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Mini Banana Rice Pancakes

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 2 Heat rice and quinoa according to package directions.

Family activities to get kids off the couch

Thanks to increasingly busy weekday schedules that have families running in different directions for work, school and extracurricular activities, weekends are an ideal time to recharge. Too often, however, family members retire to their respective rooms, devices in hand.

Plants can thrive when we fertilize

Plants can thrive when we fertilize

As plants put on new growth this spring, they can benefit from essential nutrients that help them become healthy and strong. Plants can be very different and have their own unique requirements, but there is one universal gardening rule when it comes to fertilizing — and that is to make an annual application of fertilizer in the early spring when plants are in full growth mode.

Vietnam veterans honored during ceremony

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs welcomed more than 700 Vietnam veterans, family members and veteran supporters to the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration honoring Louisiana’s Vietnam veterans today at the Raising Cane’s River Center.

Books Come to Life

Books Come to Life

Hathaway High students celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by dressing as book characters. Emma Sparks (above) portrays the Fish in the Library Club’s production of the Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss, while Dani Thibodeaux (at right, as the Lorax character the Once-ler) justifies chopping down the Truffula Tree, portrayed by Andrew Nguyen, to make Thneeds.

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