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Improvements included in Bonnet Carre master plan
HAHNVILLE – Sturdier restrooms, new established areas for horseback riding and four-wheeling and a more aggressive public outreach education program are just some of the proposed improvements included in the newly developed master plan for the Bonnet Carre Spillway, which was announced Monday at the St. Charles Council Meeting.
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Split vote approves tax collection pact
RESERVE—After months of debate on the matter, the St. John School Board finally agreed to accept a renegotiated contract with ACI, St. John, LLC for sales tax collection.
22-year-old dies in Marathon fall
GARYVILLE – Federal authorities continued their investigation Monday into what caused a 22-year-old Texas contract worker to fall to his death Thursday at the Marathon Oil Refinery in Garyville.
'I want to be a fireman!’
Landon Marple, 4, of LaPlace (above) gets his firefighting hood adjusted last Tuesday as members of the LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department held Kid’s Night at Sicily’s Pizza. Landon’s parents said the youngster had created his own firefighter uniform at home and, until he started wearing his batting glove, had placed socks on his hands to protect them while battling his fires. (Staff photos by John H. Walker)
Jefferson woman reports rape near spillway
HAHNVILLE – A Jefferson woman told St. Charles Parish investigators she was raped early Sunday near the Bonnet Carre Spillway by a man who carjacked her in front of an apartment on Central Avenue in Jefferson Parish, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Lewis gets 25 years
EDGARD – A Kenner man received a 25-year prison sentence this week after he pleaded guilty to killing a Reserve man in 2006, according to a release from the St. John District Attorney’s Office.
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area grows
MANCHAC – There is likely no better way to celebrate Earth Day than setting aside a piece of our planet for restoration and wildlife protection.
Edgard woman charged with attempted 2nd-degree murder
EDGARD – A St. John Parish woman was booked with attempted second-degree murder after she seriously injured another woman during a Monday morning altercation at an Edgard nightclub, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Ethics board clears St. John councilman
LAPLACE – State ethics board members concluded Wednesday that a St. John Parish Council member, who works as an insurance agent, is not in violation of any ethics code since he does not deal with insurance companies that do business with the parish.
Uncertainty spreads swine flu fears
LAPLACE—Perhaps one of the most destructive aspects of the recent outbreak of swine flu (or H1N1) is the uncertainty involved with the disease.
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St. John historic redevelopment gets under way
GARYVILLE – The first half of a comprehensive plan that will redevelop areas of St. John Parish holding historic significance is nearing completion, and construction could begin sometime later this year.
