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Louisiana Senior News

• Hey, Buddy, can you spare a pick? Poodle to name winners

  It seems fitting that a rescue dog from Hurricane Katrina will make its football prognosticating debut five years after the storm ravaged New Orleans and much of the Gulf South.

• Putting his dream to work at Theatre

  With the performing arts as a his medium, Robbie Bourque could be considered a jack of all trades.

• Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit

  For decades, the mission at Miami Jewish Home and Hospital was simply to care for the old.

• World War II Vet To Parachute On 90th Birthday

  Ray Urban Jr. is 89 years old. He's an avid gardner, is active in civil clubs and is a member of the Bossier Parish sheriff's posse. He checks on shut-ins and brings food to the elderly. He says he hasn't been in the hospital for 20 years, when he had colon cancer.

• Housing rehab program begins

  Officials expect A $1.5 million Opelousas housing rehabilitation effort to help more than 100 families repair homes damaged by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.