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A group of talented students from D’Arbonne WoodsCharter School has earned high praise for their outstandingperformances at the recent district-level competition.The impressive achievements of these youngscholars have secured their places in the upcoming statecompetition, which will take place in April.The district event, held earlier this month, saw studentsfrom various schools compete in a range of academiccategories. D’Arbonne Woods Charter School …
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April, 2025
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3 April
Healthy Eating on the Run!
In today’s fast-paced world,many Americans find themselveseating out frequently, whetherit’s at a restaurant, food court,or grabbing takeout. However,maintaining a healthy diet whiledining out is possible with somethoughtful planning and smartchoices. Here are some practicaltips to help you eat healthily onthe run:
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3 April
Pedestrian Killed in Ouachita Parish Crash
Sterlington – On Monday, March 31, 2025,shortly after 9:00 p.m., Troopers with LouisianaState Police Troop F began investigating a crashinvolving a pedestrian on Louisiana Highway 143near Jaried Road. The crash claimed the life of69-year-old Rhonda Harvey of Springhill.The preliminary investigation revealed that a2009 GMC Sierra was driving north in the rightnorthbound lane of Louisiana Highway 143. At thesame time, Harvey, …
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3 April
Politics: Massive State-Wide Rejection
By Johnny Dollareditor@fgazette.com In a decisive vote last Saturday, Louisiana voters rejectedGovernor Landry and the legislature’s request to strip additionalconstitutional rights from the citizens and transfer them to thebureaucracy.Four proposed amendments were requested.Amendment 1 would have enabled the legislature to establishspecialty courts separate from the current district and parish courts,as outlined in the existing constitution. Amendment 1 was defeated
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March, 2025
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26 March
Lightning strikes twice for Jordon on Honey Brake
(Louisiana’s deer season has been over for several weeks and I have been privileged to write stories on the impressive bucks taken for LA Sportsman’s magazine taken. Here’s my story of the most impressive buck I coveredthat is likely to be a new state record for the typical category.)When Tyler Jordan shot a huge buck on December 7, 2020, he …
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26 March
The Nuclear Family
When I first heard the term “nuclear family” I thought of some derogatory term that expressed a new modern family which was filled with social media, computer games and not social involvement within the family. What a shock and pleasant surprise when the true definition was discovered.The term has been used to a large extent over the past several years …
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26 March
Living and dying in Louisiana
t’s been a number of years since the death penalty was carried out in Louisiana. A vicious rapist and killer, a fellow named Jesse Hoffman, was put to death at Angola State prison just two weeks ago. I can look back 21 years ago, as I witnessed the highs and lows of life and death here in the Bayou State.It …
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