The autumnal equinox is three weeks away. Soon leaves will be turning beautiful shades of red, orange, and yellow and falling gently onto lawns decorated with flower laden mums and bright orange …
Long-time political commentator Tom Aswell has twice retired from publishing his popular blog, Louisiana Voice: Politics at Its Worse. As the 81-year-old author describes it, he should be …
The General Philemon Thomas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented the Walker High School Marine Corps JROTC an award for $500, on Thursday August 22, 2024. The award was …
Livingston Parish Library patrons logged more than 76,000 books – nearly 1,000 per day – during a record-breaking Summer Reading Program challenge. This summer, the Library set …
Little River Band sang it best, “I know that it's time for a cool change.” I’m impatiently waiting for that first sensation of cooler weather. So is my garden. I still have okra, …
Air Products Lake Maurepas Community Fund made a donation of $10,000 to the Louisiana Friends Against Childhood Cancer (LFACC) and $5,500 to the Louisiana Recycling Coalition as part of the 38th …
The Krewe of Orion’s 2025 Royal Court was introduced to board members, members of the royal court, and their guests at their Announcement Party on Saturday night, August 3, at Greystone Golf …
I had a master gardener volunteer once tell me that pulling weeds was her therapy. She may be the only person I know who enjoys this perennial task. If you are a gardener or an aspiring gardener weed …
Denham Springs Police Chief Rodney Walker announced the winner of the first Cpl. Shawn Kelly Memorial Award, honoring the officer who was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop in 2023. …
It’s the beginning of another school year in Livingston Parish and Joe Murphy is resting easy, kicking back, and enjoying a savory cup of java at CC’s Coffee House. For Murphy, …
The dog days of summer are dragging along. Heat and humidity have zapped my desire to work in the flowerbeds and garden. If your yard is like mine, it seems like the weeds have won. Every year I …
Andrea Bell was happy to be dealing with growing pains as she and dozens of volunteers held the 3 rd Annual Back to School Giveaway at the Lockhart Center Gym in Denham Springs Sunday afternoon. …
Iota Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi International, sorority members, as part of our community service, donated a trunk full of school supplies to Assess the Need Livingston Parish School Supply …
Members of the Denham Springs Junior High cheerleading squad braved the hot summer sun to practice their routines and get ready for the upcoming football season. They were decked out in their …
Is your child interested in being on the big stage? Big Dreams Drama Program is a non-audition program as they 'believe every child should shine on stage.' We create …
Many years ago, I took an introductory mycology course in graduate school. The textbook for that course was titled "The Fifth Kingdom” in reference to the fungi kingdom being the fifth proposed …
The Livingston Parish Library (LPL) is excited to announce the date for the annual Livingston Parish Book Festival, the parish’s largest celebration of books and literacy. …
Aaliyah Rodriguez felt like a caged tiger when she recently found herself stalled in a lengthy delay at the Houston airport. In what was her first unaccompanied flight, the Walker High School …
The joint was hopping to the blistering beat of the Swing 101 Big Band at the annual VFW District 8 “Boogie Down the Bayou” event last Sunday afternoon. Not to be outdone, the Boogie …
When District 6 Councilman John Mangus isn’t combing through parish ordinances and sitting through community meetings, he leads a much more adventurous life. He has arrested professional …
I’m still picking a few summer squash every week. My yellow crockneck squash has done exceptionally well this year. While many backyard gardeners have enjoyed a bountiful harvest of squash you …
Cultivated fig trees were first introduced to the Americas in 1575 by Spanish explorers to Florida. This makes it one of the earliest introduced fruit trees to the Americas by European explorers. …
The year was 1976, and Butch Wax had just taken the reins as the new head football coach at Denham Springs High School. Hope for a successful season hung heavy in the air as Wax scrambled to put …
It’s a pretty far piece from the mountainous Swiss countryside to the Ditch Bar in Springfield. Despite the distance and all the aggravations of long-haul air travel, Florian Fox felt it …