Borrow pits like this long-abandoned one off La 182/Old Spanish Trail Hwy near Cade, will fall under stricter regulations as a result of a recently-passed St. Martin Parish ordinance.(Karl Jeter)
An ordinance passed at the Aug. 1 parish council meeting imposes greater control of borrow pits in the parish.
Boudreaux Farms in Catahoula started planting sugar cane July 30 on a 150-acre tract. Rusty Boudreaux says he farms a total of 720 acres, and his crew is currently working seven days a week from 5 a.m. til 8 p.m. Cane harvest is expected to begin in late September.(Sally Angelle)
St. Martin Parish is on a winning streak when it comes to water quality.
Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms in St. Martin Parish are silent this week as the federal government prepares to take control of the program.
A suggestion that money could be saved by switching from Sheriff’s deputy School Resource Officers (SRO’s) to private security officers went nowhere at the July 12 St. Martin School Board meeting.