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Rich Donaldson had a unique message on his answering machine. It went like this: "I've got a fish on the line, when I get him off, I'll call you back!" I first met Donaldson in the late 1990s. I was running a fish-cleaning project at the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo called Share the Catch with donated fish fillets brought to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. I was getting desperate to find more volunteer help, and I contacted the Coastal Conservation Association office for assistance.

1 min to read Three cheers for the New Orleans Police Department and employees of and the Sewerage & Water Board for helping to catch a thief recently.

I wrote this poem to honor a beautiful person with a kind and compassionate soul who spent several years of her nursing career as a hospice nurse.

A heartfelt thank you to all the teachers who assign, organize and laminate “All About Me” booklets, self-portraits, field trip pictures, handprints, poetry journals, Mother's Day cards, science journals, art projects, friends' letters, bookmarks and countless other priceless souvenirs from the early years of our children's lives.

West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton will chair the Southern University Board of Supervisors beginning Jan. 1, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday.

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Hurricane Francine came at a critical time when decisions are being made that will determine the fate of the coastal communities of Louisiana.

I'd like to recognize the unsung heroes of college football. The stadium maintenance staff. These men and women work tirelessly keeping not only Tiger Stadium in tip-top shape, but they are also there in stadiums throughout the country.

The LSU women's basketball team gave away a large chunk of its possessions in the both halves of its game NC State.

The Downtown Development District of the City of New Orleans held their annual Holiday Lighting of Canal Street Event at the Canal Place plaza. Visitors were invited to carol with the Voices of Peter Claver, drink hot chocolate and take pictures with Santa Claus before the Canal Street holiday lights were turned on from the Mississippi River to South Claiborne Avenue.