Obituaries
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Obituaries
EJ Aucoin
EJ Aucoin, 73, a native of Belle River and longtime resident of Pierre Part and a resident of Patterson, passed away June 3 in Lafayette surrounded by his loving family.
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 6-14-2013
•Darryl Davis, 21, of 106 Louis the First St. in Luling, was arrested on June 8 and charged with second-degree murder and felon carrying an illegal weapon.
Government
Multiple pieces of legislation aim to fix Biggert-Waters Act
Several pieces of legislation and amendments sponsored by the Louisiana Congressional delegation should work to correct changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have caused widespread panic in St. Charles Parish and around the country. […]
Government
Smith’s surrogate parent bill causes controversy
Gov. Bobby Jindal will have a chance to weigh in on a controversial bill passed by a local legislator that would provide expanded rights to the biological parents of a surrogate child.
Government
Council adopts plan that calls for creation of larger, strategically located parks
The St. Charles Parish Council has approved a new recreation master plan that calls for large-scale, strategically located community parks while eliminating some undersized, underutilized recreational sites in neighborhoods.
Government
Parish presidents complain about port dealings, cite lack of communication
With the upcoming change in leadership at the Port of South Louisiana, some local leaders are hoping for an improvement in communications with the port.
Fishing / Hunting
Trio catch limit of redfish in Cocodrie
After limiting out on speckled trout in Cocodrie, Hunter McDonald, Jake Cologne and Taylor “TJ” Joyce headed back to try their luck again. This time they wanted to catch limits of redfish. […]
Softball
4 Lady Tigers land on coaches’ All-State team
Four Hahnville High School softball players were selected to the coaches’ Class 5A All-State team. […]