Lifestyles

Things to do before you die… Skydiving

Luling native Deidre Faucheux said she had never thought of skydiving before the opportunity arose. It was only after reading a friend’s posting on Facebook asking for people to participate in a fundraiser for local resident Patricia Hoffman who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, that Faucheux seriously thought of skydiving. […]

Health

Locals chip in to help young girl with leukemia

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. […]

Lifestyles

Destrehan Senior publishes book of poetry

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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