Audrey Matherne was in her house Sunday evening when she thought it had exploded. “All of a sudden I heard a big boom and I thought my house exploded or someone hit the telephone pole,” […]
Mother wants others to know what to do Leonidas Farrell was following his grandfather as he cut grass in the backyard in Bayou Gauche when the child stepped on a nest of hornets that swarmed […]
Described as “a beautiful tree in an awesome place in the water,” a lone cypress stood as an iconic landmark at the entrance of Bayou Gauche for years until someone moored a barge to it. […]
Tony L. Waguespack was only 45 when he died suddenly from a heart attack while on a hunting trip, but Steve Dufrene decided something had to be done to remember his longtime friend and fellow […]
Surprise gift left dad ‘speechless’ Bayou Gauche natives Coby and David Orgeron had long planned on giving their father a gift he would never forget. Consider that mission accomplished, and they made sure their presentation […]
Landon Lasseigne and Rannon Breaux are such serious froggers that when Bayou Gauche’s first frog rodeo was announced they prepped for it like an Olympic event. They scouted the area’s wetlands in advance of the […]
She’s intense, focused and 6 years old As Bentlee Bergeron poises herself to scale the looming wall before her at NOLA Muscle Park, this six-year-old stands firm and ready. The intensity of anticipating her next […]
L.J. Frickey recalls in vivid detail the day his life changed forever. “It was on a Saturday and Roy Rogers would come on that little black-and-white TV,” Frickey said. “Oh my God, I still remember […]
Katie D. Folse, age 87, a native and resident of Bayou Gauche, passed away on April 5, 2018. Katie is survived by her son, Vanton LaRousse, Jr. (Laura); daughters, Nellie Dempster, Dianne Crochet (Roy), Janet […]
When Casey LeBlanc saw a man suspected of running from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office about 200 yards ahead looking at him, he told him to stay put and kept his hand on a loaded shotgun. […]
Mandy Macalusa Champagne’s multiple surgeries to remove a brain tumor has left her fighting for every bit of her recovery, but not without help f“rom her family and friends who say they’re going to bring “Supermom” back to Bayou Gauche. […]
Remembered as a man who “loved his wife and kids more than life,” Bayou Gauche resident Bart Dufrene Jr.’s death from a boat crash stunned the close-knit community Monday. […]
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