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A recent drone photo of work being done at the Big Shake burrow pit in Hester, LA.
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Jillian Graves (center) shows off her Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher of the Year award. Graves is the first St. James Parish Head Start teacher to win the honor.
East St. James Farm Bureau staff (from left) Jennifer St. Pierre, Blane Brignac, Bryant Richard and Cassie Moran. The St. James Parish Economic Development Board named East St. James Farm Bureau Business of the Month. and the agricultural community. Manag
Pictured above holding certificates are Cypress Grove Montessori Academy student Devin Jenkins, who won 1st Place in the 2026 Tour of Restaurants T-Shirt design contest, and Gramercy Elementary student Paisley Aubert, who won 4th Place. The students were
Pictured above is the abandoned mobile home located on Courseault Street in Lutcher that caught fire last weekend. The latest fire has some in the community wondering if the blaze was started on purpose. Over the last several years there have been numerou

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A recent drone photo of work being done at the Big Shake burrow pit in Hester, LA.

Last week Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced in a press release that the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) has arrested 58-year-old John B.

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I must say, the Lutcher High students who toilet-papered the oak trees in the front of the school (see photo above) did one of the better jobs I have seen in my years on the planet.

Jillian Graves (center) shows off her Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher of the Year award. Graves is the first St. James Parish Head Start teacher to win the honor.

deserving winner.

Graves was recently named the Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher of the Year, bringing that honor to St. James Parish for the first time.

Sports

The Lutcher Boys and Girls Track & Field teams competed in the Class 4A state meet held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

T. C. Bazile

T. C. Bazile - the Man, the Myth, the Legend was once again a dominant force at the Special Olympics recently held at Southeastern Louisiana University’s track and field facility.

The Lutcher High based-Cypress Physical Therapy baseball team began play in the Crescent City summer league suffering a pair of losses to St.

Opinion

Hearts In Touch

King Uzziah

Sometimes I just can’t spell. Not tough words, but simple ones. Then when I finally spell the word, I look at it and wonder if it’s even a word. Scary.

Power of Praise

“Religious Self-exaltation vs. the Humility of Christ”

Many people think back on their childhood summers and recall evenings spent chasing fireflies across a field, perhaps catching the insects in jars to admire their fascinating blinking patterns up c

Lifestyle

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday wishes to Jarnell Beckett on July 12th. Love, from your family and friends.

HAPPY Anniversary

Happy 29th Anniversary wishes to Jarnell and Nikki Beckett on July 12th. From family and friends.

The Lutcher Highbased Cypress Physical Therapy baseball team ended Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League with a 3-2 victory over Refuel-based Archbishop Shaw.

Obituaries

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FRANCO

Ismael Lopez Franco, age 57, was born on October 6, 1968, in Querétaro, Mexico and passed away peacefully at his residence in Paulina, LA on June 10, 2026.

PEYTAVIN

Betty Najolia (Honey) Peytavin passed away at her home in Lutcher, Louisiana, on June 4, 2026, at the age of 93, after a long illness.

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