Lifestyles
Lakewood Elementary fourth graders compare maps
Students in Mindy Baudouin’s fourth grade class at Lakewood Elementary participated in a gallery walk to compare various types of maps. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Government
St. Charles Parish president arrested in Kenner
St. Charles Parish President Lawrence “Larry” Cochran was arrested today (Sept. 2) for allegedly driving while intoxicated. […]
Football
Running game keys Hahnville victory over West Jefferson
Hahnville rolled up more than 400 rushing yards and scored six times on the ground as it raced past visiting West Jefferson, 41-6. […]
Football
Destrehan dominates Slidell in opener
Destrehan scored four unanswered touchdowns to open play at Wildcat Stadium Friday night, setting the tone in a 42-18 victory over visiting Slidell. […]
Business
Bent’s celebrates grand opening of expanded 22-acre location in Boutte
Though Bent’s RV has been open in Boutte since 2014, Sept. 8 nonetheless marks a significant grand opening celebration. […]
Crime
Craigslist scammer robs woman, dumps her pets in St. Rose
Natasha Hornes had lined up a ride to be with her fiance’, but it went horribly wrong.
Hornes lost everything, the St. Charles Parish Wastewater Department lost its shop cat and Craigslist got another black eye for criminal activity with the service. […]
Allen Lottinger
State coast getting share of plastics
Perhaps we should change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of Plastics,” according to a survey made by Mark Benfield, an LSU oceanographer. […]
Columns
Jesus’ commandment: ‘Love one another as I have loved you’
Two weekends ago, citizens in our country and around the world experienced something that we thought was in our past: torch-bearing white supremacists shouting racist and anti-Semitic slogans at the citizens of Charlottesville, VA; a car driven by a Nazi sympathizer killing one person and seriously injuring 19 others; people carrying Nazi flags and giving the Nazi salute. […]
Columns
Some lawmakers considering departmental reforms
When lawmakers debate taxes and spending during the next session another budget issue should be added to the mix. […]