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Ready, Set, Grow!

Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:00am

It’s December now, and County Agents everywhere are writing their annual “protect plants from freezing” articles. Dan Gill wrote a good one recently (easy to look up if you’re interested), so I’ll give that theme a rest. You’ve already read my last couple of holiday articles (right?) about Christmas tree selection and poinsettia care. So I’ll surprise y’all this month with something not horticulture but poultry science – backyard chickens.

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TRHS Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:00am

Thibodaux Regional Health System received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine recently. Thibodaux Regional will follow the state’s guidelines for prioritization of administering the vaccine to the highest priority group, which includes hospital personnel with direct patient contact. The vaccine will be released in phases, with the public anticipated to receive the vaccine in spring/summer 2021.

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Season’s Greetings From Louisiana

Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:00am

Louisiana is a State steeped in folkloric and cultural traditions. One such tradition is the lighting of bonfires on the Mississippi River levee on Christmas Eve. In South Louisiana on the German Coast, better known as the River Parishes of St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles, as well as Ascension, bonfires light the way along the Mississippi River levee on Christmas Eve.