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Dec 16, 2024 | 
coloradoparent.com | Victoria Mikota
The United States Postal Service is responsible for delivering Santa’s letters each year during the holidays. Every year, thousands of families send letters to Santa at the North Pole, in hopes of receiving just one item from their Christmas lists. While most letters ask for toys and games, some ask for basic necessities such as clothes or shoes.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Education Two students who recently solved the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry have added nine more solutions to their proofs. Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, former St. Mary’s Academy students, presented their discovery to the American Mathematical Society in Atlanta back in March of 2023.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Taylor Swift, during the last leg of her Eras Tour, stopped in for her three-day performance in New Orleans in late October. According to Second Harvest Food Bank, Swift contributed enough of a donation to cover 75,000 meals for families in need in South Louisiana. “This gift will provide the equivalent of 75,000 meals, helping to alleviate hunger for thousands of our neighbors.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
A startup led by an LSU alumni and two current students is transforming how farmers and agricultural professionals access essential information. FarmSmart, an AI-powered app currently in beta testing, helps to streamline complex research from dense agricultural documents into fast, user-friendly responses available at the touch of a button. The idea for FarmSmart came after then-LSU student Colin Raby had a conversation with Professor David Stevenson at the LSU AgCenter.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Education Recently, the East Baton Rouge School System announced the district’s 2024-2025 Students of the Year at McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual and Performing Arts. In attendance, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome was the guest speaker, and Superintendent LaMont Cole and Deputy Superintendent Adam Smith were also present.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Education Parkview Baptist School recently announced that it has been named a Niche Best School. Niche Best Schools are considered the best private high schools and use Composite SAT/ACT scores, top college scores, college enrollment, parent/student surveys, and student-teacher ratios to determine eligibility.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Baton Rouge General is planning to build a new facility on Juban Road at I-12 in Denham Springs. This hospital plan will include a 40,000 square-foot facility, with a 14-bed emergency room, 12-bed inpatient hospital, outpatient services like imaging and lab, as well as physician practices. To move forward, Baton Rouge General needs approval from the Livingston Parish Planning Commission. Once approved, groundbreaking for the new facility will begin in early 2025, with opening planned for 2027.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Robes are nice… BUUUUT. Have you seen that Saturday Night Live skit that shows a family opening gifts together on Christmas morning, and everyone gets really cool, exciting gifts, and the mom gets a robe? It’s a hilarious skit, but it does highlight a few truths about gifts for moms on Christmas. First of all, moms work too hard to just receive a robe—even if it is super soft! Secondly, moms are unique! Every mom is different and has different likes and dislikes.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
The lights are on the tree, the kids are out of school, and you’ve got all the time in the world to unwind, watch Christmas classics, and get cozy. This Christmas, put your feet up, sip hot chocolate, and let the seasonal stress fall away. TIN HOT CHOCOLATE MIXNothing is quite like a silky-smooth, warm hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Mix this chocolate into your choice of hot milk to savor the rich chocolate, and serve with whipped cream for an extra sweet treat.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
brparents.com | Victoria Mikota
Education Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley announced a recent “significant” reduction in the time students will be allowed to spend taking standardized tests. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is making immediate changes to the amount of time students will be allowed to test by 20 percent in 2025. In April 2025, grades 3–8 will spend less time taking the LEAP test, according to the LDOE.
