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April 30, 2026
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Lifestyles

Mother doesn’t want toddler who drowned to have died in vain

July 19, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Recalling how 2-year-old Kevin J. “Bubba” Cortez III loved being by the bayou and on the boat with his papa, his parents wept as they emphasized how much they didn’t want others to lose a child the way they did. […]

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Sgt. Gautreaux remembered

July 19, 2017 Ryan Arena

Many were hit hard by the death of Sgt. Roy Gautreaux Jr., a longtime volunteer deputy and K-9 handler with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office who suddenly passed away last week at the age of 61. […]

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2-year-old drowns in swimming pool on Fourth of July

July 6, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Two-year-old Kevin J. “Bubba” Cortez III was pronounced dead on Tuesday (July 4) in a drowning accident.
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Boutte woman watched train slam into her SUV

May 19, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Laura Cummings had just watched the front tire roll off her Ford Explorer and was begging a 911 dispatcher on the phone to send someone to remove her SUV off the railroad tracks when she heard the train horn. […]

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Ama family loses home in fire, gets help from schools

May 19, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Although they’re still reeling from their house burning in Ama, Chandell Garcia is grateful for the phenomenal outpouring of support she and her children have gotten from St. Charles Parish Public Schools. […]

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An SUV stranded on rail tracks in Boutte was struck by train

May 18, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

A Ford Explorer SUV was struck by a train today (May 18) on Paul Maillard Road in Boutte when a tire fell off the vehicle. […]

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Ama and Luling residences substantially damaged by fire

May 12, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Area firefighters fought blazes at residences in Luling and Ama that substantially damaged both structures. […]

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Paradis couple lose twins, seek answers

April 28, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

Derrick Scott and Kelsey Gwyn Neff were told to prepare for the possibility their twin boys would not survive the pregnancy, but Kelsey had decided they were fighters. […]

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Boutte man killed in fatal wreck Friday

April 28, 2017 Anna Thibodeaux

A Boutte man was killed Friday (April 28) in a fatal crash around 1:30 a.m. on Airline Highway. […]

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