Lost in Suburbia: Pretty in raspberry pink
“I got a pedicure today,” I said to my husband, showing off my freshly painted toes that glimmered from beneath my flip flops. “What do you think?”“They’re orange,” he said. “They’re not orange.” I...
View ArticleJennie Geisler: Cast-iron cooking over hot coals cool
For today’s column, I ventured out of my kitchen to the Rotary Pavilion on Presque Isle in Erie, Pennsylvania, where naturalists John Laskos and Jared McGary were offering a cast-iron cooking class.I...
View ArticleUpcoming Ascension Parish Library events
Lift Your Spirits: The History of Cocktail Culture in New OrleansSazerac, Absinthe Frappé, Hurricane, and Ramos Gin Fizz. The city of New Orleans has contributed more than its fair share to the world...
View ArticleSusan Sparks: 'A Baptist-Muslim WUT?'
As part of this gathering of imams and Baptist pastors, I learned an invaluable lesson, not only for Baptists and Muslims, but for our world at large: We have way more in common than we think.
View ArticleArea Briefs
Wow, a ton of new briefs this week! Thanks! If you would like to be featured email editor Greg Fischer: editor @weeklycitizen.com or news@donaldsonvillechief.com
View ArticleNow Streaming: The New Face of (Almost) Live Music
Maybe there's hope that technology and good old-fashioned facetime (pun intended) can meet in the middle.
View Article23rd Judicial District Guilty Pleas
During the week of April 23-April 27, 2018, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St....
View ArticleJambalaya Fest seeks pageant entries
Our 51st Miss Gonzales Jambalaya will spend an incredible year representing the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival by traveling around the state of Louisiana, as an honored guest, to many of our state’s...
View ArticleCatholic high school apologizes for 'modesty ponchos' that were meant to help...
A Catholic high school in Dearborn, Michigan, has a unique solution to making students abide by the dress code — “modesty ponchos.”
View ArticleNetworx: Air conditioning: Maintain and upgrade your system
Hot, sunny weather is just around the corner. That means it’s time to get your air conditioner in shape. Here’s how to get the best out of your A/C this summer, with practical tips on maintaining and...
View ArticleIn Good Faith: Aging gracefully
Delilah turns 14 this week. If she was a teenage girl and I was her mother, this would be an intense time fraught with conflict and angst. But she’s a dog. An increasingly older dog. An “active senior”...
View ArticleThe Farr Side: Disturbing division for ‘Idol’ top 10
“I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony...” Do you remember that song? It’s simple message of love, hope and togetherness helped sell a lot of Coca-Cola in the early 1970s. The song was...
View ArticleBACA hosts fifth annual family fun day
The live auction featured dozens of donated items up for grabs. Attendees bid on everything from "booze baskets" and blankets to heirlooms and homemade crafts. The ticket price for coveted items like a...
View ArticleChristian magazine editor says Chip Gaines is right about work-life balance
Relevant magazine writer Jesse Carey joined the debate about how Chip and Joanna Gaines make decisions concerning their family and business.
View ArticleWhy everyone should care about religious freedom
At a time when religious freedom protections are increasingly described as discrimination, faith leaders are trying to restore faith in this First Amendment right.
View ArticleAPSO Arrest Report
The following was obtained by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office the week ending May 3 and does not reflect guilt or innocence.
View ArticleLooking Up: Venus and Jupiter share the evening
Two planets shine like beacons on opposite sides of the sky on May evenings in 2018.If you have the good fortune to view the stars from a wide open space take a look west-northwest, and then...
View ArticleBe proactive: Women should be informed about these common medical issues
Women disproportionately suffer from some health problems that the other half of the population rarely has to consider.Here are a few conditions for females of all ages to watch:Thyroid disordersThe...
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