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Educator tackles pandemic in first year of teaching
Bree Ford Webre started her first year of teaching at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. She was ready to finally have a normal year. […]
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Experienced teacher prepares for new, virtual world
When Amanda Mire returns to her classroom this month to teach, it will look drastically different. There will be no backpacks to hang up, no pencils to sharpen and – most notably – no students in desks. […]
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Nurse who survived COVID-19 had ‘roller coaster of symptoms’
Amy Herzog has had experiences from two ends of the pandemic spectrum – she is a labor and delivery nurse, as well as a coronavirus survivor. […]
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Frontline doctor warns ‘This is a real and serious infection’
Born and raised in India, Dr. Pallavi Sunkara found a great desire to help others sparked while doing volunteer work in high school, as the encouragement of a trusted teacher guided her on a path that ultimately led her to medicine. […]
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Rifle to be raffled off to aid man suffering from ALS
Life has changed for everyone, at least for the time being. But for David Chambliss and his family, that truth is more real and jarring – and it has nothing to do with a pandemic. […]
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Luling family hopes to ‘re-arm’ son injured in car crash
Seth Brunett’s life changed drastically on May 23, 2016 – and if the fundraiser his mother started last week is successful – his life will again change drastically. […]
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Destrehan Plantation struggles during pandemic
While the coronavirus pandemic has brought undoubted catastrophe to businesses both small and large, one local organization is grappling with the next steps to take to ensure doors stay open. […]
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Destrehan High alum, film student chases his passion
Keva Peters Jr. saw his interest in film sparked while a student at Destrehan High School, and it didn’t take very long for that spark to create an inferno. […]
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Pandemic and flood relief tacked onto yearly tax assessments, parish official announces
While 2020 has not been particularly gracious to local business and homeowners, St. Charles Parish Assessor Tab Troxler has some good news – help is on the way. […]