Doing these two simple things can help you get motivated when you're feeling...
Moving forward feels great, but movement takes energy. When's the last time you took a break without feeling guilty? Resting is a productive and appropriate project that could help you get your groove...
View ArticleNumbers Game: FEMA provides statistical update
Federal assistance to help Louisiana disaster survivors and communities has topped $1.5 billion, five weeks after the Aug. 14 disaster declaration, and continues to rise. That includes housing, Other...
View ArticleRiver Community Church announces art show winners
Winning artworks were recognized Sept. 4 for the River Community Church’s Fifth Annual Children’s Community Art Show. Those receiving ribbons were in the age five through nine division was: First...
View ArticlePew survey finds no middle ground in religious freedom debates
Americans don't agree on how to address tensions between religious liberty protections and nondiscrimination law.
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Kids don’t deserve violent world
Four-year-old Rodriguez Ferguson was like a lot of little boys his age: He loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, loved playing with the other kids in his new Head Start pre-K class, which he just started...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Promising a better future, delivering a better present
The British ocean liner R.M.S. Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7, 1915. As people rushed to the lifeboats, a woman passenger asked the captain what to do. The captain, according to...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Public upsets
Have you ever had to deal with a tantrum while waiting on line at the supermarket or bank? Have you ever experienced those disapproving looks from others, or even critical comments when your child...
View ArticleIn Good Faith: Subject to interpretation
Once upon a time, when I was a fraternity pledge, one of the brothers came up to a group of us and demanded to know the lyrics to the song "Louie, Louie." We had one hour to present them. Or else...
View ArticleWho should take statins? A vicious debate over cholesterol drugs.
When I was prescribed a statin, I instead opted for a grace period to try lowering my bad cholesterol level, and after a few months of more diligent exercise and a more plant-based diet, my numbers...
View ArticleFood and beverage companies are finding creative ways to reach kids online....
These are not the passive ads of my childhood. They are clever ways corporations reach children and teenagers, encouraging them to interact with a brand and promote it to their friends.
View ArticleScientists are using chemistry to fight off counterfeit coffee
You wait in line for your daily cup at your favorite coffee shop, like every morning. But today, something seems wrong with your precious, life-giving cup of joe.
View ArticleBoucherie fest cook-off registration due Oct. 13
Applications for the Jambalaya and Cracklin Cook-offs, held on Oct. 22 and 23, are now open. Registration forms can be found online at Boucheriefestival.com. Applications and checks must be returned by...
View ArticleRouses set to acquire LeBlanc's Food Stores
Rouses Markets has announced the acquisition of locally owned grocery store LeBlanc's Food Store in a recent announcement made over the weekend. The Thibodaux based store is set to acquire all nine of...
View ArticleHow Clinton's Methodist faith shapes her politics
Hillary Clinton has been an active Methodist her entire life, crediting this mainline Protestant faith with turning her into the political leader she is today.
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Today’s forecast is hot and cold
"It's too cold in here," I said to my husband as we got ready to go to bed."It's the same temperature it always is," he replied."I don't think so," I said indignantly. "I'm going to check the...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: Sloppy pie’ with noodles warms body and soul
I had an aunt who lived for many years in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington D.C.Every year about this time, she would drive about 100 miles north to visit a friend in York, Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Take several steps to keep breading on meat while frying
Q: When I fry chicken cutlets that I have breaded (in a flour mixture, dipped in buttermilk, then dipped back in the flour mixture) and turn them, half of the breading comes off and stays in the bottom...
View ArticleLiving with Children: Parenting is demanding
In 1971, a psychologist named Fitzhugh Dodson published a book titled "How to Parent." It did so well that he came out several years later with "How to Father." By 1971, Dodson was one of a handful, if...
View ArticleInfectious diseases: hand-foot-and-mouth disease
An outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in various parts of the United States.
View ArticleHow to keep your food safe if the power goes out during a storm
While it's best to stock up on non-perishable items, here are some suggestions from the US Department of Agriculture on how to protect the rest of the food in your fridge and freezer if you experience...
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