Meteorologists forecast a slightly above average hurricane season, which begins June 1 and continues until Nov. 30. Fourteen named storms are predicted this year. Of those, seven are predicted to be hurricanes, three of which could be major. Hurricane activity usually peaks between August and October. To make sure your family is prepared for hurricane season, the American […]
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Losing my son Jonathan on April 8, 2017 is the hardest thing my family has faced. What makes it all the more difficult is knowing his death could have been prevented. Jonathan was a freshman at LSU. He graduated from Mandeville High School the year prior, where he had a very successful academic career. He
If you attended the Mardi Gras parade in downtown Covington 60 years ago, you were likely to see people riding in the backs of pickup trucks, riding bicycles or even pushing a wheelbarrow down Boston Street. “They did a little bit of everything back then,” said Bill Woessner, president of the Covington Lions Club, which
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LORI ALFORD, chief operating officer of Avanti Senior Living, has Louisiana hospitality in her DNA. Growing up as an army brat, she witnessed her parents — both of whom were born and raised in the Baton Rouge area — share their love of food, friends and family as they relocated throughout the country. In a
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Since 2002, the Northshore-based Divine Protectors of Endangered Pleasures have been entertaining locals and tourists alike as they hold court from the balcony at Arnaud’s on Bourbon the Friday before Mardi Gras. Wearing elaborate costumes with DIVA signature Mardi Gras-beaded bustiers, they parade in the French Quarter, accompanied by the Riverside Ramblers and their faithful
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Golden Blues Bottom row: Hannah Cole, Bailey Sitarz, Morgan Odom, Sydney Lentz, Lauren Walsh, Grace Cole, Kerrigan Jackson, McCall Hundley, Madeleine Berrigan; middle row: Gabi Bradford, Alexandria deZayas, Kate Weldon, Saylor Ennis, Victoria Peace, Reagan Rovira, Corryn Timmerman, Brittany Capritto, Gabrielle Marinello; top row: Coach Katherine, Teddi Rayborn, Elizabeth Kemker, Caitlin Gonzales, Grace Guzan, Gabby Kilbride,
St. Tammany Fishing Pier The St. Tammany Fishing Pier reopens at 7 a.m on March 1 after a three-month seasonal closure. Military (active and retired) as well as Senior Citizens will fish for only $1 on opening day, as every Wednesday at the Pier is Military and Senior Citizens Day. All other patrons 12 years
Healthy Community Kickoff The event was held by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Abita Fresh, Walgreens and True Body Nutrition at the Aint’t Life Grand Corporate Headquarters. Highlighting the growing Northshore farm-to-table movement, the event offered healthy tastings, tips from local health and wellness experts, and flu shots by Walgreen’s. 8th Annual Christmas Celebration
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Well before Girl Scout Cookies were produced by licensed bakers to sell nationally, Girl Scouts baked and sold cookies on their own. They were entrepreneurs going as far back as 1917! Since then, girls across the country have been learning basic skills needed to become great leaders. Selling Girl Scout cookies not only helps Girl
I LOVE CHRISTMAS. Celebrations all over the world brighten our hearts. I’m thinking now, like many of you, about first Christmases. I recall adults holding my mitten-covered hands, walking me to and from mass on moonlit nights through crunching, scrunching snow. I feel the warmth of the church and smell the incense, fur coats, and
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LIKE ANY CITY founded over two centuries ago, the city of Covington boasts a rich sense of history. The Covington Heritage Foundation (CHF) was established during the city’s bicentennial year to preserve and celebrate this unique history. “With the help of the Board and our many volunteers, we’ve accomplished the goal of creating activities that
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