Book Review
Book Review: Up From the Cradel of Jazz
Up from the Cradle of Jazz by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose, and Tad Jones, is a chronicle of music and musicians from the 1940s to the late 2000’s. […]
School
News
Board votes to lower school tax rates
The St. Charles Parish School Board voted to slightly decrease property tax millages on parish residents.
News
Learn how to fix own car, make family tree at community ed
Residents will have the chance to learn how to trace their family’s lineage or fix their own vehicle by taking community education classes offered by St. Charles Parish Public Schools this fall.
Book Review
Book Review: Last Days of Last Island
The non-fiction novel Last Days of Last Island was a very informative account of the 1856 hurricane. […]
Lifestyles
HHS’ Baudot top high school teacher
Hanhville High School teacher Amanda Baudot has been named the 2013 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year.
News
Schools consider reducing health, life insurance benefits for retirees
The St. Charles Parish School system announced their intention to reduce health and life insurance benefits for future employees hired after June 30, 2013.
Government
85 families ordered to court to answer for school absences
Judges with the St. Charles Parish 29th Judicial Court are being proactive when it comes to school absences, ordering 85 families to court to sign an agreement ensuring the students will attend school every day they are able.
Book Review
Book Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Arthur Conan Doyle, is a classic mystery crime novel set in England. It was published between August 1901 and April 1902 as a serial story in The Strand Magazine. […]
Lifestyles
School principals will take lead in bullying investigations
This year the Louisiana legislature passed a bill dealing directly with how school systems should handle bullying.