Obituaries
Jennifer R. Bené
Jennifer R. Bené (née DeLoach), 45, passed away on Sunday April 19, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. […]
Louisiana
Obituaries
Deaton Thomas Harris
Deaton Thomas Harris, born on July 7, 1927, in Poplar Creek, MS, grew up in Kilmichael, MS, passed peacefully on May 3, 2020, at his home at the age of 92. […]
Featured
Louisiana Workforce Commission answering call as unemployment numbers rise
With unemployment claims rising to unprecedented heights in the face of COVID-19, its more important than ever for residents to know what assistance is available to them and the avenues to get them. […]
Baseball
LHSAA cancels remainder of prep sports seasons
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) officially cancelled all of its remaining sports for the remainder of the school year, the organization announced Thursday morning. […]
News
Small business owners feeling pandemic’s effects
As coronavirus concerns plague the country, small business owners in St. Charles Parish are already feeling the pandemic’s effects. […]
Breaking News
All Louisiana schools closed, gatherings of more than 250 halted for the next month
Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation Friday that among other actions immediately halts any gathering of more than 250 people until Monday, April 13 and closes all K-12 public schools statewide for the next month as Louisiana seeks to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state. […]
Columns
You can’t take it with you
The call from the east coast arrived at 6 a.m.
An old boss of mine had passed away due to an aneurysm. Oddly, just three minutes before his passing, his wife was pronounced dead from a heart attack at his bedside.
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Columns
A four quarter fix
You don’t put on a tuxedo to go to McDonalds and you don’t get on an airplane to visit your neighbor across the street. It would be silly to take such grand steps to accomplish something quite simple. […]
Columns
Paving the Road to Safer Louisiana Highways
Louisiana’s definition of a distracted or inattentive driver is one who is actively engaged in any activity that diverts his/her attention away from the task of driving. […]