Lifestyles

Health

Locals chip in to help young girl with leukemia

May 25, 2012 Kyle Barnett

Kelly Richards and Tracie Landry first met at Hahnville High School where both graduated in 1995. The two were not married until years later after Tracie graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from Louisiana State University and Kelly graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Originally from Luling, the couple now live with their children in a community north of Seattle, Wash. due to Kelly’s career as a Navy pilot. […]

Health

Parish psych beds full

May 25, 2012 Kyle Barnett

Amidst recent cuts in mental healthcare expenditures on the state level and within New Orleans area hospitals, those who work with the mentally ill in St. Charles Parish say there is a definite local effect.

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Lifestyles

Destrehan Senior publishes book of poetry

May 18, 2012 Kyle Barnett

Mya LaGrange is not your average senior in high school. The Destrehan High School student is involved in numerous media projects. In addition to having a children’s book in the process of being illustrated she has filmed a documentary for her senior project and has now released a book of poems she wrote throughout her high school career named Thoughts of Mya.

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Agriculture / Horticulture

Newer flowers adorn home landscapes

May 18, 2012 Letters to the Editor

Many of us may not realize it, but the last 20 years have been some of the most exciting times in the history of home landscaping. It would be impossible to list all the new ornamental plants – from trees to shrubs to perennials to annual flowers – that have been recently released.

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