News
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom. Boom. Boom. Shots fired. More shots fired. A bomb explodes. Smoke fills the halls. […]
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Worst ferry disaster in U.S. history
ON OCTOBER 20, 1976, at 6:00 a.m., pilot Egidio Auletta wheeled the George Prince ferry away from its mooring at the Destrehan dock and began a slow chug across the Mississippi River toward Luling. […]
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Mystery of the potato chip truck parked at taxpayer expense
THIS colorful potato chip truck and “rolling billboard” has been parked at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse every night for at least a week and the question we’ve gotta ask is, “Is this legal?” […]
Lifestyles
St. Charles Parish Council connect water systems & build new homes 7-ft HIGHER
Linking east and west bank water systems by running a pair of 16-inch lines under the Mississippi River is a done deal now that the St. Charles Parish Council has voted to spend $4.6 million on the job that members originally set aside just $2.5 million to complete. […]
Crime
3 years in prison for child porn
Shane Helds, 26, of 123 Ormond Village Dr., Destrehan, has been sentenced to five years in prison with two suspended after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. […]
Crime
Norco man fires gun at wife in wild squabble
A 46-year-old man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he shot at his wife with a high-powered Glock 40-cal. handgun at their home in Norco, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office reports. […]
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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. […]
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. […]
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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. […]