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Local women feed evacuees each week
What started as a plan to feed Lake Charles evacuees on Thanksgiving Day has turned into so much more, and, in fact, it’s not even over yet. […]
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10-year-old boy, heart transplant recipient, in remission after cancer battle
Casey Townsend had just heard the best news she had heard in quite some time, but there was still something she needed, something she and her husband Brad had hoped and prayed to see for several months. […]
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Dow will spend nearly $300 million to reduce air pollution at Hahnville site, three others
Dow will spend $294 million on measures to reduce air pollution and flaring from 26 industrial flares at four of the company’s facilities industrial facilities, including its Hahnville site. […]
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Destrehan mother starts organization to empower young girls, women
Kelly Bradford Barrios parlayed her intuitions as a mother into something extraordinary – the Destrehan resident is the founder of Be the Light, an organization that is on a mission to empower young girls and women. […]
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Setting resolutions that stick
It is estimated that only 8% of people who make New Year’s resolutions accomplish them. And while budgeting, reading books and visiting new places may top some resolutions lists, statistically the most popular resolutions each year are focused on physical health – eating right and exercising. […]
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Former pro battling back after 7-month hospital stay
Webster Garrison of St. Rose says he’s grateful to be alive. His wife, Nikki, likewise calls herself blessed to still have her husband here with her. […]
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Energy tech company investing $40 million for St. Rose industrial facility
The energy technology company Arq will develop an industrial facility in St. Rose that will create a hydrocarbon fuel blend for power generation and marine industries, the company’s proprietary Arc Fuel product. […]
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Students raise nearly $1k for Norco teacher fighting cancer
It all started this past weekend when Alexis Robicheaux told her two daughters that she wanted them to think of a charity or a person that they could raise money for. […]
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Schools ask community for help amid COVID spike, bus driver shortage
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases throughout the local community and the state has led to an increased number of student and employee absences within the St. Charles Parish school system, and that’s led school representatives to reach out to the community for help. […]