Not-so-Polar Plunge scores for SOLA
Ascension Parish and surrounding areas warmly participated in the Special Olympics Louisiana annual Polar Plunge, held at Cabela's in Gonzales on February 18. "Welcome to the 2017...
View ArticleGonzales cancer patient receives birthday check
The Kelli Leigh Richmond Ovarian Cancer Foundation in Baton Rouge recently awarded Gloria Peterson of Gonzales a $1,000 Birthday Wish check. Each month the foundation gives one woman battling any type...
View ArticleGonzales Boy Scout earns Eagle Scout rank
Jake Babin of Gonzales is one of the most recent men to earn the distinguished title of Eagle Scout, a program of the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout is the highest achievement and rank attainable...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: My heart just isn’t in it
As a kid who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, I don't remember there being such a fuss over classroom holiday parties, intricate, homemade Valentine's cards or themed, crafty Valentine boxes.I never...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Can’t wait
A familiar question from parents is, when is it appropriate for children to be given various degrees of freedom and to receive certain privileges? Children's push to do things on their own begins at a...
View ArticleJambalaya Association receives $50,000 donation from City of Gonzales
The Jambalaya Festival Association (JFA) was awarded a $50,000 donation last week from the City of Gonzales. The money was part of the Visitors Enterprise Fund from the state that is required to be...
View ArticleGonzales hair loss center holds ribbon cutting
Anointed Hands Trichology Center for Hair Loss held a ribbon cutting to celebrate their relocation from Sorrento to Gonzales. Public officials, family and friends welcomed the hair loss clinic during a...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: How to avoid becoming a hit-and-run fashion fatality online
When I used to live in the city, I would use my lunch break from work to shop one-day sample sales. This had the dual advantage of keeping me slim (no lunch) and getting cool clothes at a bargain. Of...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: How do you reduce cooking time when halving a recipe?
Q: After cooking for a family for many years, I find myself cooking for one. Reducing recipes from eight servings to two is simple math, but I'm always unsure about oven temperature and/or length of...
View ArticleSt. Amant remembers Faith and Patience
An orange sky approached dusk as friends and family gathered on Stringer Bridge Road in St. Amant on February 21, to remember Patience Lobell and Faith Castilaw. Five years ago, the two girls drowned...
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: 'The very soul of America'
While the massive granite faces represent men who held the nation's highest office, the soul of America comprises much more than even its greatest leaders. It is found in the principles these leaders...
View ArticleReligion News: School district to remove Ten Commandments monument
WEEK IN RELIGIONA school district in Pennsylvania has agreed to remove a Ten Commandments monument after receiving a complaint from an atheist mother of a student. Located about 20 miles north of...
View ArticleHow Michael Novak reshaped the relationship between faith and public life
Michael Novak, 83, who died Feb. 17 due to complications from colon cancer, is most famous for his writings on morality and economics, but his impact on religious scholars is much broader.
View ArticleAscension cancer patients to benefit from community gala
Ascension Parish community members helped take the fight against cancer forward by hosting the second annual Gonzales Gala, Saturday, Jan. 28 at Houmas House Plantation and Gardens.The $150,000 raised...
View ArticleNetworx: DIY garage organization: Clear out, clean up, optimize
Quick! What does the following quote refer to? "Everybody complains about _____, but nobody does anything about it." If you guessed "the clutter in my garage," you weren't technically correct (the...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: We need others to surround us
I meant to avoid my problems, to give my weary emotions a break, so I gathered the children and turned on the football game. I live too far from Boone Pickens Stadium to drag the boys there on game...
View ArticleEveryday Cheapskate: Hair today, gone tomorrow
Apparently, my hair is my life. Believe me, I am as surprised by this fact of vanity as anyone. Had you checked with me about my philosophy of life a mere 10 days ago, I can assure you that my hair...
View ArticleTravel and Adventure: Alexander Hamilton would be proud of Nevis Island
A few years ago the fact that an island was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton would have elicited very little excitement. But now, since the advent of the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," Nevis is...
View ArticleHere’s How: Install a new fireplace surround and gas logs
Dear James: It's a mess carrying firewood indoors, so I want to modernize my old brick fireplace with one that uses gas logs. Are there any tips on how to do this project myself? — Kathy H.Dear Kathy:...
View ArticleArea teacher aims to help foster children
Every month in Louisiana, hundreds of children are taken away from their parents and put into foster care. Approximately 400,000 children in the United States are in foster care at any given time, with...
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