DEAR HARRIETTE: Summer is here, which means it’s bathing suit season. I’ve always struggled with my body image. I grew up overweight, so I got used to hiding my body in sweatshirts and sweatpants. But now with the heat, my old tricks won’t work, and I am forced to confront one of my biggest fears: my body.
With the historic rains this spring and summer, we’ve doubled — and in some cases tripled — the average for several places in Louisiana. It is no wonder some of our plants, yards and gardens are suffering. We’ve already reached 78% of the annual amount of rain, with another half a year to go.
A celebration of life for Richard “Ricky” Maxwell Canady, 63, of Ruston, will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Owens Memorial Chapel with Jason Walsworth officiating.
Safety improvements are coming to the foot of the Bonner Street Bridge at its intersection with East Park Avenue, thanks to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Art instructor Ron McKinney (right) leads the North Central Louisiana Arts Coucil summer campers (clockwise from bottom) Chau Pham, Emily Thompson, Jolie Jones, Kahalia Charleston, and Legend Jones in making masks with various media.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, people with disabilities are between two and three times more likely to experience violent victimization, such as sexual assault or robbery, than people without disabilities.
If you needed a reminder just how global Grambling State University’s brand has been over the decades, you should have sat in on the 2020 and 2021 virtual Grambling Legends Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday.
Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker was rightfully excited when he learned that Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a huge transportation infrastructure bill that includes the East Kentucky Avenue extension project.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Republican lawmakers have agreed to rework Louisiana’s method for selecting its next voting system, but the new law isn’t likely to end disputes over what technology to select and how to do the shopping.