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Patricia Green Jones, 94
Thu,08/22/24-7:13PM , 355 Reads
Patricia Green Jones, 94, a resident of the Oak Grove Community passed away early Thursday morning August 15, 2024 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was a longtime member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Patricia worked alongside her family on their dairy farm for many years and enjoyed planting a big garden each season.
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Family vacation to Anguilla island
By Wyatt Emmerich
Wed,08/21/24-4:10PM , 1,212 Reads 9,464 Statewide
One of the greatest challenges for an American head of household is to pull off a family vacation.
First of all is the expense. It’s expensive enough to pay for a one-person vacation. Add in an entire family and the cost skyrockets. Life is expensive.
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Opinion: Let’s hear more than gimmicks from Harris
Tue,08/20/24-7:12PM , 1,157 Reads 7,671 Statewide
Vice President Kamala Harris’ sunshine and optimism is erasing the polling gap in the November election. She has some surprising momentum, perhaps the benefit of running against a grumpy old man in former President Donald Trump, whose message too often denigrates Harris and others and warns that the country is going to hell in so many ways.
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New look for the courthouse
Tue,08/20/24-12:55PM , 2,191 Reads
As recently announced, the trees in front of and along side the parish courthouse have been cut down.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) cut the trees Monday afternoon.
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