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America, My Oyster Association

…proud of me, especially when I was named the 2022 Greater Capital Area Champion for Volunteer Louisiana Champions of Service for my youth empowerment and community outreach programs,” shares Gyimah….

A Legacy of Equality & Inclusivity

…to offer direct support while ensuring that services are culturally competent and accessible. Most recently, LAD provided $100,000 in aid to the Deaf community after a hurricane struck, filling gaps…

2023 Family Favorites: Schooled

…Catholic School Favorite Trade School River Parishes Community College Gonzales Runners Up Baton Rouge Community College & ITI Technical College Favorite Tutoring Program Black MasterMinds LLC Runners Up Dream Keepers…

2023 The Face of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

…to recruit local talent. All of the physicians are local board-certified and contribute to the “Friendly Neighborhood Hospital” experience. “The concrete monsters [are] the big huge hospitals where you typically…

Charter Schools: Making the Grade

…must meet a set of predetermined academic standards. These standards include Common Core and focus on critical thinking, writing skills, problem solving, and providing students with a greater understanding of…

Where to Get Crawfish

…Crawfishonthegeaux.com   Randy Montalbano’s Seafood & Catering 12740 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 | (225) 272-7900 montalbanoseafood.com   Fresh Farmers Meat Market 4850 Scenic Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70805…

2022 Family Favorites: It’s a Party

…Company Favorite Inflatable Rental West Side Inflatables LLC 3618 Borruano Acres Brusly, LA 70719 (225) 620-2921 westsideinflatables.com Runners Up All About Inflatables & Jeaux Jumps Bounce Houses Favorite Party Supplies…

Charity Pond & Garden Tour Set for Father’s Day

…9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tours will be held at 841 Pastureview Drive in Oak Hills in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the event will be in support of Redstick C.A.R.E.S.’s community pantry…

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Homeschooling 101

…to keep their children home. The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (SBESE) Home Study Program requires parents to complete an application each year for admission to the…

It Takes a Village BR

Every Sunday, you can find a group of people cooking and packing white styrofoam to-go boxes under the North Boulevard overpass. The magic starts around 9 a.m., after ingredients are…

Live 2 Serve

…wanted to go all the time. “I understand that college kids are busy. We don’t care when you come, just come when you can,” Jacob encourages. The secret is, the…

A Hopeful Outlook on Life

…they’re recovered from their situation. Instead, Metanoia is part of a network with other residential homes for adolescents around the country. The homes share information about girls throughout the country…

The Remembering: Reflections on My Pregnancy Loss

…that I’m not a good enough friend or wife or daughter or sister or mother…and what is wrong with me???? Then around the second week comes the “Oh.” Sometimes the…

May 2018 Books

…Poland in September 1939. An ocean away, Kasia, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree days disappearing as she falls deeper into the underground resistance movement. Herta Oberheuser, a young German…

2023 The Face of Public School Education

…Narcisse, the middle of three sons. The parents exposed Dr. Narcisse to role models who cared about him and his education. “They found different community people who invested in me,…

Volunteer Louisiana

…and develops empathy and compassion. To be around that and see the impact of national service and volunteerism, that’s just an amazing thing to be around.” Volunteer Louisiana hopes to…

Three O’clock Project Says It’s Time for Food Security

Chatelain, a New Orleans native, is no stranger to how hungry little mouths are. She grew up around all boys, playing every sport under the sun, and declared herself vegetarian…

Dental Care for Children with Special Needs

It might feel like a war zone when it’s that time of night, and you’re telling your child to go brush and floss their teeth. You might hear the common…

New Year, New You

…Rouge include the Louisiana Marathon (thelouisianamarathon.com) and the Mardi Gras Mambo (runmambo.com). Start an appreciation journal. Social worker Kelley Massengale suggests keeping a notebook and writing one thing each day…