About this time every year my grandmother rearranged the furniture in the bedrooms of the 1930s bungalow-style house in which my grandparents lived at 452 Columbia St. in Shreveport.
“At our age, we better rethink putting things off.” “At the rate we’re going, we’re going to end up celebrating our 81st birthday before we get anything done.” “I tell you, I’m just proud to be on this side of the grass.” Such quips abounded as the Ruston High School class of 1960 gathered at Squire Creek Country Club over the weekend to celebrate not only its 60-year reunion but everyone’s 80th birthday as well.
A pair of unique shoes provided the tip Ruston police needed to quickly capture a man suspected of breaking into a concession building at the municipal sports complex and stealing snacks.
The Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center held a lively trunk or treat event on Halloween with groups from throughout the community hosting various “trunk booths” that wrapped around the parking lot. Above, from left, Angela Austin, Maria Davidson and Kim Desadier passed out candy bags from their Dalmatian-themed booth.
One game left but plenty to play for. That’s how the Cedar Creek Cougars and the St. Frederick Warriors will approach a Thursday district matchup, with both squads playing for a more comfortable start to the postseason. “They’re sitting at 6-2 right now, trying to get a win to get a bye,” Cedar Creek head coach Matt Middleton said. “We need a win for home field. This is as big as they come.”
As she lay in a hospital bed battling a stroke, an ensuing aneurysm along with severe blood clots near Dallas in Jan. 2014, Devante Kincade — her son — was eight hours away.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — It wasn’t easy, but the Grambling State University volleyball team got back into the win column on Monday morning with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Bethune-Cookman to conclude play during the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Round-up at the William J. Nicks Baby Dome.
They say winning cures all. So, what happens when you’re 2-6 and have lost three games in a row? Unfiltered expectations and assessments are the answers. And that’s how Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Cumbie and his players are approaching preparation for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.
