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Destrehan senior Damien Richard II said the prospect of wrapping up his high school classes for early enrollment at Louisiana Tech, where he’s earned a football scholarship, might have been enticing – if not for his feeling that there was unfinished business to [...]

Leon “Sunny” Vial III was St. Charles Parish, through and through. Vial’s local roots ran deep. His grandfather served as the parish’s sheriff, assessor, clerk of court, state representative and delegate to the 1921 state constitutional convention. His father [...]

Hundreds of attendees joined together at West Bank Bridge Park recently in celebration for the fourth annual Autism Awareness and Acceptance Bubbles and Balloon Bash. The theme of this year’s event was Born to Bloom. The ultimate goal [...]

When the phone call came that let Korinne Bourgeois know she was Hahnville High School’s valedictorian, she was overcome by emotion. “I wanted it ever since my first day of high school. It really felt like a [...]

After initially having an eye on competing in the 100 and 200 meter running track events, Al Johnson found he actually had more of a knack for the longer-distance events.

With annual playoff appearances and two 20-win seasons in the past three seasons, Hahnville’s girls basketball program garners respect. Paige Friloux has been among the reasons why. The Lady Tigers’ center/forward has been a consistently strong presence [...]

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Though from a family of educators, Emily Ward didn’t necessarily think she’d be following in the footsteps of her mother and grandparents. “For the longest time – my mother is a teacher, but I never thought that was going [...]

Hannah Burst and her family knew they were being told something important – they just weren’t quite sure what it was at first. “(Destrehan High School Principal Jason Madere) had called my mom at Mimosa Park (Elementary School), and [...]

On the soccer field and baseball diamond alike at Destrehan, Karsen Carrigee helped set a culture and foundation that saw both programs take a significant leap this school year. The Wildcats had their best soccer season since [...]