Events & Announcements
HHS talent show set for Jan. 10
BOUTTE – The Hahnville High School annual talent show will be held on Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
News
St. Pierre apologizes for comments
Parish President-elect V.J. St. Pierre has issued a statement apologizing for the jokes he told at Albert Laque’s retirement party. […]
Editorial
The Devil’s Bargain: Sweatshops and the American Scheme
The so-called season of giving is officially behind us. Even in these sluggish economic times, Americans still managed to spend more than $50 billion in gift-giving. Now that all the gifts have been opened, all that is left is for us to enjoy them. […]
Allen Lottinger
New Orleans puts on its best
It was quite a week just past in the Crescent City. […]
Government
New era ahead in St. Charles
St. Charles Parish is on the threshold of a new era this weekend. A new parish president and council will be inaugurated. […]
Crime
Sheriff’s Reports 1-9-2008
Arrests
•Brandi Davis, 21, of 104 Folse St. in Des Allemands was arrested on Jan. 1 and charged with aggravated battery and simple battery. […]
Columns
It’s time to try capitalism again
I am a committed and ardent capitalist. I believe in the market system and the risk and reward that goes with it. […]
Government
Parish holds elections for political committees
Elections for St. Charles Parish Democratic and Republican Committee members will be held Feb. 9. Selected members will keep their posts from 2008 through 2011.
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News
Rusted cables get a $30 million facelift
When the Minnesota Bridge collapsed last year, bridges all over the country, including the Hale Boggs Bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Luling, took the spotlight. […]