In light of recent Swine flu reports, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, along with Sulphur City Officials, are working together to ensure the health and safety of the community.

"It's just like a Christmas wish list," Stinson said, "the first people with their hands in the pot could have a chance to get some of the money. That is the reason we started early, but we are still unsure of how much money Vinton will receive, if any."

Governor Bobby Jindal announces the appointment of Jim “Hawk” Herford to the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District

MICKEL PONTHIEUX
Staff Writer
Budget cuts to public education, from kindergarten through college, are threatening to derail Louisiana’s educational progress and darken the state’s economic future, said Steve Monaghan, President of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers.

Monaghan was in Southwest Louisiana on Monday to talk about the cuts.

“This budget is a study in unfortunate choices,” Monaghan said.

WELSH–Melody Smith and Colby Thibodeaux were among 12 individuals to qualify for regionals at the District 5-2A track meet in Welsh on Wednesday.

The annual Rabies Vaccination Clinics for Calcasieu Parish will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 1: to 4 p.m. Clinics will be at 17 locations throughout the parish:

People fall into habit-forming behaviors so gradually and simply that they hardly notice when it happens. Everyone has bad habits that they need to break. Some are more obvious than others – smoking, for example – but for most people, their patterns of behavior are so common and natural that they may not realize how much damage it’s doing, especially to their pocketbooks.

Take that unused gym membership, for example. Or the pile of overripe fruits and vegetables in the fridge. How about the workday lunch stops, or the name-brand grocery items?

Even though most people agree that healthy eating is important, doing so may seem almost impossible when money is tight and time is short, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames.

A recent American Dietetic Association consumer survey found that most people consider convenience to be the biggest factor in selecting a meal. Now, however, the economic recession also is causing people to limit the amount of money they spend at restaurants.

During March, the ADA has chosen “Eat Right!” as its theme for National Nutrition Month. Reames offers a number of ideas to help people eat right this month and any time.