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A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

a compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

a compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

A compendium of what’s hot & what’s not in Louisiana

Angel of hope. Through the efforts of Pam and Bob Schroeder of Alexandria, an “Angel of Hope” statue stands on a granite base in a patio of memorial bricks in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Pineville. The statue is part…

Take a pew, Paula. Parishioners at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond had a celebrity in their midst when Food Network chef Paula Deen arrived with her husband, Michael, for 9:30 Mass. Michael’s brother, Rev. Hank Groover, is a priest…

WHAT'S HOTShow us your tats. Shreveport-Bossier City’s first tattoo convention’s festivities included a tattoo contest, a customer etiquette class and an auction to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. The tattoo contest allowed participants to enter their body art.  B.J. Clements,…

WHAT'S HOT Lots of knots. Lisa Gentry (seen at right) of Chatham, the fastest crocheter in the world, according to Guinness World Records, hooked two more records at the 2008 Knit-Out & Crochet at the Mall of America in Bloomington,…

WHAT'S HOT Speeding school principal. After 12 years behind the desk, Kim Crosby retired as principal of Slidell Junior High School to become a professional race car driver. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste will sponsor Crosby in the upcoming 35-race NASCAR Busch…

What’s Hot Bus ride. Southern University students Katorri Alexander and Aileen A. Hendricks wrote the play “Our Boycott” about the Baton Rouge bus boycott of 1953. The play recently premiered at Southern. It was soooo big! Four Louisiana youngsters earned…