Lifestyles
Destrehan man wants his house and life back
From the ashes of Sept. 8, 2015, Ursin Abbate set out to rebuild his life in Destrehan but nearly a year later it remains on hold in a dispute with Entergy. […]
St. Charles Parish Louisiana
Health
Don’t let the cooler weather fool you
Heavy and continuing rainfall, particularly from the “no-name storm” that deluged areas of Louisiana with the historic flood, also created a fertile breeding ground that lent to the largest mosquito bloom for the entire year. […]
Lifestyles
DHS grad lands dream role on TV show
Wednesday’s debut of the television docu-series, “Clash of the Corps,” is more than a break for Catie Toal – it’s living a dream. […]
Obituaries
Rev. George Julius Fischer Jr.
Rev. George Julius Fischer Jr., 82, resident of Luling, and a retired Presbyterian minister, passed away peacefully on July 27. after a valiant battle with a long illness. […]
Obituaries
Marjorie Ball Brannen Pierce
Marjorie Ball Brannen Pierce, 80, went home to meet her Lord and Savior on Sept. 21. […]
Allen Lottinger
Fitting ending for Brees in San Diego return
As the game between the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers proceeded in San Diego Sunday, it seemed like a strange day indeed. […]
Columns
Remembering the squirrel stampede
Forty years ago, David Freeman was hunting outside Quitman, La., when he witnessed one of nature’s oddest spectacles – a squirrel migration. As he described it, a “kagillion squirrels” came through the woods, and it took a good 15 minutes for them all to pass by. […]
Obituaries
James E. “Jim” Buckley
James E. (Jim) Buckley, known to his friends as Buck, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the age of 83. […]
Business
Boutte native means business about coming home
When Elana Bourgeois-Folse returned to Boutte, she got the best of two worlds. […]