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Richard Elementary donated a check for $1,627 to Slemco for Welcome House before the school’s Christmas program on Dec. 22. The proceeds will be used to pay the home’s electric bill, which averages $1,500 per month. The money was raised by donations to the school’s Kindness Tree and by a drawing for the painting by Bailey Lavergne displayed in this picture. Third-grade student Dax Murphy was the lucky winner of the painting. Behind Dax, from left, are, Welcome House representative Stacey Miller, Richard Principal April Briscoe and Slemco representative Mary Laurent. (Photo by LSN Carolyn Hart)

Richard Elementary’s gift of kindness

Mon, 01/16/2017 - 7:16am

Richard Elementary presented its Christmas program, “Santa’s Holiday Hoedown" on Dec. 22 in the filled to capacity school gym.
But prior to the start of the program, the school presented a check for $1,627 to the Welcome House Shelter, which will cover its electric bill with Slemco for a month. The average bill at the center is $1,500 per month.
The Welcome House Shelter, located on La. 13 struggles each month to pay the bill. The home takes in homeless families and gives them shelter.

Things you might not know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sun, 01/15/2017 - 7:08am

Source: Metro Newspaper
Well respected, honored and appreciated for his civil rights activism, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. rightfully earned his place as one of the most influential figures in American and world history. Through his religious teachings and social activism, Dr. King played a key role in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Receiving their 25-point ribbons for Accelerated Reading in Courtney Bergeaux’s third-grade class at East Elementary are Noah Lejeune, left, and Rickey Fontenot. They are pictured with Bergeaux.

Top AR readers at East Elementary

Sat, 01/14/2017 - 7:14am

Receiving their 25-point ribbon for Accelerated Reading in East Elementary’s Danielle Daigle’s third-grade class is Reiana Celestine. She is pictured with her teacher. Not pictured is Kyle Fontenot. Fontenot earned his 25 points in AR program. (Submitted Photos)

East Elementary's "Big Bang Behavior" students honored

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 7:12am

As part of the Operation Greatness program for December, the following East Elementary students were awarded the Big Bang Behavior Award for demonstrating positive behavior. Seated, front, from left are Dailen Jones, Rylee Peres, Tyler Jones, Nya Thibodeaux, Austin Jones, John Cole, McKinley Douglas, Ellie Ceasar and Quen’Monee Frank. In back, from left, are Karter Brown, Haylie Lacombe, Zoiee Leger, Ja’Myria Collins, Gavin Thibodeaux, Leilun Jackson, Jaylee Randel and Gabriel Duplechain. Not pictured are Tr

Dairy cows at the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station in Franklinton in 2014. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

AgCenter research station breaks milk production

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 2:10pm

By: Olivia McClure, omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu
FRANKLINTON –
The dairy herd at the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station in Franklinton has broken a record for milk production, reaching the highest rolling herd average ever documented in Louisiana.
The station’s rolling herd average, which indicates the average amount of milk a cow produced in the previous 12 months, hit 25,097 pounds at the December 2016 measurement, said AgCenter dairy specialist Charlie Hutchison. A gallon of milk equals 8.6 pounds.

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