Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 5-30-2013
•Whitney Gautreaux, 39, of 238 Destrehan Drive in Destrehan, was arrested on May 15 and charged with improper control of vehicle, an attachment and possession of Diazepam.
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Government
Be prepared this hurricane season
It’s that time of year again. Hurricane season, we mean.
Columns
Senator misses the mark
In the Sunday Advocate, Sen. Dan Claitor said this regarding House Bill 703: [T]he legislation [is] “a political poke in the eye and a waste of our time.” […]
Editorial
Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf
Given the steep decrease in telephone land lines and the explosion in cell phones, the legislative bill to adjust the tax to pay for telecommunications services for the deaf seemed fair and reasonable. […]
Government
State legislature honors Herald-Guide’s Newspaper of the Year selection
The Louisiana legislature has honored the St. Charles Herald-Guide for the newspaper’s selection as Newspaper of the Year for Division 4.
Government
Local judges having trouble filling jury pools
It is not uncommon for registered voters and licensed drivers to get a summons in the mail requesting their presence at the local courthouse to sit for jury duty, however, it is becoming less and less common for St. Charles Parish residents to actually show up. […]
Crime
Residents vigilant after string of burglaries
Residents on the West Bank are taking extra precautions after a rash of home burglaries have occurred within miles of each other in less than three weeks. […]
Crime
Driver in fatal crash was intoxicated, had three prior DWI convictions
A LaPlace woman accused of killing three people, including a pregnant woman, in a crash on Airline Highway in Norco on Sunday morning had three prior DWI convictions and was in the process of having her probation revoked at the time of the accident. […]
Baseball
Perrier Tigers win 13-14 American League title
The Perrier Tigers won the St. Charles Parish 13-14 American League championship with a 9-6 victory over the Macaluso Royals. […]