South Central District Livestock Show results
South Central District Livestock Show results The 2017 South Central District Livestock Show was held Feb. 2 the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. There was more than 250 [...]
View ArticleReligion and romance: How finding spiritual compatibility can strengthen a...
According to Pew Research Center, 3 in 10 people who don't share their religion with their partner describe faith as a source of arguments.
View ArticleHome Help: Bathroom trends that marry luxury, beauty, sensibility
TIP OF THE WEEKWhen you're ready to create the bathroom of your dreams, it's no time to chase fads. You want design trends with enduring appeal, concepts that blend luxury, beauty, sensibility and...
View ArticleLocal karate school to participate in tournament
For the first time in two years, Two Keys Self Defense studio in Gonzales is heading to the Louisiana Pro-Am Karate & Kung-Fu Nationals tournament next month in Marrero with nine students ranging...
View ArticleLandscaper advises Garden Club on spring preparation
The Gonzales Garden Club met on Feb. 1 at the Pelican Point home of member Gail Lonibos. Landscape Designer and Owner of Deep South Turf Care Chris Duplessis served as guest speaker for a program on...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Pen, paper ready for kids quips
There's a common saying that "kids say the darndest things" — in fact, there was a TV comedy series by the same name during the late 1990s, where children were asked questions and their comedic answers...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Living with courage, dying with dignity
What does it take to die with dignity? If one looks at the website of the "Death with Dignity National Center" and "Death with Dignity Political Fund," one will assume that a death with dignity...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Sibling stories
Recently, I came across a personal reminiscence someone wrote about her relationship with her two male siblings. At a function they all attended, they were asked what the secret was of their close...
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: Vietnam: The healing effect of anti-war protest
I am in Vietnam where Americans are warmly welcomed. Odd. I'm 62 and I recall TV images of brutal jungle warfare. From 1964 to 1973 about 2 million tons of American bombs were dropped. As a teenager, I...
View ArticleWhy you need a microscope in your kitchen
When a Colorado mom examined a drop of breast milk under a microscope and posted it to Facebook, the internet went wild with excitement. Nearly 400 years after its invention, the microscope still is...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Rip Van Doesn’t Sleep a Winkle
There was a time when I was a world-class sleeper. I would go to bed at midnight and I wouldn't emerge from my darkened cave until noon the next day. Alarms couldn't wake me up. Firetrucks couldn't...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: Coming spring sprouts tales of presidents, dad’s wisdom
My personal calendar — which marks winter as January, February and March — tells me that the dreaded season of dark and cold is officially halfway over today.Hooray! (Sorry, winter-sports...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: What is cream of tartar?
Q: Older baking recipes use cream of tartar. What is it and is there any substitute when using vintage recipes?— Meredith Booth, Wallkill, New YorkA: No need to look for a substitute for cream of...
View ArticleBook Notes: Scratching out a living
"Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living" Edited by Manjula Martin, founder of Scratch magazine. Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2017. $16.Coal miners. Fishermen. Factory workers....
View ArticleGuidry- Breaux
Peter and Karen Guidry of Prairieville announce the engagement of their daughter Morgan Alexandra Guidry to Alexander Kreig Breaux, son of Kreig and Tiffany Breaux of New Iberia. The couple will...
View ArticleReligion News: Bill passes to allow religion in schools in Kentucky
WEEK IN RELIGIONStudents wishing to express their personal religious beliefs in school could soon be allowed to in Kentucky after the state senate passed a bill that would allow all public school...
View ArticleNetworx: Getting ready to garden will fight those February blahs
Ugly, dark gray snow and the feeling that winter is definitely outstaying its welcome. That's February for you, at least where I come from. But this much-maligned month also brings the first snowdrops,...
View ArticleQ&A: Why faith groups should stay engaged in politics and public debate
A new book by Michael Wear, "Reclaiming Hope," outlines the ideal relationship between religion and politics.
View ArticleLooking Up: Turn, turn, turn
This is best read to the Peter Seeger tune of "Turn!, Turn!, Turn!...").Spinning seems to be the way of the Universe. We're always going around in circles.In 340 B.C., Heraclides claimed that the Earth...
View ArticleSt. Amant native brings movie reviews to Ascension
A group of local film enthusiasts have chosen Ascension Parish as home base for their movie critic web series MovieShots. Spearheaded by St. Amant native and Gonzales resident Kevin McQuarn, MovieShots...
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