Breast Cancer: Health & Wellness

Breast Cancer: Health & Wellness

Breast Cancer Prevention It’s not a scare tactic, it’s a fact: A woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer. The scary part is that most women who develop breast cancer have no family history of the disease. That is why we must stay vigilant in knowing how...
Childhood Obesity: Health & Wellness

Childhood Obesity: Health & Wellness

Settling into Homes It’s an epidemic of global proportion not taken seriously enough. No not COVID-excess weight and obesity in children. Many in health care consider the situation a public health care emergency. Roughly one in six youths are experiencing obesity,...
Hot Food Corner II:  Business of the Month

Hot Food Corner II: Business of the Month

Gas station food has come a looong way, since the days of the prepacked, week-old ham and cheese sandwiches, heat lamp-dried hamburgers and fruit cups. A growing number of customers pulling into stations aren’t just coming for gas or to make a pit stop. They’re coming...
Susan Hebert’s Tupperware:  Vendor of The Month

Susan Hebert’s Tupperware: Vendor of The Month

The next time you save leftovers in the frig or freezer, thank Mr. Earl Tupper. While working in a hardware store in the 1930s, Tupper searched for a better way to keep paint can lids sealed shut, eventually leading to the invention of Tupperware. “The Wondelier bowl...
Alligator:  Seafood of The Month

Alligator: Seafood of The Month

It’s Gator Season! Only in Louisiana could the conversation of alligator hunting come up in a funeral home. But there I was, amidst 50 other conversations, hearing about bait and tags, the best meat on an alligator and how to cook it tender.  It is hunting season...
Ambitious Creations:  Vendor of The Month

Ambitious Creations: Vendor of The Month

August marks the start of a busy season for Anissa Trull, owner of Ambitious Creations, providing personalized clothing for children and adults, along with unique gift items and accessories.  With no background in arts or crafts, Anissa is an inspiration for...