Crime
Frog heist suspect arrested
Police have arrested a Boutte man they believe pretended to be a Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent in order to coax three teens over to a canal bank before stealing frogs from them.
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St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Crime
Police: Man threatens to shoot up courthouse
Photos placed around the parish courthouse ask visitors and personnel to be on the lookout for a man who allegedly told a Kenner doctor that he planned to “take a pistol to the courthouse and shoot up the place.”
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Lifestyles
Dance club out to cure teen boredom
Tara Phillips was tired of hearing about how her eight children had nothing to do in St. Charles Parish, an area that lacks a mall, movie theater or bowling alley for teens to enjoy. […]
Lifestyles
Back in class
Kids are once again donning their backpacks and books for the beginning of a new school year, and a record number are doing so for the first time at Hahnville High School.
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News
Schools will keep tax rate the same
A renewal of the tax rate for the coming year was brought to the School Board table on Wednesday. The renewal will keep the rates at the same level – 56.37 mills – for the third year in a row. […]
Lifestyles
Kindergarten preparation helps parents, children
As the first day of kindergarten approaches, many parents find themselves anxious about how their children will adjust. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Prune roses now for fall blooms
Late August and early September are the time to begin preparing for fall blooms on your roses. Rose flowering and overall performance aren’t great during Louisiana summers, but each year we have the potential to have great fall blooms due to the cooler conditions and typically drier weather. […]
Lifestyles
How to season a cast iron skillet
Remove all packaging and adhesives from a new unseasoned cast iron skillet. […]
Book Review
Book Review: “Team of Rivals:The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln”
Abraham Lincoln’s life and the lives of those who worked closely with him are explored in Doris Kearns Goodwin’s tome “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.”