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20 years ago: Hurricane Katrina hit Washington Parish

Fri,08/29/25-11:42AM, 464 Reads
•REPRINTED FROM THE 2025 EDITION OF
WASHINGTON PARISH MAGAZINE

Believe it or not, it’s been 20 years
today since Hurricane Katrina
slammed into Southeast Louisiana.
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LSU vs Alabama Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Thu,11/06/25-11:50AM, 464 Reads
Football fans in Washington Parish are ready for Saturday's big game: LSU vs #4 Alabama.
The game begins at 6:30 pm on ABC, and it will also be on the ESPN app.
While the 2025 season has certainly been disappointing for LSU, we all know that anything can happen when the Tigers play Alabama!!!
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This image shows a live performance of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 26, 2013. A touring, interactive version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is hitting the road to celebrate the cult film’s birthday with screenings, live shadow casts. (Dennis Parrington via AP)

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Do the 'Time Warp' again — 'Rocky Horror' show will travel

By MARK KENNEDY MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,09/28/22-8:43AM, 463 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper — or your fishnets.
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This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for Maple and Soy-Glazed Chicken Skewers. (Milk Street via AP)

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Maple chicken skewers evoke Asia’s street vendors

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL - Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
Tue,05/31/22-8:20AM, 463 Reads
Street vendors cross East Asia scrunch small pieces of meat onto skewers and baste them over hot coals with a sweet and savory sauce. Amid the sizzle and aromatic puffs of smoke, the sauce thickens to a luscious glaze, and — importantly — the meat cooks up fast.
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