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Library adopts adjustments to complaint process for books and materials

JAMES LACHNEY, project manager for Arkel Co., addresses the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control Tuesday. Lachney and board members discussed the proposed construction of a retaining wall at the Albany-Springfield Branch Library to prevent the accumulation of mud on an outdoor meeting area of the library.
Policy changes regarding organization of the library, changes to board by-laws and to challenges to books and materials, along with a non-binding resolution addressing board decorum were the order of …
Denham Springs Junior High Principal Justin Wax
Denham Springs Junior High Principal Justin Wax named state semi-finalist for 'Principal of the Year'
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the teachers, principals, and early childhood leaders who are one step closer to being named the state’s overall honorees. The LDOE named …
Over 60 residents participate in first 'Waste Tire Collection Event' held by the Litter Abatement Department
Livingston Parish to receive five commercial trash receptacles at parish's maintenance department
Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte announced that the parish is pleased to be selected as one of the sixty recipients of the 2024-25 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program …
Bailey Tillman, a volleyball player at McNeese State, has worked out name, image and likeness deals on her own, including with a cookie company in Lake Charles.
Small Louisiana universities working with students to tap into NIL marketplace
Bailey Tillman began her freshman year at McNeese State University in 2021 after new NCAA rules allowed college athletes to start making money. Attending a small school in a lesser-known conference, …
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PHOTO GALLERY | Cajun Country Jam 2024 - Sunday

Sawyer Brown rocks the stage as part of their 40 Year Anniversary Tour at the Cajun Country Jam at North Park in Denham Springs on Saturday May 25, 2024.

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Sports
Walker's Arlan Olivier throws a pitch in their game on March 18.

Walker’s Olivier solid in 1st start of 2025

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Several local baseball teams won their games on March 14.
Maurepas' Sidney Lauzervich struck out 20 of the 21 outs she recorded, as the Lady Wolves defeated Episcopal, 7-2.
Holden and Live Oak both won lopsided games on March 13.
Opinion

OPINION | Trump and the economy: Opportunities and risks

Polling shows that Americans remain understandably frustrated by an economy that has stolen their prosperity and sapped their spirits, especially citizens of modest means. Of course, that very …

OPINION | State resolutions demand federal fiscal restraints

With the federal government facing a  debt of $36 trillion  and realizing that 49 out of 50 states have to balance their budgets, Americans are losing patience with the ability of Congress …

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In Bloom

Come out and visit the Livingston Parish Master Gardeners Plant Sale which will feature nursery plants, gardening-related items, gardening information, and presentations on Saturday, March 22, 8:30 …

Fertilizer

Clark Robertson: Time to fertilizer

Trees are budding out and azaleas blooming. It’s a sure sign that Spring is here and it’s right on time too.  With the roller coaster winter weather we have had, I’m looking …

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Obituaries
Frank R. McLavy, Jr.
OBITUARY | Frank R. McLavy, Jr.
Frank R. McLavy, Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 5, 2025, in Denham Springs, Louisiana at the age of 81. Frank …
Louis Nathan Valenti
OBITUARY | Louis Nathan Valenti
Louis Nathan Valenti, 71, beloved and cherished father, son, and brother, passed away at his home in Idaho Falls on March 5, 2025. Young Lou got his start in the Sportsman’s Paradise of …
OBITUARY | Charles Robert Truax
Charles Robert Truax, a native of Napoleonville and resident of Denham Springs, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025. Charles, 83, was a 1960 graduate of Denham Springs High School. He retired …
Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway
OBITUARY | Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway
Tayna Frances “Fran” Strain Galloway completed her final earthly “assignment” on February 13, 2025. Flowing out of the love she experienced knowing Jesus Christ, Fran is known …
JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom
OBITUARY | JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom
JoAnn Elizabeth Maggio Wascom, aged 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 3, 2025. JoAnn was born on August 11, 1945 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Joseph B. and Mary Belle Maggio. She …

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