Crime
Crime in St. Charles falls by 17 percent
The number of reported crimes in St. Charles Parish dropped nearly 17 percent in 2013 when compared to 2012, according to a report compiled for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. […]
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Crime
‘I’m gonna whack him:’ Chilling confession sheds new light on St. Rose murder
A St. Rose teen who was convicted in connection with the shooting death of another teenager in 2012 is shedding new light on what appears to have been a random killing. […]
Lifestyles
Lakewood Elementary students experiment with magnets
Jessica Fletcher’s fourth grade class at Lakewood Elementary has been experimenting with magnets. […]
Lifestyles
Mimosa Park Elementary students visit botanical gardens
First graders from Mimosa Park Elementary in Jennifer Hogan’s class visited the Botantical Gardens at City Park. […]
Lifestyles
Community lends helping hand to paralyzed bicyclist
Only four days before his 57th birthday, Scott Hoppmeyer was riding his bike over a grated bridge in Thibodaux when tragedy struck. Hoppmeyer, an avid bicyclist who took part in several charity bike rides, flipped over his handlebars and found himself facedown on the bridge. […]
Lifestyles
Luling Navy vet relives WWII kamikaze attack
From his perch behind a small cannon aboard the U.S.S. California, Wayne Robinson saw the kamikaze suicide pilot’s plane careening towards the ship. […]
Lifestyles
Satellite Center students win awards
The St. Charles Parish Public Schools Satellite Center’s Advanced TV Broadcasting Team Members won seven awards at the Louisiana Scholastic Press Association’s Conference held on the LSU Campus. […]
Lifestyles
Literacy group at Mimosa Park Elementary
All students in Lisa Cain’s second grade class at Mimosa Park Elementary recently read the book “Honeybees”. […]
Lifestyles
R.J. Vial scientists at work
The fourth graders in Krissi Brown’s class at R. J. Vial Elementary School were able to examine the inside of an owl pellet. […]