News
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. […]
St. Charles Parish Council
Government
Council chair seeks re-election
Chair of the St. Charles Parish Council and District VII, Councilwoman Julia Fisher-Perrier has announced that she will run for another term. Fisher-Perrier was born and raised in Luling. Her roots run deep in St. […]
Government
Councilman forcefully removed from Monday’s meeting
A dispute over how the St. Charles Parish Council handled a subdivision waiver for State Sen. Gary Smith and his family escalated into an argument and the forced removal of Councilman Paul Hogan from the […]
News
St. Charles council rejects Des Allemands boat launch upgrades
By unanimous vote, the St. Charles Parish Council rejected a plan to upgrade the Des Allemands boat launch. It was the parish’s latest attempt to upgrade or provide a new boat launch, but the council […]
Government
Council signs off on $8M contract for new Ellington pump station
The St. Charles Parish Council unanimously approved an $8.2 million contract for the latest component of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee project. Sealevel Construction of Thibodaux was awarded the contract for the project at […]
News
Plan in the works to decide fixed bus route between parishes
RPTA focusing on feasibility The River Parish Transit Authority (RPTA) is assessing two fixed bus routes that will include St. Charles Parish. “We are still exploring the feasibility of a fixed-route system,” said Corey Faucheux, […]
Government
Council rejects efforts to remove chair, lawyer
Anger mounts between council members A St. Charles Parish councilman’s attempts to get Councilman Dick Gibbs to step down as chair and fire the parish attorney over alleged lack of or poor communication drew a […]
Business
Parish Council approves Entergy’s gas compressor station
Despite opposition stalling the project nearly five months, the St. Charles Parish Council cleared the way for construction of Entergy’s gas compression station in Montz. […]
Government
St. Charles Parish will seek Council approval to cancel boat launch deal
St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran announced today (Sept. 8) the parish will introduce a new ordinance seeking council approval to cancel the Gator Cover Marina II lease. […]
Government
St. Charles Parish Council approves first major subdivision in 10 years
Described as St. Charles Parish’s first major subdivision proposed in nearly 10 years, the Parish Council on Monday cleared the way to start building houses in Ashton Oaks Subdivision in Luling. […]
Government
Parish Council approves land rezoning for commercial growth
Citing an increasing demand for commercial property in the Luling area, Cory Savoie successfully got Parish Council approval to rezone property in Mimosa Park Subdivision to make way for highway commercial development. […]
Government
Parish Council OKs added cost , work for Ormond repaving project
The St. Charles Parish Council approved a $278,528 change order for the Ormond Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation project, but not until it clarified why the change was needed for the $3.6 million project. […]
