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Library views to be aired in Paradis today
Residents of Paradis, Des Allemands and Bayou Gauche tonight will have a chance to voice their opinion about whether to build a new library in the area or to convert an existing building that would provide ...
Meeting to focus on library for Paradis
A town hall meeting to discuss when and how to build a new St. Charles Parish library in the Paradis area will be held Nov.
Victor outspends judge in in race
Hahnville lawyer Lauren Lemmon spent more than twice as much as state District Judge Kirk Granier in her successful campaign on Saturday.
Culverts going in soon near Paradis
Trappers and fishers are being urged to removed nets and traps from the Hahnville, 80 Arpent and Paradis canals in the Paradis area as St.
Metairie man killed in U.S. 90 collision
A 45-year-old Metairie man was killed in a three-vehicle car crash in Paradis Thursday morning, according to State Police.
East St. Charles library taking root Wednesday
Groundbreaking for the $8.4 million East Regional Library will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. behind the East St.
Rising water threatens homes in low-lying areas
Like many on Bayou Gauche island, Pearl Pensis spent Friday filling up sandbags until high water from Hurricane Ike covered the island's single road.
Bayou Gauche residents fill sandbags, watch water levels
Like many on Bayou Gauche island, Pearl Pensis spent Friday filling up sandbags as the water pushed around the community by Hurricane Ike continued to rise, until it covered the island's single road.
Jindal says Louisiana ready for Ike
BATON ROUGE - Many storm-weary Louisiana residents are keeping a close eye on another fierce storm that appears headed toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Jean Boyer and her sons, Evan and Sean, packed up the family sedan Saturday and headed north about 4:30 a.m. They didn't worry about where they were going - she was able to make Expedia.com reservations at a ...
Gustav could swamp St. Charles west bank, overtop east bank levee
St. Charles Parish officials say west bank subdivisions are in imminent danger from Hurricane Gustav, which could push storm surges between 9 feet and 12 feet into unprotected Luling subdivisions.
Preparations for Gustav begin in St. Charles, St. John parishes
While it's still too early to tell exactly where Gustav will make landfall, officials in St.
Parish Council rolls back tax rate
The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday voted to roll back property taxes, forgoing an estimated $414,000 in revenue that could have resulted from the rising value of the parish tax rolls.
Parish urged to halt levee build
St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre Jr. said the parish should abandon attempts to build a west bank protection levee on its own, saying the first phase of the proposed 12-mile structure isn't up to ...
Drainage district might sell site
The Sunset Drainage District is considering asking St. Charles Parish to buy 271 acres of property in Paradis as a way to ensure that the parish continues to subsidize the district's operations.
Paradis library depends on tax
There isn't likely to be a new St. Charles Parish library in the Paradis/Des Allemands area until voters decide in 2010 whether to renew the 4.9-mill property tax that supports the system, Library Director Mary ...
U.S. 90 in Paradis blocked due to flipped 18-wheeler
A flipped 18-wheeler is blocking eastbound traffic on U.S. 90 in Paradis, according to the St.
Library sites near Paradis weighed
“Sunset Drainage is interested in allowing development of the land by a St. Charles Parish agency if the development enhances the use of the land for the Paradis, Des Allemands and Bayou Gauche areas”
The St. Charles Parish Library Board on Tuesday voted to look further into two publicly owned land parcels for a new library in the Paradis area, but didn't close the door on other possibilities. via Times-Picayune
St. Charles Parish President may oppose pump station
“You councilmen are going to have to make a decision. Do we want to build a pumping station and that's going to sit there for six years, and after six years we may not be able to use it except in a major storm?”
Citing the slow pace of levee construction on the west bank, St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. via NOLA.com
Parish ready to OK library work
“We're just taking the path of least resistance”
Despite a pending lawsuit over bids for the new East Bank East Regional Library, the St. via Times-Picayune
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