Summer definitely has Red River in its grips. We have been warned by several authorities that heat is dangerous. So how hot is hot?
Here is what the National Weather Service Shreveport office said is in store for our area through the coming weekend.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Check the temperature and humidity and use the chart to find the heat index. Find a way to stay cool and look in on your neighbors to assure they are ok.
Red River Volleyball Coach Ellie Drew said, “I’m proud to announce that the Red River Parish High School and Junior High Volleyball team has been practicing hard to get ready for the upcoming season.” Currently the team is composed of 13 high school and 9 junior high school students.
Coach Drew added, “A wonderful source of inspiration to our young ladies has been the brand new gym for our practices. The facilities are the finest our team has had, and everyone is eagerly anticipating some great home games! We are counting on some great hometown support from our friends and neighbors to watch us celebrate a fantastic new season!”
The Varsity and JV teams will travel to Haughton on Monday for games beginning at 5:00 pm.
As we watch Afghanistan again devolve dangerously into a terrorist magnet ruled by the Taliban, we witness once again the timeless and immutable principle of history and nations that strength deters bad actors while weakness begets war.
Yes, Afghanistan has been a 20-year war beginning after 9-11 and yes, the American people no doubt wish to conclude America’s engagement there and our troops, finally, return home. However, the American people also remember why they were deployed to Afghanistan in 2001 and recognize strong and effective leadership as well as politically driven tactical and strategic incompetence when they see it. They shudder when they realize their weak and inept national leadership has fallen far below America’s high standard of competence, courage, and commitment to our strategic interests, our values, and the security of our country, and that the trust our international allies have placed in us has been seriously damaged.
U.S. troops have regained control of the Kabul airport and its single runway but that’s the only strategic asset allied forces control. The rapidly developing problem is that thousands of American civilians, and those of our allies who were also shocked by our precipitous withdrawal, are still trapped behind enemy lines and unable to make it through a gauntlet of Taliban checkpoints to safety and safe passage out of this quagmire. Now, the Taliban, who provided Al Qaeda with the staging ground to plan and carry out the attack on America on September 11, 2001, rapidly fills the vacuum created by our quickly departing troops and security infrastructure.
In fact, the U.S. Embassy warned this week that “the U.S. government cannot ensure safe passage to the Hamid Karzai International Airport.” Further, Sec. of Defense, Lloyd Austin, when asked last week whether the U.S. would be able to rescue Americans who can’t make it to the airport, replied “I don’t have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul.”
What we are witnessing in real time is darkly reminiscent of the foreign policy disaster of President Jimmy Carter in Iran in 1979 when Islamic students overwhelmed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 53 American hostages. The similarly incompetent rescue mission President Carter ordered in 1980 to free the hostages was ultimately aborted—but not before five airmen and three Marines were killed—with the smoking wreckage of U.S. aircraft serving as a searing reminder of the high price to be paid for America’s presidential weakness. What we’ve seen these last few days in Afghanistan also brings to mind the fall of Saigon in 1975 with the rushed evacuation to safety of U.S. Embassy personnel by helicopter from the Embassy roof.
Those who mean us harm are watching closely from Tehran, Beijing, and Moscow and must be happily shocked to see heavily armed Taliban fighters relaxing in the Afghan presidential palace and helicopters hovering over the American Embassy in Kabul to assist fleeing Americans. At the same time, our frightened and desperate Afghan allies—men, women, and children—desperately seek to escape the re-imposition of a cruel Medieval legal and social structure where no life is sacred or safe, and women and children suffer most from the fanatical religious despotism brutally imposed by the Taliban—whose fatal flaw was that they trusted the U.S. to protect them from this very predictable scenario.
Now, many more will be violently extricated from their homes to be summarily executed by the Taliban for their support of our twenty-year mission to bring more freedom, stability, economic prosperity and women’s’ rights to their nation—and to prevent their country from once again becoming a staging ground for lethal global attacks, including against Americans and America.
The most regrettable thing may be the fact that order in that country could have been maintained with comparatively little effort or expense by the U.S. or its allies to insure we didn’t allow extremist groups like ISIS or the Taliban to regroup and begin to grow and surge again. How must our American soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors, and their families, who bravely fought in-country over the 20-year war, feel in seeing the enormous sacrifice of blood, sweat and tears—and lives—being lost through the imbecility of their national leadership literally over 3-4 days’ time.
However, despite the criminal incompetence of their Commander in Chief, their sacrifice, and that of their families, was not in vain. Recall that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the military and intelligence establishment believed we would be attacked again in days or weeks. I remember being in DC for 9/11 and seeing in the days following this national tragedy the Army installing anti-aircraft artillery placements on the Capital Mall in order to defend the White House, the Capitol and other government buildings from what was thought to be a certain second wave of attacks. The sacrifice of our Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Coast Guard purchased, at a very high price, a blessed 20-year peace from attacks on our homeland for which all Americans are grateful.
The second most regrettable thing is that Pres. Biden, after promising to be a “leader the world respects” has done the opposite—and has damaged the U.S.’s relationship and credibility with our allies. This arbitrary and capricious withdrawal from Afghanistan has stunned and angered many of our allies. Remember, our allies over the last 20 years have also made enormous investments—blood and resources—in the stabilization and peaceful coexistence of that country to prevent the very thing from happening that is happening now—Afghanistan transitioning back to being a terrorist haven which threatens the entire civilized world, as well as the mass exodus of fleeing Afghans seeking emergency naturalization and settlement in the countries of our allies.
Biden’s effort to blame President Trump for his own bad judgement is deeply dishonest. To suggest that Biden followed Trump’s policies in any area, especially in an area of foreign policy so important to our national strategic interests and the safety of our citizens, would be hysterical if not so tragic and dangerous. Rather, according to analysis by the Heritage Foundation, “Trump, in fact, handed Biden a problem mostly solved. All Biden had to do was negotiate a lasting settlement from a position of strength or maintain an economy of force presence in Afghanistan if the Taliban failed to deliver. Instead, Biden just decided to call it a day and call the troops home regardless of what the Taliban did on the ground.” (Heritage.org).
This tragic error in judgment by the president recalls the statement of former Sec. of Defense, Robert Gates, who served both Republican and Democrat presidents, that “I think he’s [Biden] been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”
Biden, in another dazed and confused press event, made the comment Friday that “we are in constant contact with the Taliban” who he believes are allowing Americans with passports to pass through checkpoints without violence. If it weren’t so dangerous a situation this would be laughable. The most powerful nation on the earth is relying for the safety of its citizens on the word of the most vicious terrorists in the world—who have spent years killing Americans. Humiliating. And the fact that this foreign policy, defense, and intelligence disaster occurred roughly one month before the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 only rubs acid in our Nation’s wound.
This epic disaster underscores the essential lesson of history that the only way to ensure peace is through strength. As President Reagan said, “we know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted.”
The “tender mercies” of the Taliban are not going to endure for long and this Administration would be wise to address this disaster before then.
The blood supply in northwest Louisiana is critically low. LifeShare has scheduled several blood drives in Red River Parish in the coming weeks, beginning this Sunday.
Your life-saving gift is desperately needed wrapping up the Summer months. LifeShare Blood Center is critically low of all blood types they’re looking at us to help. Please consider giving the Gift of Life.
Here’s the list of upcoming drives:
Sunday, 8/29, 9a to 2p – Social Springs Baptist Church (Dedicated to Aaliyah Alford)
Wednesday, 9/01, 3p to 8p – First Baptist Church – Coushatta (Dedicated to Ronnie Quick)
Saturday, 9/11, 10a to 3p – Fairview Baptist Church – Coushatta (Dedicated to Ronnie Quick)
Tuesday, 9/14, 6p to 9p – Ladies Loving Christ – Woman Church (Dedicated to Ronnie Quick)
Monday, 9/20, 2p to 7p – Rivertown Market (Dedicated to Ronnie Quick)
Sunday, 9/26, 9a to 1p – Red River Cowboy Church (Dedicated to Ronnie Quick)
LifeShare’s Philip Maxfield said, “We anticipate a good number of donors so to make these blood drives run smoothly, please go to the website below to schedule your donation. If you don’t know what time you want to donate choose “Plan on coming.” forms.gle/vyKZwr7FBiC72wQf7
Walk-ins are welcome but it sure does help them to know how many are wanting to donate so they don’t run out of supplies. Donors with appointments will start screening at their registered time slot. Be smart – sign up!
Please eat a solid meal, drink plenty of water (little/no caffeine), and don’t forget to bring your picture ID.
On Tuesday, September 14th women of the parish will gather at The Shop on Highway 507 for Woman Church. The event is held quarterly and is sponsored by Ladies Loving Christ of Red River Parish.
Their flyer said to bring your Bible, bring a friend and experience real women, real worship, and real word. Jennifer Breedlove will be the Worship Leader. The speaker for the evening will be Pat Domangue of On Fire Ministries.
Dinner will be provided to those in attendance. And the LifeShare donation bus will be there for those able to donate.
The first day of school sets the tone and we rolled out the red carpet for our Super Stars! We are off to a great start at Red River Academic Academy. This will be the year of greatness! Our students will touchdown and make massive growth. RRAA we excel everyday!!
Red River Academic Academy hosts students in grades 4, 5 and 6 and is located on the Springville Education Center campus.
The work the Riverdale Academy softball team put in over the summer is continuing to play off. District play began on Tuesday, August 17, when the Lady Rebels travelled to Tensas Academy and defeated the Lady Chiefs 23-6 in 5 innings. Junior pitcher Jessie Kate Cobb picked up another win in the circle and helped herself out on offense with 2 hits and 2 runs. The other Lady Rebel hot bats also helped her out on offense.
Junior Emma Clemons led the Lady Rebels in hits, tallying 4 for the day which resulted in 3 RBI’s. She also scored 3 runs. Senior Rylee Kate Woodard added 3 hits for 2 RBI’s and scored 5 runs. Sophomore Kylie Donald had 3 hits that resulted in 2 RBI’s and also scored 2 runs. Freshman Chloe Jordan had 2 hits with 2 RBI’s. She also scored 3 runs. Senior Renee Prosperie had a hit, an RBI, and scored 2 runs. Freshman catcher Jadyn King had a hit, and her pinch runner Gracie Stephens scored 2 runs. 8th graders Hanna Catherine Huddleston and Mary Claire Jones stepped up to help their team out. Huddleston had a hit, an RBI, and scored 2 runs, while Jones had a hit and also scored 2 runs.
On Thursday, August 19, the Lady Rebels travelled to the Sterlington Complex to continue district play against Briarfield Academy. Due to rain, the game was cut short in the top of the 3rd inning with the score tied 1-1. This game will be continued on Monday, August 30 in Sterlington.
This week the Lady Rebels will travel to UCA on Tuesday with the JV game beginning at 4:00 and the varsity game beginning at 5:15. On Thursday, August 26, the Lady Rebels will have their first home game of the season as they take on the Central Lady Pioneers. Only the varsity will play, and the game will begin at 4:00 p.m. Come out and support our Lady Rebel softball team!
Red River Fair & Rodeo said If you are in grades 6th -12 and attend any school in Red River Parish or are homeschooled enter our Draw A Rodeo Clown Contest. Deadline to turn in an entry is August 30, 2021. For more information see flyer below.
Camp Grant Walker went mobile for 2021 due to weather damage at the campsite in central Louisiana. As school is beginning it is time to think about camp for summer 2022.
For all of our creative students, Red River 4-H said, “You create next year’s 4-H camp theme!” See the flyer for more information.
On Saturday Social Springs Community Water System Posted: The South Well is down due to the electric company fixing lines. The generator is running but not transferring our well over. Due to this happening the South Well is under Boil Advisory.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter applauded the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the first such full approval of its kind. Edwards said the COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and easily available all across Louisiana for people ages 12 and older. More than 2.2 million Louisianans have taken at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with nearly 40 percent of Louisiana’s population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to CDC data. The Governor encouraged everyone who has not received the vaccine to do so as soon as possible.
Funeral services for Shari Ann Balzrette, 80, of Fairview Alpha, LA will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Olan McLaren officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the funeral home.
Shari Ann Balzrette left this world on August 22, 2021 at the age of 80 years old.
If your funeral home did not recommend publication of the obituary in the Red River Parish Journal, call 318-564-3609 for assistance.
Theresa Marie Sanders of Stonewall, was called home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2021. She was born in Coushatta, LA on April 18, 1953 to Johnnie E. Leet and Guyline Walker.
Theresa was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother, and a friend to everyone she met. She will be missed by all.
Theresa was preceded in death by her beloved parents Glynn and Guyline Woodard, two brothers Joe Davis and John Woodard, and one sister Marilyn Woodard Angle. She is survived by her Loving husband of forty-one years Daniel Ray Sanders Sr., three adored children: Coy Fuqua, Racheal Fuqua Lewis, and Daniel Ray Sanders Jr., with their spouses, and five siblings: Glynda Woodard Durham, Wanda Woodard Lopez, Thomas Woodard, Gary Woodard, and David Woodard with their respected spouses, as well as five grandchildren: Andrew and Evan Pilcher, Kayla Marie Fuqua, Daniel “Kane” Lewis, and Maria Sanders, one great-grandchild: Dreyton Pilcher, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to extend both their praise and deep thanks to the staff of Fresenius Kidney Care of Southwest Shreveport for their kind care over the last few years.
The memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
For the past few days Coushatta had been under a boil advisory due to low pressure in the water system. That ended on Thursday morning.
As of 9:18 a.m. August 19, 2021, the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health, hereby rescinds the BOIL ADVISORY issued by the Coushatta Water System. The samples collected on August 18, 2021 cleared.
Action at the state level would block the grading of schools in the state with a letter, A to F. This policy of issuing letter grades has been in place for a number of years, yet the BESE Board hopes to withhold the grades from the public for the 2020-21 school year.
That decision did not sit well with Red River High Principal JC Dickey. He said, “While I do understand this position, I really hope my school, Red River High gets released.” Dickey added, “We worked really hard, and I want everyone to know what we accomplished. At least give us a choice to show the community what we were able to do.”
KTBS TV reported that Louisiana’s top school board Monday voted to ask federal officials for permission to shelve the issuance of public school letter grades because of classroom upheaval sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed to the request without dissent.
The U. S. Department of Education is expected to approve the proposal and has already signed off on waiver requests from 45 or so other states, officials said.
The grades and school performance scores are traditionally announced in November and spell out how schools fared in the previous school year.
State officials announced earlier this month that math, English, science and social studies tests students took in the spring — called LEAP 2025 — plummeted in virtually every school district in the state.
Eight years ago, The York Chop BBQ & Grill opened in Coushatta. Ward York says “We are very grateful for all the customers and continued community support. We are also super appreciative of our loyal and hardworking staff. Our goal of fresh food cooked with love is only possible with our outstanding staff. We currently have over 25 years of York Chop experience in our kitchen, and they are committed to taking good care of our business and the customers.”
In celebration of eight years serving Red River Parish, the York Chop has a new and updated menu with more of your favorite lunches and dinners, and a few new items as well. There are also new BBQ family packs. A new and Cool addition to the business is the little red trailer in the parking lot, The York Chop’s Snow Shack proudly serving New Orleans shaved ice snow cones in the parking lot. They are great on a hot afternoon.
With all the 8 Year Anniversary excitement, it is time to bring on the Customer Appreciation portion of the celebration. To thank our customers the York Chop is offering new menu items at just $8.00, and a Customer Loyalty Punch Card Program of purchasing 7 of the $8.00 specials and getting the 8th purchase free. The new menu items on our $8.00 special are: A hand battered chicken sandwich on sour dough with spicy mayo and pickle served with fries for $8.00. Or our new and very popular fried pork chop strips with fries, roll and gravy for $8 bucks. Or a Pulled Pork or Smoked Chicken Breast Sandwich with fries or one $2.00 side for $8.00.
Pick up your Loyalty Card. Buy seven and get the eighth free. See details posted in the restaurant.
The York Chop offers dine in, take out, and drive thru window Tuesday thru Saturdays 11-8.
The Eighth Anniversary Celebration is happening now by visiting The York Chop at 1818 Ringgold Avenue in Coushatta or by calling 318-932-CHOP.
Due to COVID-19 safety measures, United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s (UWNWLA) Red River Parish Public Schools Back to School Bash took a socially distanced approach again this year. The 2021 event was funded almost entirely by Red River Parish Public Schools’ faculty and staff from their contributions of more than $8,000 to the annual United Way fundraising campaign. Bank of Coushatta, Elizabeth Full Gospel Baptist Church, Louisiana Health Care Connection, and Vine Energy provided additional support for the Bash, totaling $7,100 in funds and supplies. The collective community partnerships resulted in more than 15,000 individual school supplies divided among Red River Parish Public School campuses based on current enrollment numbers of K-12 students.
The Back to School Bash is the only event in Red River Parish to distribute free school supplies to all children attending public schools in the area. According to the latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed) Report, ALICE households have decreased from 49 percent of Red River Parish residents. Despite this outcome, 35 percent of Red River Parish families are still struggling to afford basic needs. The annual Back to School Bash is one of the solutions UWNWLA provides to continue the fight for positive educational outcomes in the region.
“United Way has a commitment to education,” said LaToria Thomas, UWNWLA Vice President of Community Investments & Operations. “We want to see children be successful in school, and one way we do that is through our partnership with Red River Schools for the Back to School Bash. Because of this partnership, we were able to distribute more than $11,000 worth of school supplies. We could not have done it without the support of the people in Red River Parish.”
Dr. Fairest Hill will be coming to the Red River Schools August 25 & 26. Dr. Hill is a longtime advocate for students to reach their full potential regardless of any barriers placed in front of them. He will share his life story of growing up in inner city Detroit and overcoming academic challenges to becoming a world renowned musician with the GAP Band and Charlie Wilson and furthering his education with multiple higher education degrees. He shares his experiences with students and motivates and mentors students to make good decisions and create opportunities for success.
Schools will be entertained and educated with his messages and through music on both campuses. Times of the performances will be determined at a later time. Dr. Hill will also be providing an evening of music and learning on August 26, at 6 pm at Red River Elementary for our Title I Parent Engagement evening. The evening is FREE of charge. Parents and families are strongly encouraged to attend.
This week, we continue our series on “My Unforgettable Co-Anglers” with another one of my worst nightmares. The thing I enjoy the most about fishing Pro/Am events is the amount of diversity among anglers. I’ve fished with guys from our region like Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and from as far away as New York, Florida, Georgia and Alabama, to name a few. Each of them had their own little quirks and different ways of doing things, but I’ve learned something from just about every angler that’s ever gotten into my boat. Just because they are fishing the co-angler side does not mean they don’t know how to fish. Some are really good anglers that fish as a co-angler simply because they can’t or won’t take the time off to scout for a tournament. Some don’t want to pay the higher entry fees to fish the Pro/boater side.
Let me set the stage for this event. It was the FLW BFL Regional Tournament with a full field of 200 boats on my home body of water…the mighty Red River. This particular event went out of the Red River South Marina just south of Bossier City… an absolutely awesome facility that has hosted several national events including the Bassmaster Classic twice. It was a two-day event with the top 5 earning a trip to the prestigious FLW All-American, the pinnacle of BFL anglers all across the country.
Now after day one I was sitting in 3rd place with a golden opportunity to make it to the All- American until I drew “Crack Head Joe” who was strung out so bad that he bit his tongue four times because he was talking faster than his mouth could move. “Joe” was an angler in his mid 50’s from the great state of Tennessee. This guy was a real treat who ran all over my boat like a rat on crack during an eight-hour period. Hyper does not even begin to describe his demeanor. He literally got into my boat shaking before takeoff that morning. I think he must have had twenty cups of coffee with a pound of sugar to boost his energy level past extreme! Now as I have noted, I like an angler or someone in my boat that I can carry on a good conversation with…an angler I can get to know on a personal level. Some have even become good friends of mine over the years. But this man from the Volunteer State has, nor will ever be on my Christmas card list.
As “Joe” and I headed out on day 2, I had a particular spot that I could catch a couple of good fish really early on my way to my main starting spot. On my first flip, I caught a 3 ½ pounder and as I was boating this fish, Joe decided to flip into the same spot in front of the boat (which is against the rules). Co-anglers are not supposed to cast past the boater/pro in front of the boat. Needless to say, I was not a happy angler and I made sure I reiterated the rule of not throwing past the front of the boat. But he was very apologetic as he hooked up and boated a 4 pounder out of the same hole where I just caught my 3 ½ pounder! So already frustrated, I pulled the trolling motor up and headed to another area I had further down the river. On my next stop and about four casts later, I set the hook on another 3 pounder. Well as I was reeling this fish in, I called for him to get the net for me, as he made another cast to the same spot! Once again, I scolded him and promptly reminded him about the rule of casting past the front of the boat. But I could tell that he was not hearing a word I said as he once again apologized and dropped another 2 pound in the live well. Now Joe was also a dancer of some kind because after every fish he boated, he would break out into some sort of Tennessee dance to the tune of “Rocky Top” on the back deck of my boat.
Now that “Joe” has my full attention and I’m so mad I could eat a fried shoe sole, I proceeded down a rock jetty flipping old pilings with a worm. Just a short time later (30 minutes) I set the hook on another good fish and once again ask for him to get the net. While I was fighting this fish, he threw a spinnerbait right by my ear and directly in front of the boat. Now I’m mad and so after I boated another keeper fish, I reach up and grabbed his fishing line and bit it into. He was shocked and the look on his face was priceless. He could not believe I just bit his line into! I told him that he had two choices the rest of the day. Either follow the rules and fish where he was supposed to or continue to break the rules and then I would make sure not to sign his weigh slip at the weigh-in which would have disqualified him from the competition. I WAS NO LONGER GOING TO BE A NICE GUY THE REST OF THIS DAY. FOLLOW THE RULES OR GET OUT OF MY BOAT! Needless to say, Joe straightened up with little to say the rest of the day, much to my pleasure. Now I’m not sure if me biting his line was the reason for his change in demeanor, or if the caffeine just finally wore off. But whatever the reason, he was a lot calmer.
To wrap up, I finished in 7th place and just missed the All-American by less than a pound. While it was still a great tournament and I was proud of how I fished, sometimes things just don’t always go as planned. Even with all the distractions of “Crack Head Joe” I maintained my composure and kept my head down and fished hard. In pro/am style events, you have no control over the co-angler you’ll be paired with. It’s simply the luck of the draw and sometimes you get a really good co-angler and sometimes you get one that you wish you could have left at the ramp. But it’s all good and it’s what makes pro/am tournaments so interesting. Till next time, good luck, good fishing and don’t forget to set the hook!
CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center is providing drive-thru testing for individuals who demonstrate symptoms or have been directly exposed to COVID-19. The drive-thru testing helps keep the ER readily available for patients seeking emergency care. When COVID-19 testing only is needed, please use the drive-thru testing site.
What: Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing at CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center. Individuals tested will be giving a PCR nasal swab and receive results within 24 hours-36 hours.
When: Weekly, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Individuals will need to drive under the former ER entrance awning located on the west side of the current ER. Enter off Marvel Street, exit toward Ringgold Avenue at CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center, 1635 Marvel Street, Coushatta, LA, 71019
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