Baseball
Former DHS ace helps lead LSU to SEC tournament title
Former Destrehan pitcher Kurt McCune came up big for LSU in the SEC tournament title game against Florida on Sunday. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Crime
Cold Case: 16-year-old executed, dumped in New Sarpy
A car sped away from the end of Vans Lane in New Sarpy on May 25, 2005, leaving the body of a murdered 16-year-old boy in its wake. […]
Obituaries
Walter David Chaisson
Walter David Chaisson, 50, died on Monday, May 26 after a hard fought battle with multiple scleroris. […]
Obituaries
John James Maginnis
John James Maginnis, 66, the publisher of LaPolitics Weekly and LaPolitics.com, and author of “The Last Hayride,” died May 25 in New Orleans. […]
Government
Hurricane season is straight ahead
The Atlantic hurricane season for 2014, which begins Sunday, is predicted to be almost average. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 5-29-2014
•Charlotte M. Simmons, 50, of 126 Mott St. in Des Allemands, was arrested on May 21 and charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of justice. […]
Baseball
DHS player’s heart defect discovered in routine sports physical
Halfway through his senior year at Destrehan High School, Brock Benedetto was preparing for the upcoming baseball season and had no idea that he would soon be faced with the terrifying prospect of having to undergo open-heart surgery. […]
Business
St. Rose trade school expands to accommodate industry job boom
A local trade school is expanding their St. Rose campus to accommodate a boom in students looking to fill thousands of positions currently open in skilled construction trades. […]
Health
Famous fitness guru partners with hospital
A nationally renowned sports trainer and fitness expert has opened a wellness center in St. Charles Parish Hospital. […]