Louisiana
May all your verbs ring true in 2024: Long Story Short by Jan Risher
I love a clean slate — and a new year feels so full of potential.
I also enjoy little rituals that serve to make life more enjoyable.
For the past six years at the start of the new year, I’ve offered what I call a once-a-year verb service for friends and acquaintances, which is how I came to spend about six hours one evening last week listening to Mozart and assigning verbs as fast as my fingers could do the job.
Basically, via social media, if friends ask for a verb, I provide one. This year, I upped my game and started building my word list a month before the doling out of verbs began. My verb assignage method has evolved through the years. These days, assigning a particular verb to a person is part random and part prayer. I look for verbs that could be interpreted in multiple ways or suggest different meanings or connotations.
Sometimes all of us just need a cue to serve as a placeholder that reminds us that it’s possible to have a different perspective.
For some, the verb is a short-lived piece of fun. For others, they use the word to center themselves. It’s funny that a word like “untangle” or “lallygag” can do that, but some friends say it helps.
When it comes to assigning verbs, business is picking up. In the first 24 hours of my social media post announcing The Great Verbage of 2024, I assigned 307 verbs — and counting. And yes, if you’d like a verb, feel free to email me at jan.risher@theadvocate.com, and I’ll do my best to send one your way.
My new year’s commemorations don’t end there. For several years, I’ve also hosted a women’s vision board potluck brunch on the first Saturday of the new year. Chances are, by the time you read this, I’ll have hosted the one for 2024.
It’s a simple event. The women bring their dishes to share, their open hearts, their old magazines and scissors — and we sit around snipping images, words and letters from the glossy pages. I provide Champagne to toast the old year and the one to unfold. I also provide other practical things, including plates, poster board, glue sticks and a place to spread out.
Busy hands make for the absolute best conversation, in my experience. I love sitting with a group of women with the most important focus being cutting images and pasting them to a poster board. It’s a lovely party that doesn’t have to happen at the very beginning of the year. I believe that so many people are looking for opportunities to have similar experiences.
If you are thinking, “I could do that,” consider your word for 2024 to be “nudge,” and go for it.
(If you need a few more details: I don’t ask or care what people bring to share. If we have 14 king cakes, we’ll eat king cake, but that has never happened. People end up bringing a variety of food, and the spread is enjoyable. I start my vision board brunch at 11 a.m. We spend the first hour eating and lallygagging. At noon, we toast the preceding year, standing in a circle and saying a short sentence about the year that has just passed. Then, we get to work on the vision boards. Around 1:30 p.m., we toast the year ahead and repeat the circle experience.)
I go into the details of the event to bring home the point that events in your home can be lovely and meaningful without being stressful to host.
The products we create are helpful to some and fun for others. Regardless, I hope and pray that 2024 is a year of beauty and grace for you and yours. May all your verbs ring true.
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Marcavia Shavers posts 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead ULM Warhawks women’s basketball past Louisiana 79-63 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
ULM (15-15, 7-11 Sun Belt) took control early, outscoring Louisiana 17-7 in the first quarter and extending the lead to 41-21 by halftime. The Warhawks never trailed and led by as many as 28 points in the second quarter.
Shavers anchored the inside for ULM, finishing 9-of-15 from the field with 13 rebounds. Jazmine Jackson added 17 points off the bench, knocking down four 3-pointers, while J’Mani Ingram scored 16 points and dished out six assists.
ULM shot 46.9% from the field and held a 42-27 advantage on the boards. The Warhawks also converted Louisiana turnovers into 29 points and scored 26 second-chance points.
Louisiana (5-26, 2-16 Sun Belt) was led by Mikaylah Manley with 18 points and Imani Daniel with 17 points and seven rebounds. Amijah Price chipped in 12 points.
After struggling early, Louisiana shot better in the second half, scoring 42 points after the break. However, the early deficit proved too much to overcome.
ULM advances in the Sun Belt tournament, while Louisiana closes its season with the loss.
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BATON ROUGE (KNOE) – Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming is accusing Governor Jeff Landry of interfering with the state Senate race, which Fleming is a part of.
Fleming took to social media to accuse Landry of working “behind the scenes” to get Congresswoman Julia Letlow elected to the Senate.
According to Fleming, Dr. Ralph Abraham offered him the position of Deputy Director of the CDC shortly before announcing he was stepping down. Fleming said he politely declined.
A week later, news broke that Abraham is now leading Letlow’s Senate campaign.
“We know that Jeff has been heavily lobbying the Trump campaign team for the endorsement, he is pressuring the Republican Party of Louisiana and the Republican Executive Committees to support and endorse Letlow as well,” Fleming wrote on Facebook. “And, he is personally calling his donors to raise big money to save the Letlow campaign.
Landry formally endorsed Letlow for the U.S. Senate on March 4. Letlow also has the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
“We need a warrior who stands with the President to Make America Great. And there’s no greater warrior than a Louisiana mom,” Landry wrote on Facebook.
Fleming continued his commentary, asking when Landry will stop interfering with the state’s Senate race.
“Who is best to decide who represents you in Washington? Jeff Landry, or YOU?” Fleming asked.
Also in the heated race is incumbent Bill Cassidy, M.D.
Party primary elections in Louisiana are set for May 16, 2026.
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The Louisiana Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 3, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from March 3 drawing
07-21-53-54-62, Mega Ball: 16
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 3 drawing
6-8-3
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 3 drawing
3-6-7-4
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 3 drawing
0-8-3-2-0
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Louisiana Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Louisiana Lottery offices. Prizes of over $5,000 must be claimed at Lottery office.
By mail, follow these instructions:
- Sign and complete the information on the back of your winning ticket, ensuring all barcodes are clearly visible (remove all scratch-off material from scratch-off tickets).
- Photocopy the front and back of the ticket (except for Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, as photocopies are not accepted for these games).
- Complete the Louisiana Lottery Prize Claim Form, including your telephone number and mailing address for prize check processing.
- Photocopy your valid driver’s license or current picture identification.
Mail all of the above in a single envelope to:
Louisiana Lottery Headquarters
555 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
To submit in person, visit Louisiana Lottery headquarters:
555 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 297-2000.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Louisiana Lottery.
When are the Louisiana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5: Daily at 9:59 p.m. CT.
- Easy 5: 9:59 p.m. CT Wednesday and Saturday.
- Lotto: 9:59 p.m. CT Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Louisiana editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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