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Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Chamber celebrates the opening of new businesses or loca...

The return of the bold, bolero jackets, once sported by celebrities such as Iris Apfel, prove fashion’s cyclical nature.

Spring 2021 is turning out to be everything that spring 2020 couldn't be, with family Easter celebrations and plans for in-person graduation ceremonies. Another spring milestone that will be taking place this year is standardized testing at schools. Louisiana students are prepping now for assessments — LEAP 2025, Advanced Placement and EOCs (end-of-course tests) — that take place in April and May. And though much of going to school this year has looked different, with face coverings and social distancing, getting ready for testing feels a lot like previous years.  "(Test prep) looks v...

The St. Landry Parish School District added a new middle school this year in Opelousas to ease students' transition from elementary to junior high school.  Creswell Middle School opened in the former site of the district's alternative program, CAPS, which moved to what was North Street Elementary before consolidation years ago. CMS became home to nearly 300 fifth- and sixth-grade students starting this fall. The new school was a continuation of a step the district took the year before, opening Opelousas Middle School on South Street, as a stepping stone for fifth- and sixth-graders who w...