Obituaries
Douglas Alien Truxillo
Douglas Alien Truxillo, 37, entered into enternal rest on Thursday, Aug. 9. He was the devoted father of Haley and Mikayla Truxillo. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Obituaries
Carl “Tubby” Joseph Duplantis Jr.
Carl “Tubby” Joseph Duplantis Jr., 48, a native of Bayou Cane and a resident of Raceland, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3 after a five-year battle with multiple myeloma. Visitation was held […]
Obituaries
Alice Cambre Hebert
Alice Cambre Hebert, 76, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2. Beloved wife of the late Nelson Hebert. […]
Columns
State’s UC trust fund solvency would win a silver medal
The 2012 Summer Olympics recently concluded in London and are now consigned to the annals of history. Yet, the awarding of gold, silver and bronze to the best in anything are laurels we all understand and routinely apply. […]
Government
Natural gas use should benefit state
Our state seems to be on the way up in the production of energy. When we thought the production of oil was on the wain because of the environmental concerns in its production of carbon dioxide that produces global warming, an Associated Press report claims that carbon dioxide emissions have decreased to the level they were in 1992. […]
Allen Lottinger
Hurricanes not only problem
It is hard to believe the country is suffering a drought when we have experienced rainfalls every day for weeks now. And some of them have been two to four inches at a time. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 8-23-2012
Arrests •Douglas L. Woolums, 49, of 2639 Broken Arrow Lane in Joplin, Mo., was arrrested on Aug. 17 and charged with D.W.I. and open container. •Rudy A. Duarte, 29, of 5040 Retrieve Drive in Angelton, […]
Government
Council upholds St. Pierre veto
Parish employees can continue to reveal the source of building code complaints after the St. Charles Parish Council upheld a veto by Parish President V.J. St. Pierre.
Government
Chaisson elected to 10-year court of appeal term
Judge Robert Chaisson, of Destrehan, was re-elected to a full 10-year term on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal last week after no one qualified to run against him.