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The Afterlife of Christmas Trees

The Afterlife of Christmas Trees

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The Afterlife of Christmas Trees

Stefanie Brooke
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Every December, living rooms across Louisiana fill with twinkling lights, tangled tinsel, and trees that stand proudly for a few magical weeks before quietly becoming a question mark.
Joining Santa and Mrs. Claus at Roseland City Hall on December 20, 2025, are James Sparacello, flanked by his wife Sebrina (right) and his daughter Alexis (left). Transport Ministries set up to give away 1,000 toys to needful community members, along with clothing and food items.

Joining Santa and Mrs. Claus at Roseland City Hall on December 20, 2025, are James Sparacello, flanked by his wife Sebrina (right) and his daughter Alexis (left). Transport Ministries set up to give away 1,000 toys to needful community members, along with clothing and food items.

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Healing with Every Haul

Lacey Carter • Tangi Times Contributor
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Transport Ministries Inc., a nonprofit founded in 2020, uses Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ” as the basis for its motto, “Healing with Every Haul.”The founders of Transport Ministries are James and Sebrina Sparacello.
The Sccop

The Sccop

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The Sccop

News Staff
Monday, December 22, 2025
*The Scoop is an aggregation of news summae from first-party and second-party sources, including Northshore Media Group’s Morning Rush District Attorney Collin Sims announced that Winston Bradford Patterson, 40, of Covington, was sentenced Thursday, December 12, 2025, to two 20-year prison terms to...
The Ponchatoula State Bank

The Ponchatoula State Bank

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The Ponchatoula State Bank

Jim Perrin • Local Historian • Tangi Times
Monday, December 22, 2025
Ponchatoula's banking establishments are today located on West Pine Street with Regions, Hancock-Whitney, and First Guaranty banks offering a variety of banking services.Many years ago, a new bank was established in Ponchatoula to compete with the Merchants and Farmers Bank, which had begun...
Learning in Pajamas

Learning in Pajamas

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Learning in Pajamas

Stefanie Brooke • Tangi Times Community Journalist
Monday, December 22, 2025
When the school bell rings for the last time before winter break, backpacks are tossed into corners, alarms are blissfully ignored, and young brains collectively exhale. The holiday break is a much-needed pause, but by the time January rolls around, many parents and teachers notice a familiar fog.
Tangipahoa Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Bright Futures ABA

Tangipahoa Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Bright Futures ABA

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Tangipahoa Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Bright Futures ABA

News Staff
Friday, December 19, 2025
Bright Futures ABA recently held a ribbon cutting with the Tangipahoa Chamber. Located at 1500 Bauerle Road in Hammond, Bright Futures provides one-to-one ABA therapy for children with autism, focusing on skill development, social and play growth, and adaptive and executive functioning.

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Campus Corner

Pablo Crewes
Friday, December 19, 2025
As we enter the semester break, a couple of Southeastern fall sport athletes were honored for their outstanding play in this season. On Tuesday, Lion football standouts Caleb Proctor and K. K. Reno were named to the FCS All-American list.
Advent Peace

Advent Peace

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Advent Peace

Brett K. Duncan Tangi Times Contributing Columnist
Friday, December 19, 2025
When we talk about peace during the Advent season, it’s easy to picture something quiet and sentimental. Soft music. Candlelight. A calm evening by the tree.But for many people, this time of year brings the opposite. It brings tension. Old wounds. Empty chairs at the table. Conversations avoided.
Gardenette Vicky Fannaly, left, delivers holiday ornaments to Deborah Haynes, coordinator, at Westminster Place, a senior apartment complex for their Christmas dinner event.

Gardenette Vicky Fannaly, left, delivers holiday ornaments to Deborah Haynes, coordinator, at Westminster Place, a senior apartment complex for their Christmas dinner event.

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Gardenettes Deliver Christmas Ornaments to Westminster Place

News Staff
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Gardenettes District VI Director Vicky Fannaly de-livered some new Christmas ornaments collected by the Gardenettes to Westminster Place in Ponchatoula on December 10.
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