Business
What you must know about NEW cable TV deal
Cheaper cable television with more and better channels and superior repair service may be in the offing when the parish’s contract with Cox Cable expires in 2007. […]
News
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Can you top this?
BAYOU GAUCHE – DeeAnn Edwards’ cypress cabin is just the latest incarnation of a 100-year-old grocery that she found sitting in a field in Grand Point, Louisiana, and then, after negotiating a price with the owner, trailered over to her waterfront lot. […]
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Louisiana’s running out of oysters and pecans just days before Thanksgiving
Say it ain’t so! Oyster dressing and pecan pie – both made with Louisiana-grown products – could be hard to get this holiday season and cause consumers to dig a little deeper in their pockets when they DO find them. […]
Business
The FACES of unemployment in St. Charles Parish
IT SEEMS that everywhere you go in St. Charles Parish there’s a “help wanted” sign on a window or door while able-bodied men and women mill around in front of convenience stores begging for money, sometimes wild-eyed and, on occasion, with an icy-cold beer in one hand – and a filter king in the other. […]
Crime
Suspect caught on video
LULING – The theft of a $12,000 Polaris Ranger at a home on River Road in Luling was caught by a video surveillance camera set up at the victim’s residence. […]
Government
Levee plan in January, says corps
In a presentation to St. Charles Parish council members, project manager Frank Duarte said the Corps is in the final stages of analyzing the pros and cons of two top alternatives, one running along Hwy 90 near populated areas, and one across the Barataria Basin further south and closer to the Gulf of Mexico. […]
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See-through oven’s up for grabs in exciting new Herald-Guide contest
BOUTTE – You can win a futuristic countertop oven that’s spacious enough to cook a Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings in a great new Herald-Guide contest that makes it easy for you to take home the grand prize. […]
News
Surefire way to get the raise you deserve – fast
BOUTTE – You want a raise. You need a raise. You deserve a raise. Still with us? Then read on to find out how to get that extra money in your paycheck with a surefire tip from author and career-coach JoAnna Brandi – exclusively in the Herald-Guide. […]
Business
275 great new jobs at Hahnville chem plant
HAHNVILLE – Dow’s 100-million-pound “capacity expansion” at a Union Carbide Corporation facility here will create 100 new jobs. […]