Chick-fil-A gears up for grand opening on Highway 30
Cook said the first one hundred registered customers through the door can win free Chick-fil-A for a year, which equates to 52 chicken sandwich meals.
View ArticleMatassa signs employee sick leave bank ordinance
The policy addition, which was passed unanimously by the Council, establishes a sick leave donation bank, which allows employees to donate any accumulated hours into a pool.
View ArticleAscension Arrests January 4-11
January 4Rheams, Jerrell D, 25, Gonzales, Unknown, Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited DwellingAnderson, Alfred Lee , 55, 38378 INEZ DR, PRAIRIEVILLE, Domestic Abuse BatteryArmont, Rhalaya M, 29, 12417...
View ArticleThis week at the Ascension Parish Library
Are Advanced Directives on your Bucket List?A bucket list is a list of things to do while you are living, so are advanced directives. Advanced directives allow you to make your wishes known about what...
View ArticleGuilty Pleas January 1-5
During the week of January 1-January 5, 2018, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23 rd Judicial District Court, Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St....
View ArticleMake your sweetheart swoon with Oprah's Favorite Things
Oprah's Favorite Things list for 2017 has 102 wonderful items and many are just right for Valentine's Day. Our expert gift guru picked out some special items we just love to get you started on the road...
View ArticleLocal cancer survivors and caregivers to be honored
The Relay For Life of Ascension Parish is a community event where teams and individuals come together to honor, celebrate, and raise funds and awareness in an effort to free the world from the pain and...
View ArticleNonprofit and government grant seekers learn how to win grant funding
To ensure personal attention, registration is limited to 30 participants. Sign up between January 2 and February 26 for the Early Bird rate of $995.
View ArticleSweet potato seed available for spring planting
The top two varieties recommended for our area are Beauregard B-63 and Evangeline.
View ArticleAscension Briefs January 18
Email your organizational news briefs and local events calendars to Editor Greg Fischer: editor@weeklycitizen.com or news@donaldsonvillechief.com
View ArticleTravel: Punxsutawney celebrates groundhog’s winter forecasting ability
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania — When I went to see the world’s most famous weather forecaster, he was sleeping under a rock inside the town library — a good gig for a large rodent, especially on a day...
View ArticleLooking Up: Orion: A favorite of winter nights
Step out the next clear night, in late January about 9:30 p.m., face south and look about half way up.Bursting forth from the dark of night is the glorious stars of Orion, one of the most recognized...
View ArticleConcussion prevention: Can woodpecker-inspired collar reduce brain injuries...
What started 10 years ago with an offhand comment about the head-banging woodpecker has become a simple-looking device that just might prevent the types of brain injuries that have parents wondering if...
View ArticleToday’s Workout: Midstance dead lift strengthens glutes and lower back
There still may be remnants of the holidays lingering around — leftovers pushed to the back of the fridge, decorations tossed here and there, and even dying Christmas trees standing in the corner of...
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: Of resets and starting over
Have you ever needed a reset — a chance to wipe the slate clean and approach things from a fresh perspective? This is a little more than just setting goals to try harder or be better.
View ArticleMorning Minutes: Jan. 29-Feb. 4
Jan. 29WORD OF THE DAYpalisade [pal-uh-seyd] (noun) a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.FILM FACTSWhich legendary college football coach does Forrest Gump...
View ArticleTips and Tools for Your Healthful 2018
These gadgets and tools will help you with your New Year, New You goals!
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: It’s time to get back to work
When a 60 percent chance of snow was predicted last week, I did what any good Southern mom would do — I bought milk and bread, although who knows really why because we already had a full loaf at home....
View ArticleShayne Looper: More links do not make a stronger chain
A fellow-juror once told me, at the conclusion of a trial, that he really enjoyed jury duty. I could see how he might say he appreciated the American system of justice, or how he counted it an honor to...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Addictive attention
“In loco Parentis” is a Latin term meaning in place of a parent, or instead of a parent. It refers to the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some of the functions or...
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