Showboat’s a-comin! The showboats began in 1831 and brought much excitement to all living along the Mississippi River. They were traveling theatres with stages...
Category - Celebrations
Courtesy Wayne Vial Just as the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic is upon us, it seems appropriate to describe another trans-Atlantic voyage of 1912...
Tri-Parish Bicentennial Celebration St. Charles, St. James, and St. John Parishes joined together to celebrate the bicentennial. The River Region Arts and...
Annual fairs, festivals, and parades have been occurring in the parish for decades, one for over a century. Many take place in churchyards, on school grounds...
The following toast was offered by the St. Charles Historical Foundation at an “Evening with the Notables” gala, the opening event of the Louisiana Purchase...