Recipes
Colette’s King Cake recipe just in time for Mardi Gras
I decided to make a king cake for a garden club meeting. It was rather a rush job, except for the time it took for the dough to rise. […]
Year: 2007
Lifestyles
What value – if any – does reality television hold?
Imagine opening your eyes in the morning and with one eye barely open you focus in on a unshaven cameraman with a wide-angle lens in one hand and a half-eaten jelly donut in the other, and a sound boom towering over your bed. […]
Health
You don’t have to be tired
An astounding three out of four Americans – that’s almost 225 million people – say they often lack the energy to do all the things they’d like to do. […]
Health
Summer’s closer than you think
Warm weather and summer are right around the corner and you know what that means – bathing suits. […]
Editorial
Archbishop Hughes continues fight for racial justice
A scant half century ago, Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel of New Orleans shocked the Christian community by proclaiming that segregation was sinful. […]
Columns
SOLVE your own problems and leave GOV’T out of it
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead […]
Health
West Nile virus made 194 of us sick in 2006
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has updated to 194 the total number of West Nile virus cases for the year that ended Dec. 31. […]
News
State wants MORE adults to get a college education
Louisiana is calling for more educated adults. The Southern Regional Education Board and the Louisiana Board of Regents have announced a joint initiative that will make it easier for for those without a college degree to enroll at a Louisiana public college or university and earn a degree or other college credentials. […]
Health
Louisiana smoking ban will change the way you … eat?
Louisiana’s restaurants, public places, public buildings and most other places of employment became smoke-free with the start of the new year. […]