Lifestyles
R.K. Smith back to school
Clyde McLaughlin II looks on as his dad pays his school fees during 6th grade orientation. Orientation for 6th, 7th and 8th grade was held Aug. 9 at R.K. Smith Middle School in Luling. […]
Lifestyles
Lifestyles
Dow honored for manufacturing excellence
Dow’s St. Charles Operations was one of eight organizations honored with the prestigious Lantern Award from the Louisiana Economic Development (LED). […]
Lifestyles
95-year-old veteran who was wounded in neck by sniper fire recounts WWII experience
Richard Keller was leading a combat unit on the front lines at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands when he was shot by a sniper. […]
Lifestyles
This week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet “Edie”
Edie is this week’s Humane Society showcase adoption pet. […]
Book Review
Book Review: “The Name of the Star”
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson is a novel set in the streets of London during a new school year, but the story is not all fictitious for the killings that are present are nearly identical to Jack the Ripper’s. […]
Lifestyles
Bayou Gauche family turns bird decoys into works of art
Three generations of the Badeaux family were crowded together over a long paint-spattered table in a raised workshop located right on the bayou off Badeaux Lane in Bayou Gauche. […]
Lifestyles
Teachers welcome final A.A. Songy class
When A.A. Songy Kindergarten Center opens its doors for the first day of school on Aug. 12, teachers will be welcoming the school’s last class. […]
Health
Chickens in Paradis, Norco and St. Rose test positive for West Nile
Chickens in Des Allemands, Paradis, St. Rose and Norco have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. […]
Lifestyles
Great-grandfather undeterred by recent skydiving accident
After the recent news that a skydiving instructor was killed and the person he was jumping tandem with was injured over the weekend in Lumberton, Miss., a Norco great-grandfather is still determined to make his way to the town famous for regional skydiving to make a jump with his granddaughter. […]