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Culture  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
January 27, 2023

Laissez les bon temps rouler: Mississippi’s culture of Mardi Gras

When the parades roll and the balls are over, the preparation for next year begins. Once Christmas and New Year’s Day have come and gone, many take a deep breath and bid farewell to the holiday season.  Epiphany, January 6th, is the official end of the Christmas season, but then it’s on to “laissez le…
Culture  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
January 26, 2023

Lilypad leaps to fill a gap for Mississippi children with special needs

The café will be a unique training ground that connects the job with the person. Parents are faced with the task of preparing their children for adulthood. It is no easy task, especially when options for your child are limited.  When Kristin and Brent Lape of Madison learned their daughter Lily had Down Syndrome, they…