Crime
6 years of living dangerously
The most pressing issue that St. Charles Parish faces is the lack of hurricane protection, especially on the west bank where most homes and business are vulnerable to storm inundation. […]
News
News
Levee route through parish still undetermined
The good news is that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a hurricane protection levee along the west bank of the Mississippi River from Plaquemines Parish through St. Charles to Donaldsonville.The bad news is that it won’t even be started until 2009. […]
Columns
What the New Orleans vote means for the future
In a few weeks, displaced, challenged and beleaguered New Orleanians will determine who will be their next mayor. Either the incumbent, Ray Nagin, or the challenger, Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, will have four years to try to bring some degree of normalcy back to the Crescent City. […]
Crime
Fugitive sweep nabs 32
During a weeklong nationwide fugitive roundup, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 32 wanted individuals during a spree police officials designed to capture at-large individuals locally and nationally. […]
Business
Dow celebrates new facility
Numerous state and local officials attended a colorful and unique ceremony at Dow St. Charles Operations on April 28 to celebrate the start-up of Dow’s new state-of-the-art latex facility. […]
News
High speed chase lands local man in jail
A high speed police chase on the evening of April 24, resulted in the arrest of Destrehan resident, Daron Downing, 22. As a result, he was charged with numerous crimes by the St. Charles Seriff’s Office. […]
News
Pesky predator takes a bite out
St. Charles Mosquito Control Inc. is busy getting the parish ready for another summer of those annoying pests, mosquitoes. […]
News
Closing MR-GO would be cost-effective
We keep reading that it is not cost-effective to completely close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet – – MR-GO as it is better known – – which has been blamed for much of the erosion of Southeast Louisiana’s wetlands. […]
Crime
Ormond vandals caught
Last week, two 16 year-old juveniles were arrested and charged 17 counts of criminal damage to property. According to police reports, the individuals are responsible, in part, for the spate of vandalism that took place in Ormond Subdivision during March. […]