Joseph Davenport Jr., whose insatiable curiosity led him to earn degrees in law and business and take up careers in computers, arbitration, real estate, cooking and ceramics, died Jan. 29 at his Mobile, Ala., home of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disorder. He was 74. Joseph Davenport Jr. A native New Orleanian who had lived in [...]

Gravette boys basketball coach Dustin Peters expected plenty from Terence Pierce this season, and the sophomore has delivered. PROFILE TERENCE PIERCE School: Gravette Position: Guard Class: Sophomore Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Notable: Leads the Lions averaging 16 points per game despite coming off the bench for much of the season. … Has a season high [...]

Family life has changed dramatically the last 20 years or so in so many ways. In the past, the mother was expected to stay home and take care of the kids while dad goes to work. Today’s family dynamics are very different with so many single parent head of household and two career couple. Fortunately, [...]

BY LUCAS WEINGARTEN So how are you supposed to interpret a drop in scores? Clearly, you should walk in front of a bus. Either that, or call mom and tell her to get your room ready ‘cause you’re moving back in. Seriously, though, being disappointed when your score remains stagnant or declines is both understandable [...]

Although they bear similarities in purpose, a high school resume is quite unlike a document a job seeker might use to impress a Fortune 500 company. For one thing, there’s usually less content. For another, the audience is entirely different and doesn’t care much about the bells and whistles professionally-prepared resumes frequently feature. In other [...]

Two of the most pressing issues facing the Jefferson Parish School Board – school closures and property tax changes – will have initial hearings Tuesday at a meeting of the board’s executive committee. The committee meets at 5 p.m. at Alfred Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School in Kenner. The positions it takes will factor into [...]