Weddings in Hammond and Tickfaw celebrate two couples
Brandi Michelle Owens and Richard Joseph Keller Jr. wed December 18 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Hammond with Dr. Lonnie Wascom officiating. The ceremony featured red poinsettias, white tulle, and a navy dressed wedding party. The couple will reside in Twenty Nine Palms, California. Carroll-Meyers Noel Carroll and JoAnn Meyers also married February 19 in Tickfaw at Judy Soileau's home with a three-tier cake by Soileau and a reception at the Shelton residence.
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Brandi Michelle Owens
Richard Joseph Keller Jr
Albany
Immanuel Baptist Church
Hammond
Robert Dale Owens
Richard Keller Sr
Lonnie Wascom
Kathy Foster
Tammy Landry
Boston
U.S. Marine Corps
Renee Thompson
Brittany Owens
Ashley Olah
Amber Olah
Mindy Keller
Erin Keller
Seth Foster
David Woods
Craig Gill
Josh Stewart
Lloyd Saxon
Garret Keller
Barry Polk
E.J. Bazile
Lizzie Polk
Olivia Polk
Logan Thompson
Our Lady of Pompeii
Tickfaw
Monica Dunn
Mona Pertuit
Palms
Calif
Soileau
Gene and
Carol Shelton
Engagements and weddings announced in The Daily Star
Miranda Elise Britt and Gregory Michael Rupnarain announce an upcoming marriage at 3 p.m. March 26 at First United Methodist Church Baker with a reception at Central Lions Club. Vanessa Knighten and Edgar Jackson plan a 6 p.m. May 6 ceremony at New Home Full Gospel Ministries Hammond with a reception at Ponchatoula American Legion Hall. Mellow Dee Knight and Willie Ray Johnson marry today at 11 a.m. at First True Love Ministries Ponchatoula. The Daily Star notes engagements and weddings run free in the earliest space with deadlines for publication and form availability at the office.
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Dewayne Britt
Zachary
Miranda Elise Britt
Gregory Michael Rupnarain
Andrew
Fay Shankles
Fort Payne
Ala
Fieldon and
Girtrue Britt
Zachary High School
Louisiana State University
Ramah Rupnarain
Ontario
Canada
Mangal Rupnarain
Mike Duczer
Galvez
Sue Duczer
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Southern Power
Central
First United Methodist Church
Baker
Central Lions Club
Greenwell Springs Rd
Jessie Knighten
Clayton Cyprian
Vanessa Knighten
Edgar Jackson
William Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Anthonetta Jackson
New Home
Full Gospel Ministries
Ponchatoula American Legion Hall
Mellow Dee Knight
Willie Ray Johnson
First True Love Ministries
S. Range Road
Ponchatoula
Daily Star
Area births announced for four new babies in Louisiana and Virginia
Canaan Joshua White born February 4 at North Oaks Medical Center Hammond weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. Halee Elizabeth Morris born February 16 at Memorial Medical weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces. Heidi Rae Bennett born February 16 at U S Naval Hospital Portsmouth Virginia. Luke Roy DiBenedetto born February 15 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. Grandparents reside in Ponchatoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Joshua White
Robert White
Robert
North Oaks Medical Center
Hammond
Halee
Elizabeth Morris
Timothy Morris
Ponchatoula
Memorial Medical
Heidi Rae Bennett
Randy Bennett
Virginia Beach
U.S. Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Bundles of Joy Birth Notice for Maurer Mason Reed Maurer
Maurer Mason Reed Maurer son of Mr and Mrs David Maurer of Port Allen born Feb 4 at Woman s Hospital Baton Rouge weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces Grandparents reside in Independence Call classifieds for more information Area births run in this column free of charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Reed Maurer
David Maurer
Port Allen
Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge
Independence
Tom Franklin to read at SLU and join festival panel
Author Tom Franklin will visit Southeastern Louisiana University for two days to read publicly at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Visual Arts Center and meet with creative writing classes Tuesday. He will also host student office hours in D Vickers Hall and join a Tennessee Williams panel with Tim Gautreaux and Andrew Holleran at Bourbon Orleans on March 25. Franklin discusses Poachers and his Alabama backcountry fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Franklin
Southeastern Louisiana University
Franklin
Visual Arts Center
East Stadium
D Vickers
SLU
Jack Bedell
Franklin’s
Tim Gautreaux
Andrew Holleran
Bourbon Orleans
Alabama
Dickinson
Ala
University of South Alabama
University of Arkansas
Nebraska Review
Alabama Magazine
Writers At Work
Arkansas Arts Council
Keown to host exhibit at Rhizomat Gallery Hammond
Southeastern Louisiana University visual arts professor Gary Keown presents a solo show at Rhizomat Gallery in Hammond. The installation The Diplomatic WaveMaking Companion uses security cameras monitors and interactive components to comment on social political correctness and modern exercise culture. The exhibit runs through April 17 at 111 E. Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Louisiana University Visual Arts
Gary Keown
Rhizomat Gallery
Hammond
Keown
Rhizomat
E. Morris
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Keller-Owens
Gradie Carroll
Rachel Meyers
Frank Meyers
Deloris Navarre
Ralph Shelton
Brandi Owens Keller
Richard Keller JR
Rupnarain
Britt
Hammond High School
Louisiana Technical College
Hammond Area
Care Inc
Willie and
Josephine Cyprian
Candace and
James Knighten
Winn-Dixie Warehouse
Edgar Lee
Ethel Jackson
Prentiss, Miss
Floyd and
Bardell Crawford
Knight
Miranda Britt Gregory Rupnarain
Fabric Shack
E. 25Th Ave
Covington
M-F
Morris
Bennett
DiBenedetto
Luke Roy DiBenedetto
Roy David DiBenedetto
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Maurer
6Th St
New Orleans
Jackie Edwards
Rownd Travel
Treasures of
Europe
Rome
Florence
Nice
Switzerland
Paris
England
Kristi Moody
Ponchatoula Jaycees
Strawberry Strut P.O
Philippides
Metairie
Ponchatoula Fitness
Berry Town Cleaners
Ponchatoula Jaycee Hall
Chanin
Paul
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