Lifestyles
Sweet heat: A summer menu that will make you shine
Summer is a time to take advantage of this season’s fresh vegetables and seafood and especially in Louisiana’s sizzling heat. […]
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News
Making a difference: Karate coach pushed students to succeed in life
Ray Harmeyer smiled as he recollected stories of many of his students over the 26 years he taught karate in Luling, a run that came to an end last month. […]
Softball
Hahnville softball coach staying aboard
Jerry Nugent thought 2018 would be his last year as a head softball coach, but he’ll be back for the 2019 season — and if he can help it, he says, for the foreseeable future. […]
Columns
The ABC’s of Faith are a good guide of how we should be living
With so much attention directed at the traditional gaming bills that were introduced for the regular session, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation has received nary a political glance at the Capitol lately. […]
Baseball
Hahnville garnering momentum as postseason nears
Hahnville will likely have to travel in the opening round of the Class 5A postseason, and Tigers coach David Baudry admits that creates a challenging circumstance. […]
Columns
With divisions clear, Edwards predicts ‘difficult work ahead’
Before delivering the prayer that opened the regular session for the lower chamber on Monday, Rep. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, joked that he was considering drawing inspiration from the words of St. Jude, the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. […]
Softball
Hahnville awaits postseason draw
The Hahnville Tigers entered this season with a list of four primary goals to accomplish, and as the brackets for the state softball playoffs are released today (April 11), its players will enter the fray with two goals down and two to go. […]
Lifestyles
Couple dedicates 25 years to Destrehan baseball team
Consistency is the hallmark of every great baseball program. For former Destrehan High School head baseball coach Marty Luquet, that meant having off the field tasks taken care of just as well as the on the field ones— and he happily credits two people who made that part easy. […]
News
Memorial park will be built in front of courthouse
When St. Charles Parish President V. J. St. Pierre Jr. left office in 2015, he wanted a Veterans Memorial and Community Park in Luling and left with assurances from incoming Parish President Larry Cochran that it would get done. […]
Sports
COLUMN: Who will cut down the nets … and who will you pick to?
NCAA tournament time! Assuming I haven’t helped wreck your bracket too much in past seasons, here are some picks, just for you. […]
Softball
Tigers make statement by sweeping tournament foes
After coming up just short in its first two efforts against state contenders, Hahnville did anything but at its tournament last weekend. […]
News
Community Center hits record revenue
The Edward A. Dufresne Community Center in Luling has seen its usage by residents increase each year since the center opened in 2013, and with it the revenue created. […]