Sports
Breakout year comes to end for Wildcats
After securing a playoff berth for the first time since 2013, a breakthrough season came to a close for Destrehan in its Division I first-round playoff match at St. Amant. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Sports
Tigers eye bright future
After having to replace all but one starter from last season’s district champion Hahnville volleyball squad, one might have forgiven the team if it took a step back this season. […]
Football
Tigers surge into playoffs after dominant district run
For weeks, there has been a buzz around the Hahnville Tigers that’s only grown each time the team has taken the field — the talk being that this Hahnville squad is the one that could break through, reach the Superdome and perhaps earn its first state championship since 2003. […]
Football
Wildcats must corral star rusher in first round game
Destrehan fell a victory short in its bid to return to the Superdome last season, and the always dangerous Wildcats are riding a surge of momentum into a postseason in which they hope to take that next step. […]
Government
Parish president proposes $101M budget for 2018
Saying the administration has been kept on a path of “sustainability,” Parish President Larry Cochran has proposed a $101 million budget for 2018. […]
Government
Citizens panel invites land prospects for boat launch sites
As its first order of business, the newly named West Boat Launch Citizens Advisory Committee issued a request for available property for potential launch sites in St. Charles Parish. […]
Football
Wildcats shut down Terrebonne, win sixth in a row
Destrehan and Terrebonne each took the field in their regular season finale Friday night knowing that a victory would likely cement a strong seed in the Class 5A postseason — and thanks to a suffocating defensive effort and balanced offensive attack, those spoils will go to Destrehan, 28-7 winners on the road. […]
Football
Hahnville blasts Bourgeois, earns outright district title
“Paint the wall!” was the chant of Hahnville students in unison following their Tigers’ 49-0 home win over H.L. Bourgeois, imploring their players to update Tiger Stadium’s wall of district championships to reflect the 2017 crown they secured just moments before. […]
Lifestyles
Des Allemands preservationist leaves lasting legacy
Craig Matherne remembered his father’s early days born on a houseboat in Bayou Des Allemands in 1930, which fueled his intense devotion to preserving a dearly loved lifestyle for generations to come. […]