Lifestyles
Norco man turns into avid volunteer after wife’s death
Herman Louque’s life reads like the Who’s Who in volunteerism in St. Charles Parish. […]
veterans
Lifestyles
The Missing
When the new addition to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is completed in Washington, D.C., it will feature the faces of more than 58,000 American soldiers lost in the Vietnam War, and Janna Hoehn wants to make sure they include five St. Charles Parish faces. […]
Lifestyles
Honoring our veterans
A young picture of Buddy Keating shows him smiling and enjoying a cigarette on “R and R” in Japan. On the sleeve of his shirt are the visible three chevrons up and two stripes down of a sergeant 1st class–a rank that, today, takes an average of 12 and a half years to attain. […]
Lifestyles
Disabled war veteran one of 25 waiting for a home at Hahnville homeless complex
Byron Joseph Sr., 56, is not a homeless stereotype.
Dressed in a crisp red shirt, the U.S. Army veteran and former postal clerk today receives disability payments and lives with his mother. Though he said the arrangement works well, he is excited about the proposed homeless veterans housing on Byrd Lane in Hahnville. […]
What's Happening
Benefit for veterans featuring trumpeter Kermit Ruffins
HAHNVILLE – On Thursday, Sept. 11 from 9 until 11 a.m., Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries will be hosting a 9/11 Outdoor Benefit for homeless, hungry, disabled and senior veterans through the Wounded Heroes Housing Project featuring American jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins. […]
Lifestyles
Twin Navy veterans take divergent paths during WWII
The story of 89-year-old Norco resident William Rook is more than a story about an individual, but a study in contrasts and the role fate has in one’s life. […]
Government
Remembering the actions of local soldiers on Veteran’s Day
In a Veteran’s Day proclamation 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” […]
Lifestyles
Navy veteran helped save lives after Luling ferry disaster
Linton Bergeron, 85, was aboard the M/V St. Charles ferry going to work as a machinist at Shell Chemical early on the morning of Oct. 20, 1976 when he saw what was about to happen. […]
Lifestyles
Local veteran joined WWII effort at 16
Jack McCully was 16 years old in 1944 when he decided he wanted to join the Army Transportation Corps, but it was not without resistance. […]