The House opened its Thursday session at midday in anticipation of action to elect a speaker. But no votes are scheduled and the chamber recessed as Republicans gathered for another private meeting.
The three top contenders in the race for governor of Louisiana Republican Jeff Landry, Democrat Shawn Wilson and Independent Hunter Lundy recently visited the metro areas to spark enthusiasm for what is likely to be a lackluster, low-turnout election. This trio of candidates along with State Treasurer John Schroeder, business lobbyist Steve […]
STERLING – Girl Scout Troop 64538 held a food drive before the holiday season to benefit Operation: Food is Love. The drive resulted in 300 cans of non-perishable food and 50 pies collected in just over a week and a half.
“We called the fall the ‘Season of Giving’, which was based on how our troop could make a small difference,” said troop co-leader Laura Darrow.
And what a season of giving it has been. On top of the food drive the troop members, nine 12-year-old girls in sixth grade, voted at a fall meeting to donate extra troop funds from the previous year to the Louisiana Pines Girl Scout Council.