Krewes from all over the state participated in the annual Mardi Gras parade in Lake Arthur. The all-day festivities included a run through the country, chicken throws and a parade. Daily News photo by Erin Hargrave
The Louisiana Department of Health’s community-based testing sites at Jennings American Legion Hospital and Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Region 5 (Southwest Louisiana) closed permanently on Friday, Feb. 18.
Funeral services for Mr. Wilson Joseph Landry, 88, of Jennings will be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in St. Lawrence Catholic Church, with Father William Miller officiating.
COTEAU – A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Elroy James Ardoin at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, with Fr. Matthew Hebert officiating.
If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, now is a perfect time to make a plan. There are steps you can take to increase your chances of having a healthy, full-term pregnancy and baby – and part of that includes learning about birth defects. Understanding birth defects across the lifespan can help those affected have the information they need to seek proper care.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Expect the NCAA Men’s Final Four to have a more familiar look and feel to it this spring — and not just because it’ll be in New Orleans for a record sixth time.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball negotiations resumed with new intensity Monday in an effort to salvage opening day, and owners made a pair of slight moves toward locked-out players but put off big-ticket bargaining issues until later.
(AP) — Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday.
