Lifestyles
From fridges to fiction
Barry North worked as a refrigerator mechanic for the St. Charles Parish Schools for 28 years before he published his first poem in 2007.
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St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Agriculture / Horticulture
AgCenter warns against laying dormant sod in wintertime
April through October is the best time for sodding in Louisiana, but dormant-season sodding can be successful, but it is simply a little riskier.
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Lifestyles
AgCenter warns against frauds this holiday season
The holiday season is a special time for giving – especially to those in need. The economic downturn has created a surge in needy individuals and the charities that aspire to assist them. […]
Government
Site of previous parish flooding gets elevated
The St. Charles Parish Public Works Department recently raised by 18 inches the berm levee directly to the south of homes along River Ridge Drive. […]
News
Still time to purchase memorial bricks for monument
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has begun construction on a Fallen Hero Memorial that will be placed in front of the new law enforcement complex, but still needs residents to purchase memorial bricks to surround the area.
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Columns
Proposal would keep hundreds of billions in private economy
As soon as the outlines of a deal between President Obama and Republicans to extend tax rates were announced, jihad was declared by liberal members of Congress and the left-leaning blogs.
Columns
Legislators keep distance from Governor’s ideas
Feeling some public pressure to show he’s doing something about the state’s looming budget crisis, Gov. Bobby Jindal held a series of well-photographed Mansion meetings with higher education leaders, healthcare providers and K-12 officials. […]
Allen Lottinger
Tax code needs correction
Our tax code is in serious need of correction. And since our president has recently relented in holding tight to liberal legislation, perhaps he will proceed to do it by making further use of his newfound co-existence with Republicans.
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Opinions & Responses
Chemical plants benefit parish
Chemical plants have been a blessing to St. Charles Parish. They have brought prosperity to the parish and they have brought to our area many wonderful people we would never have known otherwise.
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