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St. John Public School District to bring more students back into schools
RESERVE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Public School District will utilize a phased-in approach to bringing more students back into its schools under ...
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Local
St. James Parish Hospital receives 2020 Safety Star Award
LAPLACE — St. James Parish Hospital was recently named one of three 2020 Safety Star Award recipients by the Louisiana Hospital Association Trust Funds. The ...
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Lifestyle
Knights of Columbus visit Moss Bluff
MOSS BLUFF, La. — On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, the Knights of Columbus, Ascension of Our Lord Council 9623 traveled to Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Hurricane ...
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Celebrations
The River Region Chamber is Falling Back into Business
Recently the River Region Chamber celebrated local businesses that are reopening, recovering, and returning from COVID-19 shutdown. This is a week-long ribbon-cutting event started on ...
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Sports
Annual breast cancer awareness race goes virtual
NEW ORLEANS — Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and MORE THAN PINK Walk events will be held virtually in 2020 amid coronavirus safety ...
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Columnists
St. James Parish Hospital: Proud to be age-friendly
According to the United States Census Bureau, the US population aged 65 and over is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years. These ...
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Columnists
On the Chamber Front…
The River Region Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a unique event called “Falling Back into Business”. This was a four-day ribbon-cutting sprint, over the course ...
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Education
School Board recognizes nurses
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board recognized its nurses during its Oct. 16 meeting for all they have done to keep the district’s ...
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Education
Brandon Butler honored by School Board
Brandon Butler, a second-grader at Fifth Ward Elementary School, was the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board’s Celebrate a Scholar at its Oct. 15 ...
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Education
School Board celebrates a teacher
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School teacher LaToya Session was the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board’s Celebrate a Teacher at its Oct. 15 meeting. Session ...