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United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is now accepting project submissions from local nonprofit agencies for its largest, community-wide volunteer event of the year, Day of Caring. Day of Caring is tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2023, with more than 600 volunteers from local businesses in attendance who are committed to making a difference in the communities in which they live and work.

Beginning next year, kindergarten students at Fairfield Elementary Magnet School will spend much of their day learning core subjects in French.

LSU Shreveport has named Erin Smith as the director of media and public relations. Smith served as interim director beginning in July of 2022 until she accepted the position of Director.

Known nowadays simply as Coach Prime, Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has shaken the college football world to its core. Before he could lead his Jackson State onto the field for their championship game last weekend, Sanders had informed his team that the rumors swirling around him were true: He was leaving Jackson State at season’s end and accepting the job to coach at Colorado.

Local grocery stores running out of paper bags; Saints fans to blame

December 16 – Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas – UAB vs. Miami (Ohio) December 16 – Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. – No. 24 Troy vs. No. 25 UTSA December 17 – Fenway Bowl, Boston, Mass. – Louisville vs. Cincinnati December 17 – New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M. – BYU vs. SMU December 17 – Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. – Washington State vs. Fresno State December 17 – Lending Tree Bowl, Mobile, Ala. – Southern Miss vs. Rice December 17 – Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, Nev. – Florida vs. No. 14 Oregon State December 17 – Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas, North Texas vs. Boise State December 19 – Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C. – Marshall vs. UCONN December 20 – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho – San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan December 20 – Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. – Toledo vs. Liberty December 21 – New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, La. – Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama December 22 – Armed Forces Bowl, Ft. Worth, Texas – Baylor vs. Air Force December 23 – Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. – Houston vs. Louisiana December 23 – Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa, Fla – Missouri vs. Wake Forest December 24 – Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii – San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee December 26 – Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit, Mich. – Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State December 27 – Camelia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. – Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern December 27 – First Responders Bow, University Park, Texas – Memphis vs. Utah State December 27 – Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala – Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina December 27 – Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz. – Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State December 28 – Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. – Duke vs. UCF December 28 – Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. – Arkansas vs. Kansas December 28 – Holiday Bowl, San Diego, Calif – No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina December 28 – Texas Bowl, Houston, Texas – Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech December 29 – Pinstripe Bowl, New York, N.Y. – Minnesota vs. Syracuse December 29 – Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando, Fla. – Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Florida State December 29 – Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas – No. 20 Texas vs. No. 12 Washington December 30 – Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. – Maryland vs. No. 23 NC State December 30 – Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas – No. 18 UCLA vs. Pitt December 30 – Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. – No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 South Carolina December 30 – Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz. – Ohio vs. Wyoming December 31 – Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn. – Iowa vs. Kentucky January 2 – ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa, Fla. – No. 22 Mississippi State vs. Illinois January 2 – Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. – No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue

... When attorneys want to celebrate, they throw a humdinger of a gathering. So it was for founding members of Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley & Cromwell, who toasted the firm's 25th anniversary with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at a business casual gathering at the Petroleum Club. Also a founding member is Edwin H.

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