Community

I bought a green recipe file when I entered the ninth grade. It was a generic, metal file, necessary for home economics class. It probably cost less than a dollar at V. J.

Gatherings of family and friends are better with food, and few foods are more universally beloved than salsa.

Each and every day a new woman becomes a mother for the first time or all over again. Being a mother changes a person’s life in dramatic ways.

“When the blackberries hang swollen in the woods, in the brambles nobody owns, I spend all day among the high branches, reaching my ripped arms, thinking of nothing, cramming the black honey of summer into my mouth; all day my body accepts what it is. In the dark creeks that run by there is this thick paw of my life darting among the black bells, the leaves; there is this happy tongue.” — “August” by Mary Oliver

Jeff Davis Animal Welfare Group (JDAWG) is committed to helping animals in need. The group was organized by caring individuals who want to offer their support to area shelters across the parish to ensure the well-being of less fortunate animals. JDAWG relies on donations to meet the needs of our furry counterparts.