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  1. 'I Was Scared As Hell'Read the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | TheNewOrleansChannel

    ... came home a man. Retired 1st Sgt. Murphy John Laiche of the U.S. Marine Corps grew up in the swamps on Bear Island and Norco, cutting sugar cane, picking cotton and hunting wildlife to survive the Great Depression. He got his first pair of shoes ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  2. Unseasonable Mississippi River rise closes parts of Spillway recreation areasRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 6 | NOLA.com

    Water creeps towards the Spillway Road on Friday, as water from the Mississippi River seeps through the Bonnet Carre Spillway structure in Norco.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Natural Disasters, Flood

  3. Hold on to $8 million, St. Charles Parish president urgesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Oct 28 | NOLA.com

    ... include $2 million to repair the Destrehan and Hahnville sewer treatment plants, as well as making improvements to the Norco plant. Parish personnel costs are rising 15 percent to $24.7 million. St. Pierre said the increase is because of rising ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Hahnville, LA, Destrehan, LA, Luling, LA

  4. Valero to Shut Units for Maintenance at 6 Refineries Beginning in NovemberRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | Bloomberg

    Valero Energy Corp ., the largest U.S. refiner, said it will shut its Delaware refinery in November for repairs and its Norco, Louisiana, plant in January for planned work.

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    Related Topix: Valero Energy, Energy, Oil & Gas

  5. Valero to shut down Norco plant in January for repairsRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | Times-Picayune

    Valero Energy Corp. said it will shut down its plant in Norco, Louisiana, in January for planned work.

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    Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Valero Energy

  6. La. economist blasts 'job-killing' Obama policiesRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Oct 26 | NOLA,com

    ... Veterans Administration Hospital. Scott noted the delay of the proposed expansion of Valero's St. Charles Refinery in Norco and the layoffs at Dow's St. Charles Operations site in Hahnville as indicators of trouble ahead. He also said the New ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, Laplace, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA

  7. St. Charles Parish Council approves park improvements, recreation study

    Monday Oct 19 | NOLA.com

    Volunteer Robert Gensure with the Rotary Club of St. Charles nails a board into a boardwalk at Wetland Watchers Park in the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Norco in October, 2008.

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    Related Topix: Luling, LA

  8. Big gains at several St. Charles, St. John schools

    Tuesday Oct 13 | Times-Picayune

    ... and A.A. Songy elementary schools -- continued to score above 100, and the other three -- Allemands, R.J. Vial and Norco K-3 -- scored above 90. Allemands' score was based on third-grade iLEAP scores at R.J. Vial, since Allemands, which has grades ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Edgard, LA, Zachary, LA, Destrehan, LA

  9. Start on wetlands park nearly setRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... roads, parking, picnic tables and a children's play set on a 25-acre tract on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Norco. That work was bid in June for $329,000, but the permit delay has forced the St. Charles Parish Council to table acceptance of the ...

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  10. Wetland Watchers Park work almost ready to begin

    Oct 9, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... roads, parking, picnic tables and a children's play set on a 25-acre tract on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Norco. That work was bid in June for $329,000, but the permit delay has forced the St. Charles Parish Council to table acceptance of the ...

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  11. Construction continuing on Airline canal barrierRead the original story

    Oct 7, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... job in August by using dirt to shore up the sloping canal bank between Almedia Road in St. Rose and Apple Street in Norco. The barrier line now stretches from Almedia Road to just west of St. Rose Avenue. "The rain has been giving them problems," ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA

  12. Construction continuing on canal barrier on Airline Drive in St. Charles Parish

    Oct 7, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... job in August by using dirt to shore up the sloping canal bank between Almedia Road in St. Rose and Apple Street in Norco. The barrier line now stretches from Almedia Road to just west of St. Rose Avenue. Brett Duke / The Times-Picayune A state ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA, Weather

  13. St. Charles property tax referendum set for Oct. 17

    Oct 1, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... private insurance. The bonds for the construction will be repaid in late 2010, and the organization plans a clinic in Norco that will cater to residents as well as providing health services for employees of area industrial plants. The Luling center ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Paradis, LA, Luling, LA

  14. Penn. orders Cabot Oil to shut natgas fracturingRead the original story

    Sep 25, 2009 | International Business Times

    ... following three recent chemical spills. The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco, Louisiana August 15, 2008. (Reuters Photo / Shannon Stapleton) 1 of 1 An order from the state's Department of Environmental ...

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    Related Topix: Cabot Oil and Gas, Energy, Oil & Gas, Susquehanna County, PA

  15. Valero: Small fire at Three Rivers, Texas, refineryRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | International Business Times

    ... is currently shut for a planned overhaul. The Valero St. Charles oil refinery is seen during a tour of the refinery in Norco, Louisiana August 15, 2008. (Reuters Photo / Shannon Stapleton) 1 of 1 The fire was apparently ignited by welding on the ...

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    Related Topix: Three Rivers, TX, Energy, Oil & Gas, Valero Energy, San Antonio, TX

  16. 16 St. Charles homes that have flooded repeatedly will be raised

    Sep 16, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... elevate. Seven of the homes that will be raised are in St. Rose, three are in Luling, and two each are in Destrehan, Norco and New Sarpy, Simpson said. The names of the owners are confidential, Simpson said. The $3 million program will pay 100 ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA, Luling, LA, Destrehan, LA, New Sarpy, LA

  17. At-risk homes getting a liftRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... elevate. Seven of the homes that will be raised are in St. Rose, three are in Luling, and two each are in Destrehan, Norco and New Sarpy, Simpson said. The names of the owners are confidential, Simpson said. The $3 million program will pay 100 ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA, Luling, LA, Destrehan, LA, New Sarpy, LA

  18. St. Rose project wins panel's 4th OKRead the original story

    Sep 18, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... Department of Economic Development as a priority industry to develop or expand; as well as that of Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco; Senate President Joel Chaisson II, D-Destrehan, who represents the area; and St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA, Destrehan, LA

  19. $100 million in hurricane-recovery bonds approved for biodiesel plant in St. Rose

    Sep 17, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... of the state Department of Economic Development as a priority industry to develop or expand; Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco; Senate President Joel Chaisson II, D-Destrehan, who represents the area; and St. Charles Parish President V.J. St. Pierre Jr. "In ...

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    Related Topix: St. Rose, LA, Destrehan, LA

  20. Valero proposes bio-diesel plant in LouisianaRead the original story

    Sep 15, 2009 | The Beaumont Enterprise

    ... gallons of bio diesel fuel annually, The Advocate newspaper reported. The site would be next to Valero's refinery near Norco, La., the Baton Rouge, La.-based newspaper reported. The proposed facility, in St. Charles Parish, would primarily convert ...

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    Related Topix: Food, Valero Energy, Energy, Oil & Gas

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