Boys Basketball
DHS opens district with 52-39 victory
After his squad struggled offensively for most of last month, Destrehan head basketball coach Todd Bourg didn’t feel like his team was close to being ready for district play. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Boys Soccer
Destrehan shuts out HHS, moves to first in district
The Destrehan Wildcats soccer team gained the upper hand over rival Hahnville and remained undefeated in district play. […]
Lifestyles
This week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet “Little Leo”
Little Leo is an 8 month old male, gray tabby. He loves people and toys are his hobby. Humane Society officals say he is lovable and sweet and just waiting on a home. […]
Football
6 parish players honored on All-State team
Six players from St. Charles Parish received honorable mention accolades for the All-State teams in their respective classifications. […]
Lifestyles
Local plantation highlighted in blockbuster film “Django Unchained”
Evergreen Plantation director Jane Boddie said movie location scouts often visit the isolated plantation on the West Bank of St. John the Baptist Parish in Edgard. […]
Government
Oil well penalties coming in handy
It seems that the Gulf Coast is getting more and more revenue from penalties resulting from the BP oil spill. Transocean Ltd., owner of the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon rig that was leased to BP when its macombo well erupted off the Louisiana coast in 2010, has agreed to pay $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines for its role in the oil spill.
Editorial
Cliff hanging resumes in D.C.
With one fiscal cliff averted and more on the horizon, the new Congress takes over with the seats still warm and feelings still hard from the old one. […]
Obituaries
Jesse Joseph Chiasson
Jesse Joseph Chiasson, 92, a retired cattle farmer passed away Friday, Dec. 7 in Thibodaux. A native of Bayou Folse and resident of Thibodaux.
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 1-10-2013
Arrests •Cody J. Falgoust, 30, of 602 Giacomo St. in Norco, was arrested on Jan. 3 and charged with unauthorized entry of a business. •Jelissa E. Bourgeois, 21, of 901 E. Harding St. in New […]