Agriculture / Horticulture
County agent shares tips on when to harvest citrus
Homeowners with citrus trees often question the proper time to initiate harvest of the fruit. The answer is that harvest is based on several factors. […]
Lifestyles
Health
“Church Ladies” shed 101 pounds to win $3,000 in Biggest Loser
Twenty-two teams competed in the Fitness Club’s “Biggest Loser” competition. In all, the teams’ lost a total of 818.3 pounds in only eight weeks. […]
Lifestyles
Young care givers
Four-year-old students in Mrs. Judy Rongey’s class at St. Rose Elementary School learn how to care for pets. […]
Lifestyles
Grandparent’s Day at New Sarpy
New Sarpy Elementary students recently celebrated Grandparents’/Special Guest Day by having lunch together at school. […]
Lifestyles
Social dance club publishes member-inspired cookbook
The East Bank based “Oldies but Goodies Dance & Social Club” is taking their pot-luck dinners to the next level with the release of their first cookbook, “From Our Mamas an ‘nem …”. […]
Health
Doctors find clues to why H1N1 is hitting younger generation hardest
The great majority of people who have caught the swine flu have recovered quickly, with nothing more than a few days of missed work or school to show for it. […]
Lifestyles
Local ‘House Hunters’ needed for reality TV show
Cable television’s popular home and garden network, HGTV, could be headed to St. Charles Parish in search of homebuyers to feature in their No. 1 ranked series “House Hunters.” […]
Lifestyles
Responsibility lands RJV kids at the top
PARADIS – R.J. Vial Elementary School in Paradis recognizes the following students for displaying the character trait of “responsibility.” […]
Lifestyles
Students learn the art of interviewing
LULING – Team members from the Culinary Arts and HRT (Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism) Administration courses at the Satellite Center performed mock interviews with human resource officers from the greater New Orleans area. […]