News
School Board renews Lafon’s contract, gives $3,000 bonus
The St. Charles Parish School Board voted unanimously to extend the contract of Superintendent Rodney Lafon by 18 months, the maximum allowed.
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St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Crime
‘Bomb bottle’ e-mail circulated around parish
Some residents were worried after an e-mail was sent out across the parish concerning home-made bombs.
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Crime
Teens arrested for bank parking lot robbery
Two Destrehan teens have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at the Capital One Bank in Destrehan in October.
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Government
Parish racks up $36 million in grants in only 3 years
Securing grant dollars for critical projects and innovative programs has been a major goal of Parish President V.J. St. Pierre’s administration from the start.
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News
School Board says goodbye to 2 long-serving members
Two long-time members of the St. Charles Parish School Board attended their last board meeting this month.
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Crime
St. Rose fires blamed on arson
Two fires at the same St. Rose convenience store have been called arson by the Louisiana state fire marshal, who is urging those with information about the blazes to come forward.
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News
Santa Claus comes to town
After the annual tree lighting at the West Bank Bridge Park, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Charles, Santa Claus rode in on a fire truck to hear what parish children wanted for Christmas. […]
News
Snorting ‘potpourri’ nearly kills Des Allemands teen
A Des Allemands mother says her son is lucky to be alive after he snorted a synthetic chemical that is legally sold to anyone in several convenience stores and smoke shops across the state.
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Events & Announcements
Women get defensive at academy
DESTREHAN – Destrehan TaeKwonDo Plus Academy will be offering a Women’s Self Defense Class on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. […]