Virginia creeper, left, and poison ivy, right, grow alongside each other on a trail in the Clark Creek Natural Area.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard Photo
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Leaves of three, let it be.” For those who have spent time in the great outdoors, this is a rite of passage, much like the art of making s’mores.
Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: My father died five years ago at 90. For the last 20 years of his life, both my sisters shunned him because they disliked his second wife (who predeceased him).
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Queen Caroline Green has been busy promoting the local Labor Day weekend festival across Louisiana. She attended the ninth annual Scott Boudin Festival, top photo, held April 22-24. Green then attended the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival in Belle Chasse, middle photo, that was held April 29-May 1. On May 8, she attended the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, bottom photo.
—Submitted Photos
The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival and Fair Association, and the Past Queen’s Club are in search of that special young woman to be a goodwill ambassador for the Tri-City area and will repr
Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he’s still married.
Beyond Pink’d is a pink spin on the traditional blue flowers of typical bluebeards.
—Elena Fennell photo
If you are looking for a small, flowering shrub that tolerates drought and heat while attracting pollinators, look no further than bluebeard.
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