WELCOME TO ST. CHARLES PARISH P.O. Box 1766 · Luling, LA · 70070 1313 Paul Maillard Road, Suite E · Luling, LA · 70070 Phone: (985) 785-4473 · Fax: (985) 785-4475 Contact Us Map Us St. Charles Parish, one of the original 19 parishes of the territory of Orleans, was created in 1807 from the county of the German Coast. By the early 1900’s, industry started moving into the Parish. In 1907, the first sawmill in the Parish opened. In 1908, the Louisiana Cypress Company began to harvest cypress in the area. The Cousins Canal was dug, and by 1912, over 100,000 feet of board lumber was floated out of it. Oil was discovered in St. Charles Parish in 1938 at Bayou Des Allemands. With the coming of the oil refineries, related industries also located in the Parish. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • Calendar • 4-H • Advisory Leadership Councils • Agriculture • Family & Consumer Sciences • Horticulture • Insect Pest Updates • Master Gardener • Parish Profile • Personnel • News PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Publications Catalog • 4-H River Express • Bugs, Bugs, Bugs • Clover Connections • Healthy Kids • Horticulture Hints • Lagniappe Fisheries • Living Well • Louisiana Food & Fiber Industry Monitor • Wildlife News   LATEST River Express Newsletter - March 2012 Add Walking to Your Afternoon Routine St. Rose 4-H Club Garden River Express Newsletter - February 2012 2012 Sugarcane Soil Fertility Recommendations Evaluating Older Sugarcane Stubble River Express Newsletters - January 2012 Gardening Workshops and Field Days for Home Gardeners Keep Calories Down During the Holidays Successful Food Celebrations Start with a Holiday Food Safety Checklist Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods