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Homeschooling doubles in Livingston BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD Staff writer
Number of students in Livingston Parish approved for When the COVID-19 pandemic homeschooling per year since 2018: 1,034
hit, almost every kid was learning from home. Many parents across the country went further than remote learning, pulling their kids out of school systems and turning to homeschooling. But as COVID vaccines became widespread and schools returned to normal, the trend ebbed. Louisiana, however, is one of the few states that has seen homeschool rates continue to rise even
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Preteen homeschool students playing activities at the Unschool Clubhouse homeschool co-op on Jones Creek Road in fall 2024.
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Livingston Parish volleyball teams wrap season The Walker football team completed a difficult task Friday when it went on the road to defeat Dutchtown for the second time in four weeks. The game was a rematch of a Week 7 District 5-5A contest that the Wildcats had won 44-24 at Walker. There Charles was more on the Salzer line this time SPORTS with the teams ROUNDUP squaring off in the first round of the LHSAA Division I nonselect playoffs. Just like it did four weeks ago, Walker took a big lead into halftime and never gave Dutchtown a chance to even the score in the second half of a 41-27 win. Wildcats quarterback Troy Sylve showed off his versatility in the latest win. The senior completed 10 of 18 passes for 112 yards and three touchdowns. On the ground, he rushed 13 times for 46 yards, and he also had an 11-yard touchdown reception. It didn’t stop there. Sylve also punted twice in the third quarter using his leg to pin Dutchtown deep in its own territory. The punts were set up in the first half when Sylve converted two fourth downs. On the first, Sylve ran for 12 yards on fourth-and-8, and then he picked up six yards on a
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Cadets enrolled in the U.S. Army ROTC program at Southeastern Louisiana University prepare to raise the flag as part of ceremonies honoring veterans held on the campus the morning of national Veterans Day, Nov. 11. PHOTO BY VIC COUVILLION
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Walker police chief honored for life-saving measures BY VIC COUVILLION
In recounting the incident, Addison said he continued with the CPR while being assisted with fellow officers who had responded to the distress call until emergency medical technicians arrived and continued the process. The man was revived through Addison’s actions and later fully recovered from the incident. In making the award, Karnish observed, “rightly so the VFW pays tribute to the men and women in the nation’s military uniforms for their service and bravery. At the same time, our great organization also recognizes policemen and others who serve the public in heroic fashion when called upon to do so. We are all together when it comes to service for others. When I heard about what Chief Addison had done, I wrote to the national headquarters of the VFW, told of the chief’s life saving
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Walker Police Chief David Addison was presented with the Life Saving Award and medal by the National Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization Nov. 12 at Walker City Council meeting. The award was presented by Carl Karnish, a member of VFW Post 7017 of Denham Springs and VFW State Adjutant General, for Addison’s efforts in saving the life of a man who was drowning in a swimming pool earlier this year. In presenting the award, Karnish said that when the distress call came in about a man who was found not moving in the pool, Addison quickly went to the scene, jumped in the pool and brought the man to poolside where he immediately began life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man.
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Walker Police Chief David Addison, left, is presented with the VFW’s national Life Saving Award at the November meeting of the Walker City Council by Carl Karnish, a member of VFW Post 7017 of Denham Springs and State ä See CHIEF, page 3G Adjutant General of the VFW.
The Merriest Mile light show comes to Livingston Darlene Denstorff AROUND LIVINGSTON
The Merriest Mile drive-thru Christmas light show opens Nov. 20-Dec. 31 at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds, 19869 Fairgrounds Road. Admission for a single vehicle with up to 8 people is $25 on weekdays and $30 on weekends. For tickets, visit themerriestmile.ticketspice.com/ the-merriest-mile.
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Christmas Crusade collecting donations
Dec. 2. Toys will be delivered Dec. 20.
Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced the dates for the Sheriff Jason Ard’s Christmas Crusade. Deputies will begin collecting donations across the parish beginning Nov. 20 and families in need of assistance with Christmas gifts can apply beginning
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Farmers market The Four Seasons Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the city parking lot at Hummel Street and Railroad Avenue. Fresh
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