Business
Paradis Library has drawn thousands since opening
For years, residents and library board members agreed that a new library branch was needed to serve the Des Allemands, Paradis and Bayou Gauche area.
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St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Government
Parish receives $6.8 million for West Bank levee
Hurricane protection for the West Bank of St. Charles Parish is getting ever closer to reality with the announcement of $6,751,717 in Statewide Flood Control Program funds going toward the project over a number of years. […]
Government
Parish unemployment nearly doubles in 3 years
St. Charles Parish boasted the highest weekly wage in the state for the fourth quarter of 2010, but that number does not necessarily mean that the parish’s economy is prospering.
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Government
Pay NO taxes on Aug. 5, 6
On Aug. 5-6, St. Charles will be the only parish in the state that will suspend all sales taxes on most retail purchases.
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News
Police identify body of Luling bridge jumper
St. Charles Parish authorities say that a body discovered floating in the Mississippi River is that of a man who jumped off of the Hale Boggs Bridge last Wednesday.
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Crime
3 men sought after shooting, brazen car heist
Police are still searching for a man who shot a woman in the arm after she refused to give up her vehicle in Des Allemands and are now on the lookout for two men who crashed into a car in Destrehan before stealing it.
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Sports
Future of tennis on display at West Bank park during carnival
College players, tennis instructors and high school coaches from around the area descended upon St. Charles Parish on Saturday for the first-ever tennis carnival.
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Softball
Hahnville pitcher honored at Hall of Fame ceremony
Hahnville High School softball pitcher Hannah Haydel was named the Greater New Orleans Amateur Athlete of the Month for April, after leading the Lady Tigers to the Class 5A state championship. […]
Lifestyles
Parish teachers complete summer internships
Thirteen teachers and two counselors from St. Charles Parish Public Schools completed School-to-Career summer internships at several local industries in order to bring their experiences back into their classrooms. […]