L’Observateur / December 30, 2000

River Parish residents can help protect Louisiana’s coastal wetlands by donating their Christmas trees to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Christmas Tree program.

The program is designed to protect Louisiana’s coastal wetlands against further erosion by using donated trees as a barrier.

Residents who donate trees will also help reduce the amount of space used in Louisiana landfills. This will allow for more space in existing landfills andreduce the increasing need to create more landfills, paid for by taxpayers.

Anyone interested in donating their tree should contact their area recycling representative. Residents of St. John Parish should call Julia Remondet at652-9569, in St. Charles Parish call Chandra Duag at 764-1207 and in St.James Parish call Jody Chenier at 562-2261.

For more information on recycling, call the DEQ Recycling Assistance Center at (225) 765-0149 or toll-free at (800) 305-6621.

The St. Charles Parish Library in Luling will host a free educational programwhich will focus on five Louisiana natives who are part of our historical heritage. The “Louisiana Characters: Biographies of the Bayou State”program, a six-week series of readings and discussions, will be conducted by Dr. David Moore, a Professor of History and a department chair of LoyolaUniversity, and Dr. Olivia Pass, the director of general studies at NichollsState University.

Sessions will focus on – Biography: What is It? Why is It?, Lyle Saxon’s “Lafitte the Pirate,” Emily Toth’s “Unveiling Kate Chopin,” Louis Armstrong’s “Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans,” William Ivy Hair’s “The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey Long” and Christine Wiltz’s “The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld.”The program will begin Jan. 25 and will end March 1. Sessions will take placeon Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.Early registration for this program, which is open to the public, is encouraged due to limited capacity. To register call 785-8464.This program is funded by the State of Louisiana and sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Library Association.

River Parishes Hospital employees – Marcel Wallace and Earl Dillion of cardiopulmonary, Angela Romain of the laboratory and Linnea Savoie of the Diabetes Education Center – recently participated in the America’s Walk for Diabetes and raised $966 to benefit the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

The four team members participated in The American Diabetes Walk, a yearly event held recently at Audubon Park to raise money for the ADA Kids Camp and diabetes research and education.

The team raised money by organizing various activities and also by receiving donations from area businesses, which include Louisiana Federal Credit Union, Shannon’s LaPlace Health and Fitness, The Medicine Shoppe, Belle Terre Golf and Country Club, Escipion Pedroza, M.D. and River Parishes Hospital.

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