Columns
Charity Hospital needs to be in our healthcare future
Almost 10 months ago, I was asked to serve on what became the Louisiana Health Care Redesign Collaborative. […]
Month: October 2006
Allen Lottinger
Start getting prepared for the election ahead
St. Charles Parish residents will go to the polls November 7 probably in lesser numbers than they did on September 30. At that time, almost 7,000 people voted here. […]
Fishing / Hunting
Norfleet wins 2006 State Duck Calling Title
With a consistent performance through three rounds of competition, Charles “Slade” Norfleet of Luling won the Intermediate division of the 38th Annual State Duck and Goose Calling Contest. […]
Football
Joe Horn on New Orleans’ greatest catch
Entering his 10th season in the NFL, New Orleans Saints’ wide receiver Joe Horn has made a few great catches in his career, but he also knows what restaurants in the Big Easy catch the best seafood. […]
Football
Who’d a thunk it? Saints have better W-L record than LSU
In 2003 Disney released a movie called Freaky Friday. The premise was that mother (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter (Lindsay Lohan) would trade places to see what life would be like in a reversed role. […]
Football
The agony of defeat
The Hahnville Tigers, playing at their nearly undefeatable home field, fell hard in 5A district play to East St. John 45 – 25. It was a night that Hahnville players, coaches and fans knew would be a test for their young team going up against a highly-ranked East St. John offense. […]
Football
The ‘Assumption’ is: A Destrehan win
Although the Destrehan Wildcats won their first district game on Friday and improved to 6-0 on the season, they lost a crucial piece of their offense on the first play of the game. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Dianthus: bright choice for cool-season color
Every year more and more choices are available for planting cool-season bedding plants to add color to landscapes during the fall and winter. […]
Recipes
Louisiana’s best sweet potato recipe
The Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission and Louisiana Cookin’ magazine have concluded the second annual Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest for Canned Sweet Potatoes, naming four first place winning recipes and one grand prize winner.