Archive | August, 2017

Flood Survivors Glean Lessons From Past Year

We asked our readers who survived the flood of August 2016 and its aftermath to tell us what they learned from the experience. Here’s what they said: Rhonda Badeaux Conrad That I put too much value on “things” and not enough on family! Sherry Kelley-Mack Don’t trust your insurance policy, agent, or provider! Rae Lyons […]

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Brandi Payne: How the Flood Changed Our Lives

My friend wanted a non-flooded comparison of Lawson’s touching front entrance photo. Doesn’t look too drastic until you look at the mailbox. Wow! This is about how it looked when we woke up. We were rescued by boat about three hours later. What a long wait! Cell phones not working, 911 not answering anymore, or […]

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Lessons from the Great Flood of August 2017

We asked our readers to tell us what they learned from the flood of August 2016 and past year of trying to recover from it. Their fascinating answers are found on Pages 4-7 and 10 of this newspaper. You probably won’t be able to put it down! But we also wanted to answer that question […]

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Central High No. 3 in State in ACT, AP Courses

Residents of Central have cause for celebration since the Louisiana Department of Education announced results of ACT college admission tests and Advance Placement college exams. The state now requires all students to take the ACT exam whether or not they plan to attend college. Statewide, Central High School students ranked No. 3 in the state […]

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School Board Begins Search To Fill Shoes Of Supt. Faulk

Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk last month announced his plan to retire Dec. 31, and this week the Central Community School Board began a search for his replacement. But in his office this week, Supt. Faulk showed no signs of slowing down. Instead, he was busy announcing the success of Central students in the latest […]

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