Charenton News

Police officials gather in Sun Symposium a good idea, attendees agree By Marcelle Hanemann St.

Moriah C. Istre of Lafayette is the recipient of the 2008 Jefferson Caffery Award at UL for her paper entitled Festivals Acadiens in Southwest Louisiana: A Cultural Expression. via The Daily Advertiser

“It kind of shows how good the security is”

BY JEFF MOORE THE DAILY IBERIAN Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:10 PM CST CHARENTON -- A man walked out of Cypress Bayou Casino with a backpack full of cash this morning, and it was not ... via Daily Iberian

An 18 year old is in trouble in St. Mary Parish after he drove drunk, and then tried to buy his way out of a DWI charge. via KATC-TV Lafayette

“We have just had a family that donates every year come and take care of some maintenance issues for us”

We can all use a helping hand at times. Fortunately, there are organizations like the Safety Net for Abused Persons, or S.N.A.P., that come to the rescue in times of need. via Daily Iberian

A 22-year old man from Charenton is in trouble after police found him with a 13-year old in his car. via KATC-TV Lafayette

Branden Whatley, a 22-year-old Charenten resident, was arrested by Broussard Police and charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile Wednesday when he was found with a 13-year-old girl in a vehicle parked ... via The Daily Advertiser

By the 2009-10 academic school year, elementary students in western St. Mary Parish will be attending a new school that will be located in Baldwin. via Daily Iberian

“I liked him because the music was dark and mad. I could relate”

The stage had two stools, two microphones and a black curtain backdrop. Aaron Lewis, the lead singer and chief songwriter for nu-metal group Staind, walked out at 8:10 p.m. Friday in a black T-shirt, jeans and ... via The Daily Advertiser

“I've never been to the casino in Charenton”

Former Iberia Parish President Will Langlinais has complied with the terms of his home incarceration, even when he was fishing at Marsh Island and performing community service at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival, ... via Daily Iberian

“We have close to 500 on our rolls. "And this area is growing. There are new homes being built everyday in Charenton and Baldwin and more and more people are moving here”

A tent, a carport, an old, deserted nightclub. Bobby Hodnett has used them all to spread God's word in St. via The Baptist Message

“Boats were instrumental in the formation of South Louisiana's culture”

By Susanne Hinkle Published: Friday, September 7, 2007 7:53 AM CDT Staff Writer The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site will host a historic boat program led by the site's Interpretive Ranger Stanley Richardson ... via Plaquemine Post