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On a recent trip home, I sat across from a seven-year-old cousin I see only rarely.

Starting fresh with a new year is a chance to hit the reset button for many people, and your family can use this opportunity to rethink homemade meals while striving for nutritious (and still delicious) dishes. From snacks to the main course each evening, the options are nearly endless for planning a revamped menu with healthier ingredients.

Brady Todd Beard and Maria Lauren Roy, both of Lake Charles, were married at 11 a.m. March 12, 2021, at French Quarter Chapel in New Orleans.

from Nova Scotia in the late 1700s and early 1800s to Louisiana (Church Point to be exact), were mostly rag tag dirt poor farmers in a strange land. No one spoke their language and their children and grandchildren were not allowed to speak it when they went to school. History has revealed that Cajuns were considered the lowest class/ethnicity of the white race without exception. They were spit on. They were made fun of and called names.

Governing is not just saving money. Governing is the wise use of the money you are entrusted with a public officer, mayor, governor, etc Identifying needs of your constituents and developing the goals needed to satisfy those needs and then marshaling the forces to reach those goals.

Years ago I asked two questions in my Sunday school class.

(Culinary.net) Sweets with enhanced fruit flavors are often among the best of the best when it comes to family treats. Fruit can add levels of sweet, tart or even citrus flavor to all kinds of recipes.

Even before COVID-19 limited social contact with friends, family and colleagues, many adults experienced loneliness and depression due to limited contact with others. Now, a year after the pandemic forced many people into even greater levels of isolation, the issue of social isolation is especially prevalent in Americans over the age of 50.

It all began with ear. The reality, by now, had time to set in. The sudden and tragic events over the last few days had drawn a curtain on it eve. Even though friends and family were in, it was difficult to muster a smile, a laugh or even an appetite.