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State Superintendent visits Live Oak Elementary to gain insights into school’s success

BESE Member Ronnie Morris visits with a Live Oak Elementary student during a tour of the campus. State education leaders toured the school and met with local educators to gain insight into the school’s success.
LIVINGSTON, La. — State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley recently visited with school leaders and faculty at Live Oak Elementary to get a first-hand understanding of the school’s formula for …
Louisiana early voting tops 520,000 ballots; Livingston Parish records 14,864
More than 520,000 Louisiana voters cast early in-person ballots or returned absentee ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, including 14,864 voters in Livingston Parish, according to the Louisiana …
City of Denham Springs
Denham Springs council approves police defibrillator funding, sets hearings on employee leave
The Denham Springs City Council approved hearings for two new ordinances regarding funeral and sick leave for city employees and also authorized funding for city police to have defibrillators during …
Jamie Lee speaks against the rezoning of a tract on Duncan Bluff Road from AG to Single Family.
Livingston Parish Council approves opioid funding, weighs rezoning requests
The Livingston Parish Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on October 22, 2026 during which they discussed a contract to distribute opioid litigation funds to the Twenty-First Judicial …

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Sports
HAMMOND – The reigning Southland Conference regular season champion Southeastern Louisiana University softball team rolled to a 21-4 victory over LSU Eunice in a 10-inning exhibition Wednesday …
The messages Walker football coach Chris Harrell and Albany counterpart Travis Mikel have for their teams are a bit different heading into Thursday’s game between the schools at Walker, but in …
Opinion
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle sits in the desert near Sunland Park, N.M., on July 17, 2024.

OPINION | Biden said only Congress could fix the border; Trump proved him wrong

( The Center Square ) – Numbers can tell a story that no amount of partisan spin can erase. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, southwest border apprehensions in fiscal …

OPINION | Louisiana laws to protect domestic abuse survivors only go so far

( Louisiana Illuminator ) — Director Deeyah Khan had been fighting violence against women for 15 years when she made the 2022 documentary “Behind the Rage: America’s Domestic Violence.”  …
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Persimmon

Clark Robertson: Move over pumpkins, its persimmon season

Jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins may dominate October, but the fruit I most associate with fall is the persimmon. Growing up, we had a large persimmon tree in our backyard, and by Halloween its leaves …

Faith and friendship bring Southern Sisters Marketplace to life in Albany

The Southern Sisters Marketplace held their grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony on October 24, 2026, encouraging everyone to come out and enjoy the raffle prizes, homemade pulled pork sandwiches, …
Obituaries
Bernice Needham Fontenot
OBITUARY | Bernice Needham Fontenot
Bernice, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2026. She was a resident of Livingston, LA and a member of Springville Baptist Church. Bernice was a loving mother and had a special place in her …
Bonnie Louise Clary
OBITUARY | Bonnie Louise Clary
In loving memory of Bonnie Louise Clary. Bonnie Louise Clary, was called home to be with all family and friends who went on previously.  Bonnie was born November 2, 1937. She  passed …
Gloria Glover Abels
OBITUARY | Gloria Glover Abels
Gloria Glover Abels, 91 years old of Springfield, Louisiana, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026. She was born on Saturday, July 6, 1935, in New Orleans, daughter of the late William B. Glover and …
Sarah Elizabeth Jackson
OBITUARY | Sarah Elizabeth Jackson
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Jackson: 1/1/1952 - 8/15/2026 As a child she attended Holy Family and Riley Elem. She graduated from Ullman HS in 1969 and received her BA in Art from Alabama A&M in …
Linda Heinrichs Churay
OBITUARY | Linda Heinrichs Churay
Linda Heinrichs Churay, 81, passed away on August 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Linda was born on October 21, 1944, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She moved to Baton Rouge while in high …