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New Year’s Eve Safety Tips Offered by Attorney General Jeff Landry

BATON ROUGE, LA – This year brought us COVID-19 and a historic number of hurricanes. While it is…

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Ring in the New Year with St. John Parish Libraries

With the turning of the page on a new calendar year, most people decide to make New Year’s…

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The new year is a gift

It’s almost time to turn the page. Very little is written in my 2021 planner. It’s clean and…

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Black-eyed peas on New Year’s Days – the great mystery

What’s your family’s New Year’s Day tradition? For as long as I can remember, my family has gathered…

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Take advantage of the New Year

The old year has completed its course. Whatever occurred in 2020 is history – gone forever. A new…

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Start Your Exercise Resolutions Before the New Year

This holiday season is different than any other, in so many ways. We have less freedom to be…

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Packing Holiday Decorations: Play It Safe

Whether you wait until Kings’ Day on Jan. 6 or you do it New Year’s Day, taking down holiday decorations is…

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Gamblers: Stay safe from holiday triggers, AG Jeff Landry says

The holidays can be a wonderful time spent with family and friends; however, they also can also be…

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My most memorable Christmas

I’ve experienced many Christmases in my lifetime, but the one I remember the most is Christmas 1992. My…

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Ancient New Year celebrations

When did people begin to host New Year parties? Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River…