CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General outlines tips for gift cards
Finding the perfect Christmas present can be time-consuming. So it is not surprising that many consumers turn to gift cards for convenience. Gift cards can be bought at drugstores, online retailers,...
View ArticleThree holiday things to do
Christmas lights, ice skating and a festive celebration are some fun holiday activities to do.
View ArticleSorrento holds annual Tree Lighting ceremony
The Town of Sorrento held their Fourth Annual Christmas Celebration on Dec. 13 at the Sorrento Community Center. Attendees were greeted with Christmas Carols from the Do Right Baptist Church Choir and...
View ArticleAlmond drink? Soy juice? Some lawmakers want to crack down on what can be...
Call it the war on milk, or perhaps the war on what's not milk.In the latest salvo in a nearly two-decades-old fight over what should and shouldn't be called milk, a group of more than 20 U.S....
View ArticleNetworx: 9 home improvement resolutions you won’t want to break
Home it's where you spend a substantial chunk of your time and live out many of your best moments. Think birthday parties, snowball fights in the backyard, summer cookouts. It's also likely the most...
View ArticleWith or without trophies, youth sports need to be fun
Let's end the year with Jeff Walz. Who's he? Walz is the head coach of the University of Louisville women's basketball team.Walz was frustrated after a six-point loss to the University of Maryland this...
View ArticleRepair ceiling drywall that has water damage
Q: Part of the ceiling drywall in my finished basement has water damage, right below the duct that delivers air to the upper two floors. I don't know the cause but suspect condensation because the...
View ArticleIt's not really the holidays until you read about avoiding weight gain
The twinkling lights. The Starbucks cups. The fa-la-la-la-laing.All of those things are fine for getting into the seasonal spirit. But it's not really the holidays until you read an article about...
View ArticleGonzales Primary pre-kindergarten visit Ascension Parish Library
Gonzales Primary's Pre-Kindergarten students recently visited the Ascension Parish Library. Librarians Kathleen and Cynthia read Fall themed books to the students. They also engaged the students in...
View ArticleThe Arc of EA gets in the Christmas spirit
On Friday, Dec. 9, BASF employees from BASF Geismar site had a very merry holiday party with the COEA, The ARC of East Ascension. Volunteers served lunch to ARC members, handed out presents and made...
View ArticleLooking Up: The night sky from the North Pole
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Others prefer Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings or Cheery Solstice. The last one I made up and hopefully won't catch on. December 22nd is the start of winter in the...
View ArticleCelebrate the season with holiday linguine
Fresh pasta with scallops and a vodka-flavored sauce is a traditional Italian dinner. "Each Christmas when we were small, my mother would gather all my sisters and brothers into the kitchen to help...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Finding feeders for feathered friends
After redoing our 10-year-old yard with new plants and patio, we added the icing on the cake _ bird feeders for our feathered friends.After planting eastern red cedars, hollies and other...
View ArticleThe days of stay-at-home moms are 'long gone,' data show
The days of stay-at-home mothers are behind us, asserts a new report from the Center for American Progress, which analyzed national labor data and found that, across the country, the share of moms who...
View ArticleHate winter running? Maybe you're doing it wrong.
Many detest it and simply refuse to do it, while others do it begrudgingly while longing for spring's sunny days. A third group, though, loves it and says that "it's not a matter of bad weather; it's a...
View ArticleCelebrate with food safely during the holidays
From the moment the Thanksgiving turkey is carved until the clink of champagne glasses on New Year’s Eve, Americans will celebrate the holidays with food. LSU AgCenter food safety expert Wenqing Xu...
View ArticleHandling holiday grief
The holiday season is a time set aside for family and religious traditions. Meaningful activities and gaieties fill our lives and the lives of those we know and love. What happens then, if someone we...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from the office babies
The staff at the Weekly Citizen would like to wish you and yours a very happy holiday season!
View ArticleYou can grow parsley during winter
Fall is an outstanding time to plant many of the hardy culinary herbs, and one of the most popular is parsley. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a member of the Umbelliferae family along with dill,...
View ArticleHome Help: 3 easy home improvement projects you can tackle right now
TIP OF THE WEEKDuring the milder months — like summer and fall — homeowners naturally tend to prioritize working on the exterior of their houses, because the weather is nice. But in the winter, we're...
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