This is a time of the year when many senior citizens in the Big Country need to feel loved and less alone. Thus my friends at James McCoy Drug Stores are participating in the "Senior Gifts from Santa" project put together by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. While ...
It did not seem to be a time for a pleasant river voyage. The Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette and Comet reported at the time that “We have had bitter cold weather in this vicinity for the past few days. Dark, dismal, rainy, drizzly and freezing, were the compound we have been enjoyin...
In 2000 Baton Rouge led the nation with its addition of 4,500 new call center jobs.With the advance of teleservices, more people disliked or even hated what they felt were unwanted and irritating telemarketing or phone survey calls. Phone companies began offering caller identification equipment to...
A 40-storey-tall crane provided by Deep South Crane & Rigging Company of Baton Rouge, was needed to complete two major ‘lifts’ during the turnaround. The two lifts involved removing a 20-year-old vacuum tower and installing a new one weighing 330t. S&B Engineers & Constructors of Housto...
“If you’ve ever doubted the legitimacy or spiritual impact of this #sundayservice project, simply look at this incredible shot taken by @the.smitan during the altar call,” Brewington wrote of the Sunday Service in Baton Rouge. “YES, I said ALTAR CALL. Tonight, worship was lifted, the...
Our bedder-½ has gone to New Hampshire for the weekend. She's got more things going on than she can handle. Two jobs, this trip to check out schools, etc. And I got nothing doing. I should take advantage of this time to write but I can't concentrate. I haven't had a paycheck...