Excessive heat. Emerging diseases. Severe storms and off-season illnesses. The environmental hazards associated with climate change threaten the physical and mental health of children and families — and can be a source of anxiety.
As humans, we need water, food and sleep. OK — more than that. We also need a good immune system, among other things. But thanks to plants and the sun, we as humans can eat, breathe and live. Ultimately, our survival depends on them.
With the Jeff Davis Parish Fair right around the corner, its board of directors met this week to review the plan for the upcoming event.
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LAKE ARTHUR — Efforts to clean up the town landscape are on hold while engineers calculate how to go about addressing asbestos and lead findings in buildings slated for demolition.
A Block Off Broadway Community Theatre is hosting auditions for its next production, “Christmas Belles” by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones and Nicholas Hope.
Improving educational skills and helping adults achieve their high school equivalency diploma is the mission of the Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana, as well as raising community awareness about services available to prepare individuals that need a boost.
BATON ROUGE — Construction is now underway on playground projects at Bogue Chitto and Fontainebleau state parks. The specialized playgrounds provide multisensory play experiences enabling children of varying ages and abilities to play and interact together.
— Education on human trafficking prevention highlighted the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana parish, threatening drinking water and wildlife as officials work to clean it up.
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