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Owner seeks answers regarding dog’s mysterious death
Tabatha Guasp said she has more questions than answers involving the recent death of her dog – a death that occurred in St. Rose. […]
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Destrehan
Monthly farmers market goes Back 2 Football for September
The monthly Destrehan Farmers Arts Market has a new location this month, but the organizer said the event will still deliver the vendors, pet adoptions, food trucks, photo booth, face painting and other family-friendly and animal-related fun that patrons are used to. […]
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Pirate-themed and animal-related fun set for July 17
Pet adoptions, food trucks, vendors, a photo booth, face painting and more family-friendly and animal-related fun are on tap for July 17 when the Farmers Market Hub hosts Pirates, Dawgs and Hidden Treasures. […]
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Pawdi Gras 22 set for March 27
Pet adoptions, food trucks, Easter Bunny visits, face painting, vendors, a photo booth and more family-friendly pet fun are on tap for March 27 when the Farmers Market Hub will host Pawdi Gras 22 from noon – 4 p.m. at the Jerusalem Shrine Center in Destrehan. […]
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Teen shines as volunteer, entrepreneur and ballerina
Student. Volunteer. Entrepreneur. Ballerina.
There are many titles to describe Boutte resident Mary Clare Eastland, but to fully understand how extraordinary she is you must keep one especially important fact in mind – she just turned 16. […]
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Four local women band together to Turn Rescues Into Pets
Four local women have taken their shared passions for volunteering and animals and parlayed it into a new mission – Turning Rescues Into Pets. […]
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Shelter cares for dog so owner can get back on feet
In late June, animal control officers received a call about an abandoned dog seen in the bathroom of Destrehan’s splash park. When they arrived, they found there was much more to this canine’s story. […]
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Animal shelter collaborates with non-profit to fly dogs to new families
This weekend five dogs from the St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter hopped on a private flight to Delaware to be adopted by local families there, all thanks to the shelter’s collaboration with Wings of Rescue. […]
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Parish Animal Shelter awarded grant for pet care during COVID-19 pandemic
The St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter was recently awarded a $5,000 grant as part of PetSmart Charities’ Emergency Relief Fund. The funding will support emergency boarding for pets whose owners are ill from COVID-19 and no longer able to care for their pets and pets whose owners have passed away. […]