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Des Allemands man caught in juvenile porn sting
St. John the Baptist Parish arrested a Des Allemands man, David Keith Ryan, 42, of 163 Maloney Rd. for soliciting a minor for sexual purposes. […]
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Liquor amendment enrages congregation
In a charged atmosphere, where the crowd erupted into boos at one moment and applause at the next, a measure to amend an ordinance on the distance alcohol can be sold from a church was soundly defeated, 7-1. […]
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Head Start and pre-school program now registering
Applications will be mailed upon request or can be picked up at the Parish School Board Office in Luling. Applications are also available on the district’s web site at www.stcharles.k12.la.us. […]
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St. Charles School Board makes deal to purchase land
The St. Charles Parish School Board recently approved a motion to purchase 2.3 acres of the land in Luling adjacent to R.K Smith School for $250,000, $15,000 less that the original appraisal of the land. The school system has future plans to construct a brand new maintenance building at the site. […]
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Coastal restoration work needed NOW!
Before Hurricane Katrina, the coast of Louisiana was disappearing at a rate of up to 50 square miles a year. And now the news is out that, in one day, Katrina took another 118 square miles of coast away. […]
Government
Special session bill costs St. Charles Parish thousands
Some seemingly minor word changes in a bill that has snuck its way through the Louisiana Legislature potentially could cost residents of St. Charles Parish $500,000 dollars per year in sales tax revenue. […]
Crime
Undercover operation arrests 10
A drug bust of one St. Charles Parish resident leads to the arrest of 10 others. Using the cell phone of an alleged drug trafficker from a previous arrest, narcotics detectives set up a sting operation of those calling the cell phone to obtain cocaine. […]
Business
Local fishing industry feels the bite
St. Charles Parish’s fishing industry was hit hard post-Katrina, as local fishermen scrabbled to get up and running from hurricane damage and find new markets. […]
Government
Chaisson wants the best of both levee worlds
St. Charles Parish’s removal from the Pontchartrain Levee District and inclusion in the movement for levee consolidation in Governor Blanco’s special legislative session upset local Sen. Joel Chaisson, D-Destrehan.Originally, St. Charles Parish was not included in levee consolidation from Sen. Walter Boasso’s plan. […]