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Destrehan topples unbeaten Slidell
As Destrehan head girls basketball coach Twalla Powell guides her team through her third season at the program’s helm, she’s seeing the traits she hoped to see entering the season. […]
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Luling pilot’s memory honored at parade, made Santa’s entrance must-see
For more than 20 years, it set the Norco Civic Association Christmas Parade apart: Santa Claus arriving in style, by helicopter, on the levee. […]
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‘Woman of Impact’ honored, shares story to spread CPR awareness
When Regina Allemand was approached by the American Heart Association about leading a team during its upcoming Woman of Impact campaign, she wasn’t sure her schedule would allow her to say yes. […]
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Director of RSVP to retire, RSVP to become Prime Time Seniors program
After 35 years with the Parks and Recreation Department, including six years as Director of the parish’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Jeanne Arabie said she is retiring. […]
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“The epitome of a volunteer”: St. Charles Parish resident volunteers for past 8 years at Allemands Elementary, plans to continue volunteer work
When Erica Dufrene moved to St. Charles Parish from Houston in summer 2016, she was looking for community. She found it at Allemands Elementary School. Dufrene started volunteering at Allemands Elementary when her oldest son […]
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Students from Destrehan High, J.B. Martin Middle and Norco Elementary schools win district-wide Students of the Year contest
St. Charles Parish Public Schools named Saniya Abbas of Destrehan High School, Layla Perkins of J.B. Martin Middle School, and Brynlee Perez of Norco Elementary as the winners of the district-wide Students of the Year […]
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Parish completes first phase of Primrose Canal widening project
St. Charles Parish officials celebrated the completion of the first of six phases of improvements to the Primrose Canal in Luling at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 21. The improvements will widen and stabilize […]
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The Spirit of Christmas fundraiser brings lights, Santa’s workshop to Destrehan Plantation
Nearly 90 people attended the Nov. 29 opening night of the Spirit of Christmas fundraiser at Destrehan Plantation in support of the Greater New Orleans Therapeutic Riding Center, according to Tracy Smith, executive director of the Destrehan Plantation. […]
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3 elementary schools improve state letter grades, district earns ‘B’ overall
Norco Elementary and R.J. Vial Elementary schools improved from a “B” rating to an “A” rating in the latest school and district report card from the Louisiana Department of Education. St. Rose Elementary improved its […]