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- Weekend storm trounces pumps
St. Charles Parish officials say they could do little to stop widespread street flooding during Saturday's torrential rainstorm that dumped as much as eight inches of rain on the parish in about two hours.
- Council to tackle Montz's growth
A six-month moratorium on new subdivisions in Montz, a fast-growing area in St. Charles Parish, is up for discussion by the St.
- Killer denied parole in Kenner shooting
A Norco man in prison for killing a Kenner woman in 1995 was denied parole Wednesday.
- Queen of Hearts
The River Parishes Fall Festival crowned, Amanda Sullivan, 19, of Norco, as their new 2008-2009 Miss Queen of Hearts.
- Colleges, charities to share money
Colleges and charities in four Gulf Coast states where a batch of tainted Shell gasoline damaged car fuel gauges four years ago are about to share in $1.7 million left over after the oil company's 2006 ...
- Cable barriers to be installed on dangerous roadways
State highway officials are testing a new cable-barrier system designed to save more lives on interstates in St.
- Meeting to focus on library for Paradis
A town hall meeting to discuss when and how to build a new St. Charles Parish library in the Paradis area will be held Nov.
- More of this story
Editor and Publisher LAPLACE a " Michelle Smith remembers the early morning hours of September 1 more vividly than she probably ever wanted to.
- Man had rape photos of kids, cops say
A Metairie man was booked with possessing sexually explicit images of children after investigators found images on his home computer of rape and molestation of children, according to an arrest report.
- Work begins on floodwall to protect Montz area
A month after Hurricane Ike pushed tide-driven water onto Evangeline Road in Montz, the Pontchartrain Levee District has begun work to build a temporary floodwall along the roadway.
- Shell Louisiana Chemical Plant Shut After Power Loss, Times-Picayune Says
Royal Dutch Shell Plc shut units at its chemical plant in Norco, Louisiana, after a power failure and earlier mechanical breakdown, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported , citing a company spokeswoman.
- Air Products to Supply Hydrogen to ExxonMobil in Louisiana
Air Products has entered a long-term supply contract and plans to construct a major new SMR hydrogen production facility, which will be connected to Air Productsa Louisiana Hydrogen Pipeline Network, to serve ...
- Community News
Library to be closed this weekend The Central Library in LaPlace will be closed on Saturday, October 18, 2008 to accommodate the annual Andouille Festival and prevent congestion.
- 2 St. Charles roads to undergo repairs
Crews will begin repairing pavement and patching shoulders along two state highways on the east bank of St.
- Victor outspends judge in in race
Hahnville lawyer Lauren Lemmon spent more than twice as much as state District Judge Kirk Granier in her successful campaign on Saturday.
- A woman vs. a corporation, a 35-year fight, and she won
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 3, 2008 at 12:20 p.m. The message in "Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town" is that ...
- Chase spans two parishes
Staff Reporter LAPLACE Deputies in St. John Parish arrested a Reserve man in possession of a stolen car and under the influence of various drugs after a vehicle pursuit that crossed two parishes and endangered ...
- Guardrail project gets green light
The state Department of Transportation hopes to go out for bids for a cable guardrail along Airline Drive in St.
- Man in chase jumps off I-55
A Reserve man leapt from the elevated section of Interstate 55 into the water below Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to avoid authorities who had chased him from the Norco area, sheriff's deputies said.
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City DescriptionNorco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,579 at the 2000 census. The community is home to a major Shell petroleum refinery; its name is derived from the New Orleans Refining Company.
By the late 18th century, this area was increasingly devoted to sugar cane plantations, leading to a concentration of slaves outnumbering whites. On 8 January 1811, planters were alarmed by the German Coast Uprising led by Charles Deslondes, a free person of color from Haiti (formerly the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Deslondes and his followers had been influenced by the ideas of the French and Haitian revolutions. The latter led to thousands of French-speaking refugees: whites and their slaves, and free people of color, immigrating to New Orleans in 1809-1810, adding to social tensions there.
Deslondes led followers to the plantation of Col. Manuel André, where they had hoped to get stored arms, but these were moved. They then traveled downriver, gathering more slaves for the insurrection as they marched with handtools and accompanied by drums. More than 200 men participated in the insurrection, but they killed only two white ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- St. Charles Parish
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