Sites in the Baton Rouge area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Monday through Nov. 25.
As a feast day service project, Our Lady of Mercy recently donated toys to the new Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital through the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation.
Members of the Junior Beta Club at Runnels School stayed on campus after classes on Oct. 4 to put together 50 Life Books for the child advocacy group Braveheart, which helps children who have been removed from their homes by the courts due to abus…
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The LSU Campus Club celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with a party Oct. 7 at the home of Don and Gerry Daigle. The club also took the opportunity to recognize its 2019-20 scholarship winners, Kelsie Guzik, Claire Samaha and Allison Seay.
John Michael Spillane, a senior at Runnels High School, is the recipient of a 2019 Outstanding High School Volunteer Award from the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation. The award, which recognizes seniors for exemplary volunteer service at s…
Andrew Maas, an LSU associate vice president who specializes in technology commercialization, discussed how to write a patent proposal that works during the Oct. 14 meeting of the LSU Faculty and Staff Retirees Club.
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The Emerge School for Autism is accepting applications through Jan. 14 for its 2020-21 kindergarten classes. A lottery will be held for qualified applicants if there are more applications submitted than available spots.
Prekindergarten and kindergarten students at Belfair Montessori Magnet School celebrated the establishment of a music garden on the Baton Rouge campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 4.
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The Lakeshore Lions Club honored the sponsors of its ladies tennis tournament during a banquet Oct. 21 at the Marriott Hotel.
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The Louisiana Retired Teachers Association presented its Name of Fame award to Baton Rouge resident Dorothy Wilson, who has held several leadership positions with the Educators of Yesteryear, which is the local affiliate unit of the LRTA.
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The St. George Fire Department operates eight fire stations, and its two response districts are roughly separated by Airline Highway, with one zone mostly north and east of Airline Highway, while the other is south and west of Airline Highway.
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LSU Law has chosen admissions director Jake Henry for its new position of assistant dean of student affairs.
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Art Gone Wild contest accepting entries
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The Louisiana American Choral Directors Association has chosen five vocalists from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge for its 2019 All-State choirs.
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