Louisianans can get Smithsonian preservation advice
Experts from The Smithsonian Institution will be on hand in Baton Rouge to demonstrate how to salvage valued possessions that got wet in the flood. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10...
View ArticleBASF donates to Ascension Public Schools flood recovery
Flood relief efforts for Ascension Public Schools received a significant boost from BASF with a $115,000 donation. BASF Senior Vice President Tom Yura and Southeast Regional communications hub manager...
View Article7 reasons why you need to read to your children
It is important for parents to read to their young children. There are valuable lessons to be learned not only from the stories but from the act of reading in itself. Here are seven reasons why you...
View ArticleDinner in 20 minutes: Shake 'n' steak, or how to pull off a lean meal where...
Of all the steak-and-greens recipes I've come across, this one deserves props for being a bit of an oddball. Why coat sirloin with anything besides salt and pepper, you might wonder? To help keep it...
View ArticleThis checklist will tell you whether your home is designed for healthy eating
Behavioral economist Brian Wansink suggests that if you design your kitchen so that it constantly reminds you to eat veggies instead of cookies, or drink water rather than soda, that a healthy diet...
View ArticleA grown-up's guide to creating a kid's study space
Once a nook is claimed for studying, though, the challenge comes in making it a place a child wants to be. Because if your kid doesn't like cramming for tests there, what's the point?
View ArticleGreater Baton Rouge Food Bank to return to warehouse
Four days after receiving four feet of water throughout its 170,000 square foot facility, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank activated emergency response plans to begin collecting and distributing food...
View ArticleCould Gonzales see an ordinance change?
A local resident who is running for a Gonzales City Council seat that is designated as a "black minority division" is challenging a more than two decades old ordinance. In 1992, local officials adopted...
View ArticleAscension residents named to state boards
BATON ROUGE — On Sept. 15, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Of the appointees is Gwendolyn W. Hilliard, of Prairieville, to the Volunteer [...]
View ArticleRiver Parishes Community College will reprint flooded diplomas
River Parishes Community College will reprint at no cost to graduates any diploma or certificate earned at RPCC that was destroyed in the recent flood. "It’s just one more way we can help our fellow...
View ArticleBlessing of the backpacks
Dr. Richard Rayborn II, Pastor of The Christian Assembly Full Gospel Church in Gonzales held "The Blessing of the Backpacks" Prayer and Dedication on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the 10:30 a.m. Worship [...]
View Article4 responses to Tim Kaine's claims about Genesis 1, gay marriage and the...
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine ignited a firestorm with his claim that he believes the Catholic Church will eventually abandon its current opposition to same-sex marriage.
View ArticleMassachusetts government issues transgender guidance — and what it says about...
Critics of a transgender rights bill signed into law by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this summer have launched full-swing into a repeal campaign to try to overturn the non-discrimination...
View ArticleHome Help: Tips to stop drafts, save money and improve your home
TIP OF THE WEEKCan you imagine keeping your windows open all winter long? The heat loss, cold drafts and all that money spent on wasted energy would be staggering. But if your home has folding...
View ArticleFamous Christian singer worries about the impact of entertainment on youths —...
Popular Christian singer Luke Smallbone believes that too many people today are being negatively affected by the entertainment they're consuming.
View ArticleConservative activists launch petition against NCAA over transgender bathroom...
A conservative, pro-family organization is taking aim at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's decision to pull championship events out of North Carolina — a decision made in protest of the...
View ArticleHere's how Arnold Palmer invented his iconic drink
But beyond what Arnold Palmer accomplished on the golf course, in the wake of his death, fans are remembering the King for another gift he bestowed upon the masses: his signature, eponymous blend off...
View ArticleThat horrible morning sickness you're having? It's actually a good sign for...
As many as 90 percent of mothers-to-be experience some degree of nausea and vomiting, and scientists have long speculated about what, from an evolutionary standpoint, the function of all that...
View ArticleHow to not fail your next diet
In general, the words "diet" and "exercise" have a negative connotation. They bring up feelings that don't lead you to want to participate for a long time, or even a short time. Is this why diets don't...
View ArticleLittle space, large life. Why we live in a teeny apartment with three children.
With the impending arrival of a third child, most parents I know would have opted for the suburban escape. Between surreal rent prices, storage constraints and overall cost of living, there was little...
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