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Livingston officials have reported the parish's first coronavirus death and are cautioning residents to "do better to stop this spread."
DENHAM SPRINGS — Kathleen “Kitty” Kuhnert, the Arts Council of Livingston Parish’s Artist of the Year, said her personal approach as a photographer includes taking pictures everywhere she goes. "If I see something beautiful, I shoot it. I want to …
Many restaurants in Livingston Parish closed their dining rooms but kept or initiated drive-thru or curbside services due to the coronavirus stay-at-home policy ordered by Gov. Jon Bell Edwards. In contrast, there was hardly any toilet paper on st…
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Walker has sent a news release about something that affects everyone in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes.
Holy Ghost Catholic School recently honored the school's Top Readers at a recent morning assembly.
Seventh Ward Elementary homeroom teachers recently selected students who show exceptional kindness in class.
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Woodland Park Magnet School’s older students paired with younger students to read a book.
On Feb. 27, seven members of Wednesday Volunteers for Family and Community gathered with their oldest club member, Marie Swinney, and four guests at Mike’s Catfish Inn in Amite, to celebrate Swinney’s 96th birthday.
The novel coronavirus presents unique challenges for more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, a news release said.
The school superintendent in Tangipahoa Parish revealed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus but said it's a relatively mild case and she is recovering.
A 20-year-old woman was killed Sunday and another person was injured after the car they were in veered off a Livingston Parish highway and struck a tree, causing it to catch fire, authorities said.
Ascension, Livingston and West Baton Rouge parishes on Wednesday all announced efforts to resume, albeit in altered forms, the school meal programs they had suspended earlier this week amid concerns about the potential exposure of school workers t…
Emergency room physician John Gavin can’t identify the exact patient from whom he contracted the coronavirus, but he’s confident he picked up the illness working one of his 12-hour shifts in the small emergency room at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite.
While Louisiana’s rapid escalation of coronavirus cases remains concentrated in the New Orleans area, there are ramifications for rural hospitals as state officials plan for extreme demands on the health care system.
Faculty, staff and volunteers gave out approximately 32,000 meals in three days at schools in Tangipahoa Parish through the board’s Grab and Go program.
On Jan. 24, at the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Governing Board meeting, attorney Patrick Coudrain, Cashe Coudrain & Bass, issued the oath of office and conducted the swearing-in ceremony for the reappointment of board members Car…
HAMMOND — Clifton Dean Morgan, of Independence, locksmith master at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Physical Plant, was among 12 people chosen this year to receive the Charles E. Dunbar Career Service Award.
The Executive Council of Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community met Feb. 18 at the LSU Ag Center Extension office in Amite to continue planning this year's events.
Tony Spell, the pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, plans an outdoor service for his church of nearly 1,200 people Sunday morning after garnering national headlines over an indoor service earlier this week that had defied emergency state …
The braided hair, up top for gals and down for horses' tails, was pretty to look at as riders prepared March 1 for the Southeast Louisiana High School Rodeo Association’s 2020 Rodeo at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
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Baseball fans associate Cooperstown, New York, with the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
As part of its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a photo contest open to all photographers, a news release said.
Legislative leaders and school officials gathered for a breakfast meeting March 3 at the Denham Springs High School STEM & Robotics Center to discuss school-related issues that are expected to be considered during the upcoming 2020 legislative…
Perrin Early Learning Center held its January Pandarific Program for students with excellent behavior at school. The administrators presented students a certificate for a free kid’s meal from Raising Canes, a Wendy’s frosty and a trip to the treas…
State Farm Agent Alexis Ducorbier celebrated an official ribbon-cutting with the Livingston Parish Chamber for her new Juban Crossing location Feb. 14.
Holy Ghost Catholic School kicked off Catholic Schools Week with a faculty/staff breakfast. During this celebration of Catholic education, several members of the faculty/staff were recognized for their dedication and commitment to HGCS.
North Corbin Junior High 4-H members participated in Demonstration Day on March 5 at Doyle High School.
The Southeastern Louisiana University women’s basketball program's Play4Kay initiative on Feb. 8 brought together campus and community partners to support the national Kay Yow Cancer Fund, which is dedicated to scientific cancer research.
Unofficial results for the Literary Rally held March 7 at Southeastern Louisiana University have been announced.
HAMMOND — Three area physicians have been selected by their peers to serve on the North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Medical Executive Committee for 2020. These officers will serve as liaisons between the medical staff and the North Oaks Rehabilit…
The Holy Ghost Home and School Association has selected Rebekah DiCicco as the 2019-20 Mother Seton Award recipient. This award, created to honor those individuals whose exemplary volunteer service and dedication to home, school, and church, is gi…
DENHAM SPRINGS — Precautions put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus among people gathered in crowds did not deter volunteers at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church from hosting their annual St. Joseph’s Altar celebration. But it did…
WALKER — In an effort to streamline the collection of fees and taxes from business owners who hold occupational licenses, the City Council on March 9 unanimously adopted a resolution that authorizes Mayor Jimmy Watson to enter into an agreement wi…
DENHAM SPRINGS — Rachel Holland was waiting in the carpool line at Denham Springs Elementary School Friday afternoon for her kindergartner and expecting some stress in the month ahead.
The Y Knot Square Dance Club invites everyone to its annual Open House Fun Night Thursday and March 26 at the Michael Kenney Recreation Center, 601 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond.
Livingston Parish detectives are searching for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder from January.
Republican Women invite public to meeting
The celebration was on for the Doyle girls basketball team after another big win.
HAMMOND — Officials from Southeastern Louisiana University and Baton Rouge Community College signed an articulation agreement recently to officially align resources that will provide successful BRCC students with the opportunity to progress direct…
William Carey University at Baton Rouge General held commencement exercises Feb. 21 for its inaugural class of bachelor’s degree nursing graduates.
The Chalmette High School Alumni Association’s spring general membership meeting is at 6:30 p.m. March 19 in the school's Lacoste Campus Cultural Arts Center’s Tech Theater.
Author and storyteller Mary Beth Magee will speak on “Cultivating the Bloom of Creativity” between noon and 3 p.m. March 14 at the Hammond Books-A-Million store.
HAMMOND — Exceptional dedication to serving others, leadership, performance excellence and community involvement are among the accolades received by Dr. A. Gayden Robert Jr. and nurse practitioner Kevin Mixon as North Oaks Health System’s 2019 Pro…
Holy Ghost Catholic School contributed more than $1,400 to the Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation as part of its stewardship offering Save-a-Heart for the month of February.
The following people were booked into the Livingston Parish jail Feb. 26-March 4:
WALKER — From its humble roots when a backyard boiler would throw a few pounds of locally caught crawfish into a pot with only a little salt and maybe some cayenne, until today’s boils, when many cooks throw just about anything into the pot, somet…
DENHAM SPRINGS — Two short, rapid-paced, riveting videos highlighting the LSU football team’s national championship season opened the initial session of the Livingston Parish school system’s STEAM Expo on Saturday at the Denham Springs High School…
One of Tangipahoa Parish's longest living residents received a special surprise on Friday — an early birthday party, and a parish proclamation in her honor.