Chalmette High School Senior Jackson Nunez Awarded Posse Scholarship

For the 12th consecutive year, a Chalmette High School senior has been named a Posse Scholar. Recently, Chalmette High’s 2025 Student of the Year Jackson Nunez was notified that he had been awarded this prestigious, four-year scholarship — valued at over $250,000.

Krewe of Lourdes Announces 2026 Maids

Krewe of Lourdes Announces 2026 Maids

POINT OF VIEW

President Trump’s sudden attack on Venezuela came as a shock to everyone. Granted, he has been rattling the saber for some months now, but no one expected a sudden military strike designed to overthrow a foreign government, seize the nation’s leader, and deport him to the United States for trial.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Our Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to be an “ambassador to Greenland.” So the question is — who’s in charge when the Louisiana Governor is out of state?Past governors have said: “the Governor remains the Governor wherever he is.

Refined Crudity?

Many people think Donald Trump is crude or crass because he calls Congressional Democrats who get their media attention by calling him names and telling lies about Trump and his administration, “low IQ,” or reporters who do the same, “dumb,” “stupid,” or “fatty.

CALLING IT HOME

“Where have all the flowers gone?” was a song of the sixties; now we have a recurring song titled “Where have all the tax dollars gone?” The Minnesota scandal involving tax dollars warrants a deep investigation into how such a scam can be implemented.

in the garden

Seed Starting Tips for The New YearIf you spent the holiday break looking at seed catalogs, you are in good company! It’s time to start thinking about spring gardens and getting some transplants going.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

Happy New Year to everyone. Now more than a quarter into the new century, I decided to look back to the 20th century for influential writers, whose works we hold in the SoFAB Culinary Research Center at Nunez Community College.