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Longtime assessor passes away
St. Charles Parish knew him as Rock Gisclair, the parish’s 40-year tax assessor, who died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. […]
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Destrehan survivor advises self-exams
Destrehan’s Marisa Myers says she has a new lease on life, but things could have been much different had she not made a point of self-examination and care. […]
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Last Christmas? Luling woman battling rare cancer makes most of holiday
Although Lisa Rome isn’t ready to quit her fight with a rare form of cancer, she sadly concedes to worrying this could be her last Christmas. […]
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St. Rose man fighting brain cancer
Though she tears up when recalling the day of Aug. 8, when her husband Ronnie was suddenly diagnosed with brain cancer, Crystal Baker says she knows he will win this fight. […]
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Luling teacher won’t quit cancer fight
Kellie Growl’s fight with cancer started with a routine eye exam that led to a diagnosis only two specialists in the nation knew how to handle and a journey of incredible strength that she is still on today. […]
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St. Rose resident beats cancer diagnosis – twice
Soon after having a double mastectomy last year, Iris Dent got the further devastating diagnosis that the cancer had reached her lymph nodes. […]
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Special Olympics, United Way help Destrehan native beat the odds after cancer
After undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her brain in 1999 and then chemotherapy for the next two years, Jordan Prince was told she may never hear, walk or speak again — continuing to participate in athletics seemed like a remote possibility, at best. […]
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Hundreds answer birthday wish of woman battling cancer
To meet LaKeisha Lay of Boutte, one would never know the adversity she battles each and every day. […]
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Dat Dads cook-off raises more than $27K for cancer victims
More than $27,800 was raised at last Saturday’s (Aug. 19) Cooking for a Cause pastalaya cook-off at the West Bank Bridge Park, benefitting the families of Luling’s Ann Martinez and Hahnville’s Rebecca Tassara. […]