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Touring Prospect
The district Prospect of in Saint Charles Parish (Louisiana) is a subburb located in United States about 977 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 51% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
RAMADA LULING
Comfort Inn Luling
LA MOTEL 6 LULING
LAPLACE MOTEL
Videos from this area
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Fallen Officer Ceremony in St. Charles Parish, La. 2014
Edited video of St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office's Fallen Officer Memorial, May 5. 2014 (8 min.) The Sheriff's Office and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15 honored six officers who...
Boating Safety in St. Charles Parish
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office wants you to be safe on the water. Please boat sober and observe the navigational and safety rules to ensure that you get back to the dock. And please...
The Danger of Synthetic Drugs
St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne and hospital officials warn about the dangers of synthetic marijuana.
Triad/Salt Senior Lunch 2014
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's deputies served up lunch to senior citizens at the annual Triad/SALT luncheon held Oct. 16, 2014 at the Jerusalem Shrine Center in Destrehan. Sheriff Greg Champagne...
Memorial Service for Deputy Jeff Watson
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Watson, 41, died in a traffic accident on Aug. 4, 2013, while responding to a call for assistance from another officer. Another vehicle pulled into...
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office is Hiring
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office in suburban New Orleans is hiring. St. Charles Parish is a prosperous community with a well-regarded public school system, and easy access to everything...
Harlem Shake Is On The New Tech Network Menu
This is the Satellite Center's version of the "Harlem Shake" for the New Tech Network Style video playlist. The Satellite Center is located in Southeast Louisiana. #NewTechNetwork Style.
Broc Raiforrd at Brec
Hi guys! I couldnt get the best video because there was too many eople here at brec today so i got him in the compition. Hope You Like The VIDEO! (sorry for low quality)
Louisiana Fallen Officers Ceremony May 7, 2014
A memorial service honoring the five Louisiana police officers who died in the line of duty in 2014 was held May 7, 2014 at The Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial at Lake Lawn Cemetery...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner (historically French: Cannes-Brûlées is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census. Kenner is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives by the Republican attorney Tom Willmott. The state senator is Republican Danny Martiny, a former state House member. Martiny's predecessor in the House is Kernan "Skip" Hand, a retired district court judge from Kenner.
Ama, Louisiana
Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census.
Destrehan, Louisiana
Destrehan is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,535 at the 2010 census, an increase of 275 over the 2000 tabulation of 11,260. It is 79 percent white. The community is named after Jean N. Destréhan (1754–1823) who served as President of the Territorial Council and was appointed to the United States Senate in 1812, but resigned before he took his seat.
Boutte, Louisiana
Boutte is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,075 at the 2010 census. Pronounced BOO-TEE.
Hahnville, Louisiana
Hahnville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census. For the origin of Hahnville, see Michael Hahn (1830–1886).
Killona, Louisiana
Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census.
Luling, Louisiana
Luling is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,512 at the 2000 census.
Montz, Louisiana
Montz is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,120 at the 2000 census.
Norco, Louisiana
Norco 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.
New Sarpy, Louisiana
New Sarpy is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,568 at the 2000 census.
Paradis, Louisiana
Paradis is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census. Its name is French for "paradise."
St. Rose, Louisiana
Saint Rose (usually written as St. Rose) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the East Bank of the Mississippi River two miles (3 km) north of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana border, and is part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 at the 2000 census.
LaPlace, Louisiana
LaPlace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the east bank of the Mississippi River in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The population is 32,134 at the 2010 census. LaPlace is the southern terminus of Interstate 55, where it joins with Interstate 10, and of US 51, where it terminates at the junction with US 61. LaPlace is located 25 miles west of New Orleans. The nickname is "Andouille Capital of the World" (for the food).
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
St. Charles Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Hahnville. In 2010, its population was 52,780. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, this was part of the German Coast, an area along the east bank of the Mississippi River that was settled by numerous German pioneers in the 1720s.
Port of South Louisiana
The Port of South Louisiana is the largest volume shipping port in the Western Hemisphere and 9th largest in the world. It is the largest bulk cargo port in the world. It extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location. This port is critical for grain shipments from the Midwest, handling some 60% of all raw grain exports.
WFNO
WFNO, branded as "LaFabulosa 830", is a Spanish contemporary outlet serving the New Orleans, Louisiana, area. The station is owned by Sunburst Media Louisiana, and broadcasts at 830 kHz with 5000 watts of daytime and 750 watts of nighttime power.
Bonnet Carré Spillway
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana - about 12 miles west of New Orleans - it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. The construction of the spillway was completed in 1931.
Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge
The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling-Destrehan Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. The bridge was dedicated by Governor David C. Treen and Bishop Stanley Ott of Baton Rouge and opened to traffic on October 8, 1983 connecting Louisiana Highway 18 on the West Bank and Louisiana Highway 48 on the East Bank.
Duncan Canal (Louisiana)
The Duncan Canal, also known as the West Return Canal, is a canal in Louisiana, running along a sizable portion of the boundary between Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The primary purpose of the canal is drainage; a series of pumps and feeder canals feed a portion of the rain and ground water of the East Bank of Jefferson into the canal which drains it into Lake Pontchartrain. The city of Kenner, Louisiana is on the Jefferson, or eastern, side.
German Coast
The German Coast was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans on the east side of the Mississippi River – specifically, from east to west, in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James parishes of present-day Acadiana. The four settlements along the coast were Karlstein, Hoffen, Meriental, and Augsburg. Originally, the Germans settled at the Arkansas Post. However, the conditions were intolerable.
MV George Prince ferry disaster
The MV George Prince ferry disaster was a nautical disaster that occurred in the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the morning of October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20). The ferry George Prince was struck by the Norwegian tanker SS Frosta, which was traveling upriver. The collision occurred at mile post 120.8 above Head of Passes, less than three-quarters of a mile from the construction site of the bridge which would replace the ferry seven years later.
St. Charles Catholic High School (Laplace, Louisiana)
St. Charles Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school near Laplace, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Destrehan High School
Destrehan High School is a public high school located in Destrehan, Louisiana, United States. The St. Charles Parish school serves all students on the East bank of the Mississippi River in grades 9 through 12.
Assumption Catholic School (Houston)
Assumption Catholic School (known as Assumption, Assumption Catholic, or ACS) is a co-ed Catholic school. It serves Pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Assumption is located at 801 Roselane St. in Houston, Texas. Assumption is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Assumption is made of two school buildings Mendel Hall and Dominic Hall. Mendel hall holds the middle school, grades 6th through 8th, while Dominic Hall holds Pre-K 3 through 5th grades.
Hahnville High School
Hahnville High School is a public high school located in Boutte, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the St. Charles Parish Public School System, serving all students in that area of the west bank of the Mississippi River in grades 9 through 12. J.B. Martin and R.K. Smith Middle Schools feed into Hahnville.