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June 16, 2026
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Taft

Crime

Two men arrested in Taft after reportedly flying drone over three chemical companies

March 1, 2023 Ryan Arena

Two men were arrested in Taft after reportedly flying a drone over three of the parish’s chemical plants, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office.   […]

Health

Chicken blood sample tests positive for West Nile Virus in Ama and Taft

September 4, 2015 Anna Thibodeaux

The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed a sentinel chicken flock blood sample collected on Aug. 26 in Ama and July 29 in Taft as positive for West Nile Virus. […]

Crime

Answers sought 16 years after badly beaten body found in Taft dumpster

May 23, 2014 Kyle Barnett

On Sept. 25, 1998, workers at Union Carbide in Taft opened a recycling bin and made a gruesome discovery – the badly beaten body of a woman who had been strangled with a belt that was still wrapped around her neck. […]

Lifestyles

Zeringue’s Vegetable Farm

July 20, 2012 Kyle Barnett

A small light blue and green vegetable stand with chicken wire covering much of the front and a tin corrugated roof on top marks the spot of Zeringue’s Farm in Taft. […]

Top News

Library spotlights adult programming with June events

June 15, 2026

Loyd J. Bourgeois awards 2026 scholarships to three St. Charles Parish graduates

June 12, 2026

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