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Closure of one side of Hale Boggs Bridge starts tonight
Motorists who usually use the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling as a means to cross the Mississippi River will face a challenging three days as the Department of Transportation and Development closes the northbound side for repairs starting tonight.
30 people show up to discuss fate of cemeteries in spillway
A meeting to discuss ways to memorialize and preserve two cemeteries in the Bonnet Carre Spillway drew about 30 people ranging from a descendent of one of the former landowners to the progeny of the African-Americans and their enslaved ancestors who are buried there.
Historic cemeteries: bones may be reburied nearby
Bones uncovered at a South Louisiana slave cemetery where black Union veterans were buried after the Civil War will likely be reburied nearby to ensure their reinterment doesn't disturb other graves, federal authorities have announced.
Fate of cemeteries in Bonnet Carre Spillway will be discussed at meeting Wednesday
Residents, particularly those who may have relatives buried in the Kugler and Kenner cemeteries located in the Bonnet Carre Spillway, are urged to attend a meeting Wednesday in Destrehan where the Army Corps of Engineers will discuss long-term management plans for the sites.
Hale Boggs Bridge northbound lanes to close Friday for long weekend
The northbound lanes of the Hale Boggs bridge will be closed at 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
St. Charles Parish crime report
Arrests Trontez M. Simmons, 22, 137 Sharon Ave., Boutte, was arrested Jan. 29 and booked with simple battery, second degree battery, battery on a police officer, resisting an officer and two St.
St. Charles Parish merge departments, looks to save $100K
St. Charles Parish V.J. St. Pierre Jr. has abolished the parish's contract monitor's office and moving its function into the public works department.
African-American cemeteries plowed over for spillway now recognized as historic
Around 1929, two cemeteries dating to the 1800s that hold the remains of enslaved African-Americans and their close descendants, were plowed over to make way for the Bonnet Carre Spillway flood control structure in St.
Students of the year named in St. Charles
The St. Charles Parish public school district recently honored its top students during an awards reception at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 Cinema in Harahan.
Port of South Louisiana appointments made
P. Joey Murray III has been reappointed to the Port of South Louisiana Board of Commissioners by Gov.