• Advertise with Us
  • Legals
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
St. Charles Herald Guide
  • Home
    • Terms of Service
    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Publications
      • Advertise
      • Favorite Links
  • Local News
    • St. Charles Parish
      • Bayou Gauche
      • Boutte
      • Des Allemands
      • Destrehan
      • Hahnville
      • Luling
      • Montz
      • New Sarpy
      • Norco
      • Paradis
      • St. Rose
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Jail Roster
    • Real Estate Transactions
  • Lifestyles
    • Profiles
    • Recipes
  • Sports
    • Boys Basketball
    • Girls Basketball
    • Boys Soccer
    • Girls Soccer
    • Baseball
    • Softball
  • School News
  • Obituaries
  • Back Issues
  • Membership
    • Subscribe Now
    • Has its Advantages
    • FAQs
    • Back Issues
    • Gift Subscription
    • Subscription Services
April 23, 2026
HomeCypress tree

Cypress tree

News

Barge destroys iconic cypress tree in Bayou Gauche

August 21, 2018 Anna Thibodeaux

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. […]

Government

Developer pulls out of Cypress View project

July 5, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Under opposition from Hahnville residents, the Lafayette developer who proposed the 200-lot Cypress View subdivision has withdrawn the project. […]

Agriculture / Horticulture

Owner fights to save 300-year-old cypress

October 27, 2016 Anna Thibodeaux

Hidden in a Des Allemands backyard is a towering cypress tree that’s been described as a treasure, but its future is uncertain even though it bears a placard saying it’s been alive since 1803. […]

Lifestyles

Dead fish are secret behind fast cypress tree growth

March 7, 2014 Kyle Barnett

Over the past six years, a local couple has been transplanting saplings into the neutral ground of their Luling street and using fish remains to make the trees grow healthy and tall. […]

Agriculture / Horticulture

800 cypress trees planted to protect south shore

March 9, 2012 From staff and wire reports

Volunteers from Entergy, America’s Wetland Foundation and Common Ground Relief joined the Hornets organization in planting more than 800 cypress trees on Tuesday at Wetland Watchers Park to protect the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. […]

Top News

School district announces Teachers of the Year at awards ceremony

April 22, 2026

High school students can join free virtual camp, earn college credit

April 22, 2026

News in Pictures

St. Charles Herald Guide
14236 US Highway 90
Boutte, LA 70039
P. 985.758.2795
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm
  • About Us
  • Staff
  • Customer Privacy Policy
  • Subscriber Services
© Copyright 1999 - 2026 St. Charles Herald-Guide

© Copyright 1999 - 2026 St. Charles Herald-Guide