a levee that’s not certified? According to FEMA, it might as well be mud.No matter how big or good they look, if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t build them, they don’t count. […]
Crime
Former parish councilman cited in grab-&-scram sign spree, say cops
Leading the news in our “Say what?” department this week comes a report from the Sheriff’s Office noting that former St. Charles Parish Councilman and current Port of South Louisiana Commissioner Jay Roberts, and business partner Murphy Majoria, were cited after someone yanked school board candidate Angela Fenerty’s “vote-for-me” signs out of her yard just days before the Sept. 30 election. […]
Lifestyles
Companies partner for largest motion picture pact in Louisiana history
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) SEPT. 14 -Sam Nazarian’s Los Angeles based Element Films and New Orleans based LIFT Films are partnering in a new motion picture production financing agreement with the potential total production outlay to exceed $200 million in the state of Louisiana. […]
Crime
Unlocked vehicles pose as easy burglary targets
On Sept. 19, Sheriff Greg Champagne issued a crime alert via email to all citizens urging them to be wary of a rash of automobile break-ins that occurred on Destrehan’s Ormond Meadows Drive. […]