Lifestyles
Destrehan builder named Rotary Citizen of the Year
When Larry Tyson volunteered to build Operation Finally Home’s first house for a war veteran in Destrehan, he wasn’t thinking about recognition but it came all the same. […]
Destrehan
Health
Destrehan mother finds joy after besting cancer
Erica Broussard has a new lease on life.
A cancer diagnosis rocked the then 28-year old Destrehan woman in May of last year, suddenly rendering everything else in her life secondary to the goal of beating the disease and staying alive—for herself, for her husband, Emile and for their infant son. […]
Crime
Destrehan woman charged with biting off victim’s eyelid
A Destrehan woman has been charged with second- degree battery stemming from an incident where she allegedly bit another woman’s eyelid off. […]
News
Destrehan food pantry participants give back by feeding others
Those who volunteer with the St. Charles United Methodist Church Food Pantry in Destrehan have made quite the impact on their community, especially over the past few years. […]
Lifestyles
Crafty Destrehan couple work together on art
Under the great oaks of Destrehan Plantation, Mary Alice Smith and her husband, Bruce, were both selling their crafts – she her soap and him his tables – uniquely as a couple. […]
Crime
Destrehan man accused of murder set for trial
The trial of a Destrehan man charged with stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death has been set for Feb. 2, 2016. […]
News
Fire destroys house in Destrehan
An investigation is continuing into the cause of a fire on the morning of Sept. 8 that destroyed a Destrehan residence. […]
Business
NCIS: New Orleans scenes filmed at Destrehan Plantation
The wedding scene is dreamlike with a trellis surrounded by moss-draped oaks on the plush green grounds of one of Louisiana’s most epic locations when the murder victim is discovered. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Office looking for suspects in Destrehan mailbox damage
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a silver sedan with two suspects in connection with Saturday’s (Aug. 8) damage of numerous mailboxes in Destrehan.
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