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Spick and span
With the unusually warm winter weather, many residents are starting to pick up their brooms and feather dusters to get rid of cobwebs and dust from the past few months. […]
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Resolve to eat healthy this year
If you ask the average Joe (or Jane) about his New Year’s resolutions, chances are losing weight is going to be toward the top of the list, as each year seemingly countless Americans resolve to shed the extra pounds they’re carrying. […]
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New emergency room will open early next year
A new emergency department at St. Charles Parish Hospital should be usable by early March of next year if construction continues as planned.
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Rare parasite preys on man’s liver for 3 years
Three years ago, Destrehan native Randy Butler Jr. was working in Africa when he was bitten by what he believes was an ant or spider. […]
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Keep Halloween treats fun, healthy
When asked what Halloween means, kids usually put candy at the top of their list. But research shows that given a choice between treats and toys, kids will often prefer the toys, according to Beth Reames, LSU AgCenter nutritionist.
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38 on waiting list for 60-room Ashton Manor
Officials finally broke ground on an assisted living center that has been in the works for several years. […]
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Elmo makes CD for sick toddler
Two-year-old Tripp Roth is unlike most kids. Most kids don’t have a mother who has won a national award and a CD of songs made especially for them by THE Elmo. […]
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Use caution when eating cantaloupe
Some people may be wondering if they should ever eat cantaloupe again. But LSU AgCenter food scientist Marlene Janes says she certainly plans to, although she recommends taking precautions.
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H1N1 flu not major threat this year, experts say
While nearly 100 percent of all influenza diagnoses last year were the H1N1 virus, there is no indication that the same problem should occur this year in St. Charles Parish. […]