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Prime time to spot swarming termites
Although Formosan subterranean termites can cause problems anytime during the year and is a major time when alates, or winged termites, are most active, according to LSU AgCenter entomologist Gregg...
May 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Alpha Kappa Alpha forms Emerging Young Leaders group
IOTA ETA OMEGA CHAPTER of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently formed an Emerging Young Leaders group consisting of junior high school girls from Franklin Junior High. The program is the 2010 ...
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Five generations of Melancon family gathers
FIVE GENERATIONS OF Adeline Melancon’s family was gathered recently. Comprising the generations are, from left, Melancon of Bayou Vista holding her great-great-grandson Luke Lazarus, her son Gary M...
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ANNA TAYLOR was chosen as St. Mary AARP’s “Mother’s Day Queen” during the organization’s May meeting held at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center in Morgan City. She was presented a gift from the AARP board of directors.
Taylor crowned ‘Mother’s Day Queen’ by AARP
St. Mary AARP Chapter 4435 held its monthly meeting May 7 with an overflow crowd on hand at the St. Mary Senior Citizens Center, home of St. Mary AARP, in Morgan City. The May meeting was dedicated...
May 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Davis receives MLK Drum Major for Justice scholarship
THE LOUIS A. MARTINET LEGAL Foundation held its Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala in Baton Rouge on Thursday, April 26. Region V of the National Bar Association presented Jada Patrice Davis (above...
May 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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CDC: Half of young adults get sunburned
ATLANTA (AP) — Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the past year, a government survey found — a sign young people aren’t heeding the warnings about skin cancer...
May 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Allowances mean faster SSA decisions on disability
In April, Social Security announced 52 new Compassionate Allowances conditions to the growing list of severe medical conditions that qualify for expedited medical decisions. The new conditions incl...
May 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Second graders receive First Communion in Baldwin
SACRED HEART OF JESUS Catholic Church in Baldwin held First Communion on Saturday, April 14. Joland Charpentier’s second grade C.C.D. class received the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist for the firs...
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chef Brian Blanchard
CCHS Alumni Chefs’ Dinner another success
The Central Catholic High School Alumni Association says its 23rd annual Chefs’ Dinner held Sunday was a success. The fundraiser, a culinary event featuring gold-medal chefs, was held at the Morgan...
May 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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TRMC to honor organ, tissue donors Friday
According to Donate Life Louisiana it’s a time to honor the generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors and their families and commemorate all transplant recipients in the United States. A special e...
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Catholic Daughters provide Easter baskets
COURT ASSUMPTION 1672 of Franklin recently asked Court members for donations to purchase supplies to fill Easter baskets for the needy in the community. The Court made 30 Easter baskets for the chi...
May 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Restaurant association offers culinary/hospitality scholarships
The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation, through its LRAEF Scholarship Fund, is accepting applications for its two scholarships — the LRAEF General Hospitality Scholarship and the...
May 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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