Lifestyles
Teen puts off studies at Duke to make difference in Taiwan
A Luling teen is about to embark of the trip of a lifetime as he prepares to serve a two-year mission in Taiwan. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Football
HHS receiver commits to Georgia Tech
Hahnville High School receiver Brandon Singleton, who is entering his senior year, has committed to play football for Georgia Tech. […]
Editorial
Analysis: Louisiana Democrats running in president’s shadow
If President Barack Obama’s poll numbers, and those for his health care law, haven’t yet bottomed out in the Bayou State, then Democrats, accruing to pollsters and consultants, surely don’t want to know what the statistical floor actually looks like. […]
Government
Coastal restoration efforts get a boost
The long-awaited restoration of Louisiana’s valuable coast got somewhat of a boost last week when the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council announced it will start receiving project proposals in August to repair damage resulting from the BP oil spill in 2010. Hopefully it will spur announcements of other coastal restoration projects that are still in need. […]
Obituaries
Janice Marie Dufrene Walls
Janice Marie Dufrene Walls, 70, of Bayou Gauche, died Monday in the presence of her husband and family. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 8-1-2014
•Joseph J. Cortez, 25, of 1808 Birdside Drive apartment 9B in Baton Rouge, was arrested on July 21 and charged with possession of cocaine with intent, possession of MDMA with intent, three counts of attempting to disarm a police officer, battery on a police officer with injury, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, two counts of battery on a police officer and resisting an officer. […]
News
New law could lead to longer bus trips for some students
A new law that prevents students from crossing the street to enter or exit a school bus could increase the time it takes drivers to complete each route. […]
Crime
Truck heist leads to 7 years in jail
A New Orleans man linked to a stolen St. Rose truck through a poached credit card that he used at Waffle House has been sentenced to seven years in jail. […]
Health
Community bands together to find bone marrow donor
St. Charles Parish residents have come together to attempt to find a bone marrow donor for a 12-year-old Arizona boy who suffers from leukemia. […]