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Historical association learns about civilizations Darlene Denstorff AROUND LIVINGSTON
Best chili cooks to compete Cooking teams are ready to show off their best chili dishes at the Hot and Spicy Chili CookOff, 5K and Fun Run Saturday at Old City Hall, 115 Mattie St., Denham Springs. To buy tickets and more information, visit bontempstix.com/ events/hot-spicy-chili-cook-off5k-fun-run.
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State Archaeologist Charles “Chip” McGimsey gave Edward Livingston Historical Association members an overview Oct. 5 of the techniques scientists are using to learn more about the North American civilizations that preceded European settlements. Louisiana has more than 22,000 archaeological sites, but archaeologists have not done much work in Livingston Parish, he said. McGimsey, who earned his
doctorate in archaeology at Southern Illinois University, said most of the known sites where Native American cultures have been examined were discovered before large construction projects, such as roadways and pipelines. The area where the most Louisiana archaeological sites are known is in the area of Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Pork, which has been studied in detail, he said. McGimsey brought a display of typical artifacts that are found when archaeologists undertake a project,
tery shards. He also examined artifacts that ELHA members presented for his review. The association’s next meeting will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 at the Creole Museum in French Settlement. In addition visiting the museum, a Creole-style house built in 1898, the meeting will include a tour of St. Joseph Catholic Church. The public is invited to attend. The French Settlement Historical Society and the Livingston Parish Tourist Commission will host the meeting.
FUN AT THE FAIR
St. Francis Episcopal Church is hosting a pumpkin patch through Nov. 2 at 726 Maple St., Denham Springs. Stop by from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
for the annual parish fair, which started in 1937. The fair,
Halloween light show in Amite
Oct. 5-13, featured a parade, rodeo, pageant, carnival
Take a ride through a Free Holiday Light Show ThursdaySunday until Halloween night. Full drive-thru Halloween show. Family friendly, no gore, just mildly spooky. Lights interact with music received through your car radio on FM 100.9. The show is at 62127 La. 1054, Amite. The show is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Will be closed Oct. 26.
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State Archaeologist Charles ‘Chip’ McGimsey chats with Edward Livingston Historical Association member Yvonne L. Day as McGimsey sets up a display of Native American artifacts recovered at archaeological sites in Louisiana. Bryar Sturges, 3, waves on a ride during family night at the annual Livingston Parish Fair.
Families flocked to the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds
rides, livestock exhibitions and more.
Veteran’s Day Car Show set First Baptist Church in Livingston is hosting its second FBC Livingston Veterans Day Car Show Nov. 9. Jambalaya, hamburgers, hot dogs and concessions will be sold and games and inflatables will be available for children. Pre-registration is $25 through Nov. 7 and $30 the day of the show. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. For information, visit fbclivingstonla.churchcenter.com/ calendar/event/168686185
Veterans Day program Nov. 11 Veterans wishing to take part in Denham Springs High’s Veterans Day program are invited to register by Nov. 3 by emailing. jeri.frazier@lpsb.org.
Chamber seeking nominations The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for: Livingston Parish Business of the Year, Women’s Leadership, Livingston Future 5 and Community Impact Awards. These awards highlight outstanding businesses and individuals that follow best practices and positively impact both the economy and community of Livingston Parish. Nomination forms must be submitted by midnight Nov. 14. All nominees will be asked to complete an application process in order to move forward. Judging for awards is done by an out-of-state independent panel. Winners for all award categories will be announced Jan. 16 at the Livingston Parish Chamber’s annual meeting and Awards Luncheon on Jan. 16, 2025. For more information or to nominate a business or individual, visit the Livingston Parish Chamber website at www. livingstonparishchamber.org/ events.
Mighty Moms raising money September is Childhood Hunger Awareness Month, and Mighty Moms is doing its part to feed children in need. Want to help make a difference? Sign up to sponsor a child for only $30 by visiting www. mightymomsgo.org/donate.
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Jayton Latino, 3, plucks plastic ducks out of the water to win a prize.
Five-year-old Myla Thomas feeds a pair of goats inside the fair’s petting zoo. Mary Satterfield, center, watches as her daughter Kelli Hill, left, gives her granddaughter Ellery Hill, 1, a piece of chicken.
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Two-year-old Delylah Norred and her mother, Carley Norred, ride a carousel at the annual Livingston Parish Fair on Oct. 8 in Livingston. Kayliee Artigue, 11, right, holds on to one of her shoes as she and Keelan Sampey, 13, spin around on the Scrambler.
Key games upcoming in Livingston football Last week, Walker High defensive stalwart Donte Flowers said one of the most important things about his team’s game-week preparation was to ignore their record. Essentially, presumptions of how well an opponent may play based on Charles their record has no bearing on the Salzer game. It’s a notion SPORTS that played out in ROUNDUP two District 5-5A games involving Livingston Parish teams. Denham Springs hosted one of those, a game that was controlled by Live Oak on its way to a 21-6 win. Denham Springs came into the contest riding a three-game winning streak, a stretch that included a 20-17 district win over
East Ascension. But, after the Yellow Jackets scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the game, Live Oak held them in check the rest of the way. Later in the quarter, Live Oak took the lead following Brody Welch’s 42-yard interception return for a touchdown and never gave it back. Brek Schultz added two field goals before Live Oak put the game out of reach on Kingston Johnson’s fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Calvin Ursin. The win was easily the biggest so far for first-year Eagles coach Randall Leggette.
brought a 2-0 district mark into their contest with the Gators, who had lost their league opener the week before at Dutchtown. Records were no indicator of how the game would play out. Unfortunately, for Flowers and his teammates, not only did St. Amant stand toe-to-toe with Walker, the Gators pulled off a 33-26 win. Sloppy ball-handling and costly turnovers by Walker helped St. Amant move out to a 21-18 lead. The Gators added two fourthquarter touchdowns before a late Wildcats score accounted for the final margin.
Walker loses to Gators
What does it all mean?
Flowers and his Walker teammates traveled to St. Amant for the other game that defied pregame perception. The Wildcats
With a month of football left in the regular season, undefeated Dutchtown is District 5-5A’s top team while first-year program
Prairieville is on the bottom. In between, things appear to be wide open. Walker, Denham Springs, East Ascension and St. Amant each have one league loss while two-loss Live Oak showed how dangerous it was last week. This week’s schedule has Denham Springs traveling to Dutchtown for a must-win game if it hopes to remain in contention for district honors. The other games feature Live Oak hosting Prairieville, St. Amant at East Ascension, and Walker against Archbishop Shaw in Marrero. Not only can anything happen, it usually does. Charles Salzer covers Livingston sports for the LivingstonTangipahoa Advocate. To reach Salzer, email livingston@ theadvocate.com.