Our View
Schools start Aug. 13, so drive carefully
School bells are ringing today, not literally, of course, but the doors to the St. Charles halls of education will be filled with our adults of tomorrow. […]
Our View
Crime
Neighborly love helps fight crime
Residents in almost every area of the parish gathered with their neighbors on Aug. 5 in order to celebrate the fight against crime. […]
Events & Announcements
Big happenings at Grand Isle
There are big happenings going on south of St. Charles Parish this week We’re talking about the annual Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, the oldest fishing rodeo in the United States. […]
Government
President’s visit with pope offers some hope
President Barrack Obama’s visit with Pope Benedict XVI gives us hope that he wants to keep open the doors to those with whom he has major disagreements. He is playing the game like politicians should play it, of course. […]
Government
Is it really too late to save our coast?
We’ve spent a lot of time emphasizing that if we don’t get major work underway to save the Louisiana coast within the next 10 years, it will be too late. […]
Our View
New Grand Isle lab is boost to our fisheries
The ribbon was cut on a major new facility in Louisiana Tuesday. The new Fisheries Research Laboratory at Grand Isle was officially opened by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and put to work in benefitting one of our major industries – commercial and sport fishing. […]
Government
West bank highways need attention
We agree with Council President Terry Authement that a task force is needed to study the traffic problems along U. S. 90 in St. Charles Parish. […]
Our View
Remembering Dottie
For many years, Dottie Landry served as office manager of this publishing company. […]
Government
New levee type looks promising
A new type of levee for southeast Louisiana is being constructed along the beachfront at Grand Isle. It is called a Geotube (R) levee which will extend from the burrito levee recently built on the western end of the island to the eastern end. […]