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Senior finds poetic voice
Guchelle Williams started writing poetry as a freshman as a way to express her inner emotions. It’s become her passion, and she can now say she’s a published writer as a result. […]
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Widows finding comfort through each other
The group assembled at Monsanto Park in Luling Thursday each let go a balloon, some doing so to show support for a friend or loved one, others to symbolize the letting go of inner pain inspired by a tragic loss — and all to show solidarity with one another. […]
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Memorial park will be built in front of courthouse
When St. Charles Parish President V. J. St. Pierre Jr. left office in 2015, he wanted a Veterans Memorial and Community Park in Luling and left with assurances from incoming Parish President Larry Cochran that it would get done. […]
Sports
4 athletes take unique path to Ironman competition
The task is daunting.
It requires finishing a race of 140.6 miles in a single day by swimming 2.4 miles, cycling for 112 and running for 26.2 miles. That’s not even accounting for training, which is a year-long effort in itself. […]
Lifestyles
Food for the soul: St. Joseph altars
It’s a bake-a-thon at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan as volunteers work feverishly on preparing 19,000 cookies for this year’s St. Joseph Altar. […]
Columns
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God’
It was interesting that the same week that the Trump Administration was pushing for a military parade for our country, Fr. Richard Rohr was giving his daily reflections on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount where Jesus says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be call Children of God.” (Matt. 5:9) […]
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What an Ama man learned about his father fit neatly in a box
Frank Sims Jr.’s relationship with his father had been strained even onto his death in 2011, but now he wanted his 4-year-old grandson to know about him. […]
Business
Access Health spreads holiday cheer in parish
Access Health Louisiana (AHL) is helping spread holiday cheer to hundreds of children living in St. Charles Parish. […]
Lifestyles
Honoring St. Charles veterans
Before joining the military, Eddie Dewhirst hardly knew what Veterans Day was until he served in Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Global War on Terrorism. […]