Wholesale beef prices are at historically high levels. This may affect summer cookouts as consumers can expect to see higher prices at the grocery store. LSU AgCenter livestock economist Ross Pruit...
Hope for Angola inmates through moral rehab, skills training Zachary resident Perry Stagg is the Assistant Warden at Louisiana State Penitentiary and was the guest speaker at the Zachary Rotary Club last Thursday, May 9.
Stagg has been with the Department of...
YMCA annual meeting “Discovering Treasures” The YMCA of the Capital Area held its Annual Meeting on Monday, May 13, honoring the many individuals who have helped the Y serve the needs of the Baton Rouge community. Guests received an invitati...
Baker celebrates National Day of Prayer Baker celebrated the 62nd annual observance of the National Day of Prayer with two outstanding programs on Thursday, May 2.
Mayor Harold Rideau welcomed those attending the noon program on the lawn...
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New Radiation Oncology Center on Lane’s campus breaks ground
Baton Rouge General and Lane Regional Medical Center recently broke ground on a $4.5 million state-of-the-art Radiation Oncology Center located on Lane’s campus in Zachary.
Baton Rouge General’s ...
The Zachary Police Department recently welcomed a new officer to its force, Si, a two-year-old German Shepherd.
Canines have various jobs within the K-9 division in which they work. They are also c...
Sure, mothers and their kids won't always see eye to eye on everything.
They will have their differences, but they will also share in much laughter and many private jokes. They'll surely have their...
Several area events have been postponed, rescheduled or cancelled due to current rainy, inclement weather.
Even the LHSAA State Baseball playoffs were affected Friday afternoon, causing 10th-seede...
Lane Regional Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the ...
Shirley and Marionneaux Engels of Zachary celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 5.
She is the former Shirley McClure of Baker.
The couple’s children, Paula Engels Croft of Walk...
Julie Marie Sciortino of Baton Rouge and Ryan Little Moore of Zachary are pleased to announce they are engaged and have plans to be united in matrimony on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Hemingbough i...
Kristen Lea of Centreville, Miss., and Austin Jett of Norwood are pleased to announce they will marry on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in a 6 p.m. ceremony in Norwood at Kueta T Ranch.
Immediately foll...
Lacy Cavalier of Zachary and Jared Modica of Covington would like to announce they are engaged. The couple plan to marry March 23, 2013, in a 5 p.m. ceremony at Live Oak Plantation in St. Franci...
Venetra Shawntell Robinson, of Zachary, and Victor Demond Lucas, of Baton Rouge, and their families are proud to announce that the couple is engaged.
The couple will marry in a ceremony on January ...
Mr. and Mrs. Barton R. Anderson of Centreville, Miss., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Bridget Leigh Anderson to Mr. John Thomas Zuccaro, Jr. of Clayton, La...
In celebration of her birthday on Thursday, although not her 65th, a practical joke was played on Denise Burdette, a long-time employee of the City of Zachary.
Burdette, who works for the Departmen...
Sarah (Tingle) and Henry Morgan Ravencraft of Slaughter announce the birth of their first child, a daughter,
Sophia Anneliese Ravencraft. Sophia was born Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 2:52 p.m. ...
C.J. and Elizabeth Beaudet of Zachary are proud to announce the birth of their first son, James Henry Beaudet.
James was born at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at 10:16 a.m....
Heritage Ranch Executive Director Vicki Ellis and her family welcomed Kai Anderson Ellis into the world on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.
Kai was born at 5:31 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and measured ...
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary welcomed the first baby born in 2013.
Amarion Palmer, son of Amber Palmer of Zachary, was born Thursday, Jan. 3, at 7:29 a.m.
He weighed 8 pounds, 3.4 ounces...
Johnny and Karola Dillon of Zachary are proud to announce the birth of their son, Gabriel Alexander Dillon.
Gabriel Dillon was born on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at 5:16 p.m. at Woman's Hospital in Ba...
The State Fire Marshal’s Office released information Monday concerning firework related burn injuries reported during the past fireworks season.
Investigators determined the injuries to be the resu...
Tickets are on sale now for the Fashion For Charity Week VIP Reception set to take place Saturday, June 8, at the Copper Mill Community Swim Center.
Sylvia Wahoske, chairperson for the event, urges...
The CCA Louisiana Statewide Tournament and Angler’s Rodeo (STAR) begins its 19th year of competition on Saturday, May 25. One of the largest, and richest saltwater fishing tournaments in the countr...
BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, 10503 N. Oak Hills Parkway, is celebrating their sweet sixteen birthday. Come celebrate on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with live animal encounters ...
The Zachary Chamber of Commerce and artist Courtney Yoes joined together for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Yoes' mobile paint party business pARTy at Your Place on May 7.
The event was held at the ...
Wholesale beef prices are at historically high levels. This may affect summer cookouts as consumers can expect to see higher prices at the grocery store. LSU AgCenter livestock economist Ross Pruit...
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As the weather warms up, insect problems increase. Many gardeners still feel they should immediately get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects or some apparent insect damage in th...
Children from all regions of Louisiana are learning about science, math and other subjects while watching their food grow in school gardens, according to LSU AgCenter county agent Miles Brashier, o...
More than 200 Louisiana Master Gardeners braved downpours to be recognized for their volunteer efforts at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station on May 10.
Attendees came from almost all parishe...
A dozen new inductees into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame were recognized at a ceremony at the 4-H Museum here on May 11 for their work with 4-H clubs across the state.
This is my academy award ce...