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BREAKING

Two Denham Springs-area schools cancel class Thursday due to apparent strike

Two Denham Springs-area schools cancel class Thursday due to apparent strike

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DISTRICT 5-5A BASEBALL | Live Oak's Pruitt strikes out nine in win over DSHS; Dutchtown shuts out Walker

DISTRICT 5-5A BASEBALL | Live Oak's Pruitt strikes out nine in win over DSHS; Dutchtown shuts out Walker

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Live Oak’s Sawyer Pruitt threw a complete game three-hitter and struck out nine as the Eagles picked up a 4-1 win over Denham Springs in Distr…

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP | Maurepas, Albany get wins; Springfield falls

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP | Maurepas, Albany get wins; Springfield falls

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Maurepas scored 11 runs over the final two innings to pick up a 13-3 win over Mount Hermon in District 7-B softball action Thursday at Maurepas.

DISTRICT 5-5A SOFTBALL | Live Oak gets 10-run fourth to top Walker; East Ascension outlasts DSHS

DISTRICT 5-5A SOFTBALL | Live Oak gets 10-run fourth to top Walker; East Ascension outlasts DSHS

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Live Oak put together a 10-run fourth inning to key a 15-5 win over Walker in District 5-5A softball action on Thursday.

GIRLS BOWLING | Denham Springs finishes season as state runner-up

GIRLS BOWLING | Denham Springs finishes season as state runner-up

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The seeding was the same for the Denham Springs High girls bowling team heading into the playoffs, but the end result was a bit different – no…

SOFTBALL | Holden rallies over French Settlement in seventh inning

SOFTBALL | Holden rallies over French Settlement in seventh inning

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FRENCH SETTLEMENT – The softball playoffs don’t start for a few weeks, but Holden and French Settlement gave those in attendance at their game…

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  1. DISTRICT 5-5A BASEBALL | Live Oak's Pruitt strikes out nine in win over DSHS; Dutchtown shuts out Walker
  2. SOFTBALL ROUNDUP | Maurepas, Albany get wins; Springfield falls
  3. DISTRICT 5-5A SOFTBALL | Live Oak gets 10-run fourth to top Walker; East Ascension outlasts DSHS
  4. GIRLS BOWLING | Denham Springs finishes season as state runner-up
  5. SOFTBALL | Holden rallies over French Settlement in seventh inning

Breaking News

Two Denham Springs-area schools cancel class Thursday due to apparent strike

Two Denham Springs-area schools cancel class Thursday due to apparent strike

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Things went from bad to worse in the Livingston Parish school system: Some of its biggest schools have canceled class due to an apparent strike.  Read moreTwo Denham Springs-area schools cancel class Thursday due to apparent strike

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Nadine & Co. Hair Studio opens in Denham Springs

Nadine & Co. Hair Studio opens in Denham Springs

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Nadine & Company Hair Studio celebrated its Denham Springs location on March 22 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with family, friends, and members and staff of Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce. Read moreNadine & Co. Hair Studio opens in Denham Springs

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DISTRICT 5-5A BASEBALL | Live Oak's Pruitt strikes out nine in win over DSHS; Dutchtown shuts out Walker

DISTRICT 5-5A BASEBALL | Live Oak's Pruitt strikes out nine in win over DSHS; Dutchtown shuts out Walker

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Live Oak’s Sawyer Pruitt threw a complete game three-hitter and struck out nine as the Eagles picked up a 4-1 win over Denham Springs in District 5-5A baseball action at Denham Springs on Thursday.

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Livingston Parish Track and Field Championships-Boys | Photo Gallery
Livingston Parish Track & Field Championships 2023
Livingston Parish Track & Field Championships 2023
Livingston Parish Track & Field Championships 2023
Livingston Parish Track & Field Championships 2023
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Livingston Parish Track and Field Championships-Boys | Photo Gallery

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Four Southeastern students win Emmy scholarships

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Four Southeastern Louisiana University students have been named recipients of Emmy scholarships.

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PODCAST | From the Cheap Seats 2023 - Episode 9!
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PODCAST | From the Cheap Seats 2023 - Episode 9!

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PODCAST | Around Livingston 2023 - Episode 9!
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OPINION | Conservatives should be concerned with the trade deficit

OPINION | Conservatives should be concerned with the trade deficit

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The United States trade deficit is close to $1 trillion and this should be a concern, especially for conservatives. Our trade deficit with China is $382 billion and in 2022 the United States imported $538 billion from China.

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Live Oak-area students go down the rabbit hole in spring production | Photo Gallery
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’
Live Oak-area students perform ‘Alice!!!’

Live Oak-area students go down the rabbit hole in spring production | Photo Gallery

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Students in the Live Oak-area talented theatre program put on multiple productions of “Alice!!!”, a play by Dennis Maganza that is based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

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Wedding: Tabitha Starkey & Holly Culpepper

Wedding: Tabitha Starkey & Holly Culpepper

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Tabitha Paige Starkey and Holly Elizabeth Culpepper exchanged vows at sunset on the beach in Long Beach, Mississippi, on February 14, 2023.

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