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Norco petrochem company gets assistance for $41.5M expansion
The St. Charles Parish Council gave the last approval needed to give W.R. Grace & Co. an Industrial Tax Exemption on a $41.5 million expansion at its Norco facility. […]
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Lifestyles
Norco gets Shell award
Norco has received a Shell Norco a $227,905 award from the Great New Orleans Foundation.
Featured
Norco man has twice battled cancer, endured 39 procedures
Craig “Shorty” Brignac has been dealt numerous blows over the past few years. Through them all, he’s persevered onward. […]
Featured
Norco’s ‘mayor’ is retiring
From where Sal Digirolamo is standing on Apple Street, the view of a changing Norco represents his love and hope for a place that has been his home since birth. […]
Sports
Nicholls upgrades a testament to Rebowe’s success
Fresh off of leading Nicholls State to its first conference football championship in 13 years, Colonels head football coach Tim Rebowe is seeing his program blossom—and to the winners go the spoils. Rebowe, former head […]
Obituaries
Donald Wayne Glover
Donald Wayne Glover, born June 2, 1935 in Gladewater, Texas, passed peacefully at home on May 29, 2019 after battling cancer. Glover was a resident of Destrehan and a retired foreman at Cytec (now Cornerstone). […]
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Norco library moving to new, expanded location
The Norco branch of the St. Charles Parish Library is on the move, though it’s not going too far. The library was initially set to close its current location on Good Hope Street on Wednesday […]
Obituaries
William A. “Bill” Rook
William A. “Bill”, “Willy”, “Harry” Rook, 94, a resident of Norco, passed away at his home on April 27, 2019. Husband of the late Doradeese “Deese” Bernadette Poirrier Rook, father of John E. Rook (Mary), […]
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Norco’s revitalization will include a town square
Two sites are being considered for purchase that would provide the community of Norco with its first town square that will include a veterans’ memorial. “It fills a lot of pride in your community,” said […]
Obituaries
James “Jimmy” Stuard
James “Jimmy” Stuard, born July 17, 1964 in New Roads, LA, passed away April 3, 2019 at the age of 54. Stuard was a resident of Norco and heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. […]
News
FDR’s historical visit to Norco
Trip down Apple Street left quite an impression Sal Digirolamo was in Norco Primary School when then U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) rolled down Apple Street in an open car. “We all were lined […]
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Norco family drops pounds with Get Fit program
Christina Landry is still amazed over how the United Way of St. Charles’ Get Fit Kids program changed her daughter and family. “It was nice,” said Landry, a resident of Norco. “We loved it.” For […]
