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Former parish teacher fights for life against COVID-19
A former St. Charles Parish Public Schools teacher is currently intubated as she fights for her life against COVID-19. […]
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Community steps up to help family pay for Luling man’s funeral
Mason Harding got a phone call, perhaps the toughest he’s ever received, and wasn’t quite ready for the blow. […]
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Catfish Festival cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases
While organizers of the Alligator Festival are still planning to hold their fall event, the Louisiana Catfish Festival committee announced that its Sept. 18 festival has been cancelled due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases statewide. […]
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Parish’s crime rate down thus far in 2021
Crime in St. Charles Parish over the first six months of 2021 is down more than 22 percent from last year, according to F.B.I. statistics. […]
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Destrehan to be tested early and often in 2021 schedule
Marcus Scott guided the Destrehan Wildcats to the Class 5A state semifinals in his first season as the program’s head coach, continuing what’s become an astounding string of deep playoff runs for the team – DHS has reached at least the semifinal round in six of the past seven seasons. […]
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Construction begins on $760 million River Region hurricane levee project
A levee project that has been over 50 years in the making is finally a reality, as federal, state and local officials gathered on July 26 to break ground on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system. […]
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Vendor celebrates his 98th birthday at the German Coast Farmers’ Market
If you were at the July 24 German Coast Farmers’ Market and heard “Happy Birthday” played several times over the speakers, it was for a very special reason: vendor Robert Tranchant of Destrehan was there selling plants to the community. […]
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More jobs available than people collecting unemployment in St. Charles Parish
Corey Faucheux, the St. Charles Parish director of economic development and tourism, said that his office has been receiving constant feedback from local business owners regarding problems finding people to work. […]
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TV romance films for second season in Norco
The streets of St. Charles Parish are increasingly offering a reminder that Louisiana’s “Hollywood South” moniker is in no way a thing of the past. […]