Health Watch: Heal with a tennis ball
TIP OF THE WEEK 5 ways a tennis ball can ease painWhat do poor posture, an overuse injury and a hard workout have in common? All are frequent causes of pain. Luckily, there's a cheap and accessible...
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Bizzy BunchBizzy Bunch Preschool four-year-olds celebrated their 100th day of school.Gonzales Middle students learns about STEMGonzales Middle School Eighth Grader, Skye Taylor, attended "Teen Tech...
View ArticleAscension Paints the Town Purple
Parish President Kenny Matassa proclaimed Friday, March 24 as Paint the Town Purple Day. "The idea of Paint the Parish Purple is to encourage residents to wear purple to bring awareness to cancer , to...
View Article5 Things to Do
Extreme Rodeo: The 2017 Gonzales Extreme Rodeo will be March 30- April 1 at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. The event will include music, food, vendors, rides, a kids fishing rodeo, bbq cook-off, a...
View ArticleHealth Watch: Heal with a tennis ball
TIP OF THE WEEK 5 ways a tennis ball can ease painWhat do poor posture, an overuse injury and a hard workout have in common? All are frequent causes of pain. Luckily, there's a cheap and accessible...
View ArticleLooking Up: Florida trip shows Earth is round
A recent trip from my home in Pennsylvania to Florida, once again reminded me of a most wonderful fact: The Earth is round.This of course is one of those truths that should be beyond any question. I...
View ArticleSt. Elizabeth, CAS plant pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Every year, nearly 13,000 children in Louisiana alone suffer from the hands of abuse and neglect. As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Child Advocacy Services and St. Elizabeth Hospital...
View ArticleWhy are there so few Muslim terrorists?
Many Americans wonder why there are so many Muslim terrorists. In reality, though, and in proportion to the world's Muslim population — which totals somewhere around 1.5 billion — there are strikingly...
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: Look for the light
No matter the darkness in our lives, the light of God's love still shines, and it can fill our hearts. It gives us hope in our suffering, joy in our sorrow and light in our darkness.
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: Parents, it’s ok that we need to escape really
Parenting ... it's the end-all-be-all job. The only employment contract we'll ever have where we're on the clock from the minute we take on the job, til our very last breath on earth. It's a lifetime...
View ArticleBoudreaux Reunion
On March 19 just under 200 descendants of Lawless and Lucinda (LeBlanc) Boudreaux gathered at the City Room Pavilion for much food, fun and reminiscing and beautiful weather. Grandchild, Gwen Molliere,...
View ArticleFood for Thought: What you didn’t know about honey
TIP OF THE WEEK5 benefits of honeyMany of us have a jar of honey in the cupboard, but when's the last time you've actually had some? Consider these five benefits from the National Honey Board: — A...
View ArticleVillar & Co. Real Estate Presents 2016 Awards
REALTORS® and their staff of Villar & Co. Real Estate gathered March 29 for the company’s annual Awards Luncheon.Agents were recognized for 2016 performance with different levels of sales success....
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Trips spur lifelong memories
I was on the cusp of turning 10-years-old when my mom packed me and my sister up and sent us on a 3-week journey with our grandparents in their RV.At the time, I only knew it was going to be a really...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Shame and shamelessness in contemporary culture
"I feel like a garbage can, full of ugly, nasty things."That's how a young woman once described herself to me. She was in her late teens or early 20's, and had been raised with a sexually abusive...
View ArticleIn Good Faith: Blind spots
One of the things about having children is you end up reliving experiences you hadn't thought about in years. Sometimes this is a blessing — like when you get to re-watch those original "Star Wars"...
View ArticleBook Notes: A family on the way down
"One of the Boys" by Daniel Magariel. Scribner, New York, 2017. 168 pages. $22Our inclination toward the dystopian view is easy to understand in these unsettling times. A host of new, young writers —...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: The French Connection
I'm having an affair.My kids know, of course, because they're often with me when it happens.I know it's wrong, but no matter how many promises I make to myself, I seem unable to stop it. Much as I hate...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: New trend: Bean water can be egg alternative
How many times have you drained a can of chickpeas or white beans and watched that slightly bubbly, sort of gloppy liquid wash down the drain?Every time, right?Perhaps no longer.That bean water, or...
View ArticleFour Gonzales Junior Girl Scouts earn Bronze Award
Four Junior Girls Scouts from Gonzales Troop 10340 were recently awarded the Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Scout can achieve. By receiving this award, the girls demonstrated their commitment...
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