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Reel 'em in

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There is still time to register for the Anglers for Autism fishing tournament kicking off on the Mermentau River on Saturday, September 8.

The tournament is hosted by the Bayou Bass Anglers with proceeds going to West Behavioral Center in Jennings to help children with autism get the assistance they need.

The benefit tournament will be held from 6:30 a.m to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Myers Landing off of the Mermentau River.

Board seeks ways to address critical educator shortages

A combination of factors have left public schools in the state facing areas of critical shortage due to a decline in certified educators.

No Business Like Show Business

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Chad Edmondson of Jennings worked on renovating the mural for A Block Off Broadway, Strand Theatre and CHIPS Thursday on West Nezpique Street across from Founder’s Park. Edmondson said the shade of blue chosen for the new mural was matched to the striping on the historic Strand Theatre on Main Street.

What do plants eat ?

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Gardeners are aware of the important relationship plants have with light. We are forever talking about the light preferences of plants. Every garden reference stresses how important it is to provide the proper light for different plants, indoors or outside. If a plant that needs a sunny location is planted in the shade, it will languish and do poorly.

Yet, I’m not sure gardeners really understand why light is so essential to plants — and why a sun-loving plant will do poorly if it does not get enough light. And for that I blame the term “plant food.”

AgCenter economists see strong demand for Louisiana soybeans

BATON ROUGE — Worldwide demand for U.S. soybeans remains strong in the midst of a trade war, and China still needs America’s soybeans, according to an LSU AgCenter report on trade tensions with China.

“There are, as yet, no signs of slowing global demand for U.S. soybeans, which is positive,” the report says.

In the short term, China will continue to buy U.S. soybeans at a reduced volume, even with the tariffs, but a bigger reduction is likely if the continued conflict becomes a long-term, according to the report.

Candidates: Stall work to replace La. voting machines

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Candidates vying to be Louisiana secretary of state want to pause the work being done to replace the state’s 10,000 voting machines until after the election,

Seventy years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (AP) — Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar

Jury deliberations underway in Manafort fraud trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Jurors began their deliberations Thursday in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who prosecutors say earned $60 million advising Russia-backed politicians in Ukraine,

Victory offers Muslim candidate new platform to oppose Trump

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump, meet Ilhan Omar. Just two years ago, the Minnesota Democrat became the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature. Now she’s likely to become

Conditions of release not yet met for compound suspects

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound remained jailed Wednesday as New Mexico authorities sought to satisfy the conditions of their release