Lifestyle
Summer fun idea: Basic beekeepers school
The SW LA Beekeepers Association and the LSU AgCenter are presenting its fourth Beginning Beekeepers Class. The class…
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LSU recognizes SW La. spring graduates
BATON ROUGE — Several Southwest Louisiana students were among graduates recognized recently during spring commencement exercises at LSU.…
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Dangerous heat expected to linger over SW La.
Dangerous heat is returning to the area over the coming days, with maximum heat index values approaching or exceeding…
Lifestyle
Three states start programs to get people on food stamps to eat healthier
By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square Washington, Colorado and Louisiana will be among the first to participate…
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Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival to be held Saturday July 22
NATCHITOCHES — The 43rd annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held on Saturday, July 22, in air-conditioned Prather…
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As Hurricane Laura uprooted trees in Kisatchie, it also unearthed ancient artifacts
By Emily Burleigh Digging 10 millimeters at a time, a team of archeologists are uncovering artifacts dating back…
Lifestyle
Jehovah’s Witness convention returning to Alexandria
Special to the Leesville Leader After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the largest convention organizations in the…
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Sowela grad finds community in a nontraditional field
By Emily Burleigh While attending Sowela Technical Community College, Markell Jolivette, 23, was the only man in his…
Entertainment
Artist Taylor Sund Peterson influenced by Da Vinci, van Gogh
By Emily Burleigh Taylor Sund Peterson, 26, has been painting since she was 15. She grew up reading…
Entertainment
Artist Profile: Isabelle Massart-Bursh
By Emily Burleigh When Isabelle Massart-Bursh, 57, was offered the chance to become the art teacher at Leesville…