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Destrehan dad makes it snow during freeze
While many around the parish hoped that last week’s cold weather would at least bring a little snow along with it. […]
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78-year-old poker player heads to Las Vegas to compete in World Championship
After besting close to 1,500 poker players in a recent online tournament, 78-year-old Destrehan resident Kenneth Turkington will head to Las Vegas, Nev. this week to compete in the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship tournament at the Wynn Las Vegas. […]
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Special Education students run commercial kitchen at Destrehan High
Destrehan High School’s (DHS) Wildcat Kitchen offers local Special Education students a taste of work in the hospitality industry. […]
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Student-run store at Destrehan High teaches real-world skills
Destrehan High School got its own student-run store, offering DHS faculty and staff clients snacks, products, supplies and office services. […]
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Local food pantry organizes 5K race to highlight community hunger
Matthew 25:35 Ministries Food Pantry will host its seventh annual ‘Need to Feed’ Run on Saturday, October 21. […]
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Community mourns the loss of renowned journalist
The family of retired Destrehan journalist Matthew “Matt” Scallan announced the former Times-Picayune reporter’s passing on Oct. 3. […]
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Destrehan resident’s life takes a turn after routine appendectomy reveals cancer
Destrehan resident Dana Fontenot’s story of how she became a cancer patient began earlier this year with an emergency appendectomy. […]
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Destrehan High senior juggles school, sports and a successful design business
St. Rose native Alaija Thomas made the decision to start her own creative business called TopPressure. […]
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Destrehan couple set to accomplish something only .1 percent achieve
For Irvin Naquin, 92, and his wife Shirley Naquin, 89, Halloween will mark the couple’s 70th year of marriage. […]