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The new hours started Monday at the Gator Chateau. They are now open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

It’s August in Louisiana, and we don’t recommend doing much in the garden or, shall we say, not much in this heat. Right now, it’s enough of a chore to help our struggling plants survive. It’s best to stay on top of watering, preventing pests and removing weeds from garden beds.

Team Smoke, a local youth baseball team, is celebrating their recent trip to the World Series in Alabama. They made it to the championship game and were runners-up in the contest.

The Jennings Garden Club recently recognized gardens of the month for August. The business garden of the month is located at the Jeff Davis Parish School Board. The residential garden of the month went to Doug and Melanie Hoffpauir at 511 East Third Street.

It was a crisp October day in 1996, and Lauren Bacall was in Los Angeles to promote her 31st motion picture, The Mirror Has Two Faces. “I like the character,” she said, “because it represents so many women, and the way we deal with insecurities, fears, relationships and losses.” Bacall then went on to recount some of her own personal experiences, and how she drew inspiration from her role-model mom. Here are some previously unpublished excerpts from our interview.