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Casino Night fundraiser to benefit veterans

BATON ROUGE — A disabled veteran and founder of a non-profit organization is hosting a fundraiser dinner for veterans. Bad Habitz Organization is hosting a casino night out fundraiser on…

St. Helena Band prepares for trip to France

GREENSBURG — The St. Helena College & Career Academy Marching Band has performed at many well-known events nationwide. Now, the band is preparing to take its talents across the Atlantic…

Harsh summer closes Christmas tree farm for 2023 season

The summer’s extreme heat and drought forced a Christmas tree farm in Kentwood to close for the holiday season. Still, industry leaders are confident other Louisiana farms will provide the…

Gonzales All Stars hope to stay alive in 4 p.m. game

GONZALES — The Gonzales All Stars 12U is continuing its quest for the Dixie Youth Baseball Majors World Series Championship Monday in Ruston. WATCH NOW as team leaves Ascension Parish…

Send-off for Gonzales All Stars set for noon

GONZALES — There will be a send-off for the Gonzales All Stars 12U team leaving to compete in the Dixie Youth Baseball Majors World Series in Ruston. The sendoff is…

Brusly grad lands spot on New Orleans Saints cheer squad

BRUSLY —- Nicholls State University student Robyn Lavigne accomplished a childhood dream of joining the official entertainment team for Louisiana’s pro football franchise. Thanks to her 14 years of dance…

Central Inclusive League ends 1st season

CENTRAL — A baseball league designed around children with exceptionalities began as an idea, but the league wrapped up its inaugural season with an awards ceremony on May 22. The…

Single mom rocked by cancer diagnosis

BATON ROUGE — Being a single mom is tough enough but for close to a month, one single mom has also had to live with the one word no one…

Local 7th grader impresses Shaq, wins cash

The day started as a trip to watch LSU women’s basketball for an Ascension Parish seventh grader, but what he didn’t know was that he would also get a chance…

Nicholls grad earns first Elite series victory

For four years as a pro, Raceland native Tyler Rivet came close but had not secured his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory. After the first tournament of his fifth season,…

Teen’s legacy lives on through organ donation

Missy Jewell didn’t have any idea a conversation she had with her 16-year-old son at the Department of Motor Vehicles would help save four people’s lives. Jewell said she talked…

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