Entergy Louisiana celebrates Southeast Region with We Power Life event
Entergy shareholders invested more than $10.9 million in charitable contributions to Louisiana nonprofits and community partners in 2016.
View ArticleCentral Primary student heads to DW with Kidd's Kids
Central Primary School fourth grade student Anthony Zimmerle is heading to Disney World this week with the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show for Kidd's Kids 2017. Anthony is one of 50 kids with a chronic...
View ArticleLooking Up: Readers send reports of fireballs
The last column of Looking Up described fireballs, unusually brilliant meteors sometimes still called bright "shooting stars." Some readers sent reports describing fireballs that they have seen. One...
View ArticleRoy Moore scandal illustrates risks of close relationship between religion,...
Some believers are looking for a better way for their religious convictions to inform their political activism.
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: A basket of blessings
We all have a “basket of blessings,” though we don't always remember to look inside it. There are blessings — large and small — all around us, even when it seems that blessings are hard to come by.
View ArticleBook Notes: A caregiver defines his work
"Caregiver Defined: Words That Honor the Work of the Caregiver" By Michael Fortuna. Illustrations by Peg Lee. Saverio Press, Massachusetts, 2017. 125 pages. $15.95Caregivers are among the most...
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: Taking Thanksgiving on the road
Thanksgiving.For most of us, this is a day that oozes tradition. Maybe it's that epic day of the year when we cram our family in the car and drive the two-plus hours to our cousin's house to spend a...
View ArticleQ&A: Why even non-evangelicals should pay attention to evangelical politics
Frances FitzGerald is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Her latest book, "The Evangelicals," explores one of America's most prominent faith groups.
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Aunt, the role of a lifetime
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for a new man in my life.He's a little bald, with tufts of fine, light brown hair crowning around the sides of his head; his round cheeks frame the most perfect lips....
View ArticleShayne Looper: Find your place in the Divine Comedy
Christians sometimes say that it is important to "think biblically." That is, in fact, the title of a book by a well-known American Christian leader. But how does one do that? Does one try to fill...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Ghosts from the past
We all have ghosts from the past — things we experienced when we were children, which sometimes pop up to haunt us when we become parents. Those ghosts may have to do with relationships we had with our...
View ArticleMeal Makeovers and Food Safety for the Holidays
As with all food preparation, practice proper food safety techniques: clean, separate, cook, and chill. Clean hands, surfaces, utensils, and dishes properly and as often as needed.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Meth's effect on communities
Meth has some of the most serious physical ramifications out of any drug.
View ArticleMeet the Council: District 10 Councilman John Cagnolatti
"If it's not going to improve the parish and it's not going to benefit the taxpayers of the parish and my district, I'm going to question it," said Cagnolatti.
View ArticleGonzales Garden Club Yards of the Month
The Gonzales Garden Club chose this beautiful home on S. Tiffani for its overall curb appeal as November’s Residential Yard of the Month. The black rocking chairs, garden statuary, and autumn decor...
View ArticleWomen's Advisory Council scholarship recipients
“It’s so heartwarming to help make a difference in these young people’s lives. There is such a need for great nurses in our community, and our council is impassioned with regards to the important role...
View ArticleAudubon Golf Trail promotes Louisiana as golfing destination
The trail is a service of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. It consists of 15 participating courses as a means to entice golfers from across the country to visit Louisiana.
View ArticleACT perfect score
Peterson shares her success by crediting her parents for providing unending support to all of her endeavors, and believes that this achievement was made possible only through the blessings of God. She...
View Article3 Things to do November 30
1. Thank a coworker: Whether its your boss, or just one person who works alongside you each day, tell that person "thank you." Give thanks. Let them know how much they have been there for you this year...
View ArticleTanger Veteran's Day Ceremony was held November 11
Retired U. S. Army - 769th Engineer Battalion Sergeant Major Chad Lynch was honored.
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