The number of people in the world affected by hunger continues to rise despite a global commitment to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition by 2030, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Breakfast long has been touted as the most important meal of the day. Breakfast helps to jump-start the body and get it ready for action, serving as fuel as individuals go about their daily lives.
NORMAN, Oklahoma — Louisiana Tech’s James Swash shot even-par 72 to finish tied for 25th after round one of the NCAA Norman Regional Monday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.
The SCILS Region 8 LaSTEM Center team from Louisiana Tech University spent a day in Jonesboro working with the Jackson Parish 4-H STEM Day. Groups of students rotated through the SCILS session where they collaborated in small teams on an engineering design exercise that challenged them to create the longest, free-extending cantilever arm possible using only paint stirrers and washers. The 4-H participants rose to the challenge with multiple groups exceeding their goals and even breaking established records for the challenge.
Almost every small community used to have a vibrant downtown. Some places probably still have horse-hitching ordinances on the books that say where your ride can be tethered.
It took Ruston’s Planning & Zoning Commission less than 10 minutes Monday night to approve the city’s first stand-alone bar since voters authorized that option in March.