On Friday morning, former Governor John Bel Edwards came to speak at LABS. He gave interesting insight into politics, his career, and the impact of politics and public service. Edwards stated that what inspired his career as a public servant was his parents’ role in the community: his dad was…
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The Daily Mascot by Drake & Josh Daily Mascot – Mississippi Welcome to your daily dose of Parish Mascots with reporters, Drake and Josh. The mascot on top today is Terry, the most unique looking mascot out there. With his sky blue color, sharp teeth, and silver chains, he’s impossible…
As most of us know (especially the Falayas), Boys State started off with a Falaya Feud. This feud started on Monday and continued until Wednesday. Then the unimaginable happened: on Thursday, feud turned into fusion. The Falayas used to be known for their aggression toward each other; however, what they’re…
All of these candidates rotated from dorm to dorm in an event called Town Hall. This gave each candidate the ability to interact with all of the citizens in each Parish. After a short introduction, citizens were encouraged to ask questions to the candidates. These questions ranged from detailed critiques…
As Party Day came to a head, the PPCs of each party began to tally the votes for the big positions. Yet, a PPC of the Nationalist party began to take the day to new extremes. After numerous attempts at insulting the State Chairman, he was removed from the chamber…
Four men… one chessboard… come together to determine the best speed chess player. With only 5 minutes and quick thinking, they must successfully take out their opponents piece by piece and put them in checkmate. Our first chess player to introduce is Ethan Frazier from Lafourche City of Mississippi Parish.…
Daily Mascot – Cane Welcome to your daily dose of Parish Mascots with reporters, Drake & Josh. The mascot that’s getting all the attention today is the “goodest” boy of them all, Iberville Crag Cane. His fur is a combination of soft and familiar, but electric and exciting. Not only…
An ordinance was passed by Mississippi Parish on Wednesday to encourage chant participation: a wheel will be spun the night before to select a citizen who will create and lead a chant and remain generally vocal throughout the following day. The punishment for refusal will be chosen by the sheriff…
Would you come back as a JC? That’s a question I’m sure every Citizen at Boys State has either been asked or thought of themselves. We here at the Press took the liberty of asking 50 Citizens this exact question. Twenty-three students voted yes; twenty-seven voted no. Among the Citizens…
As you all know, Party Day at Boys State happened on Wednesday. Nominees for state offices were selected and voted on by the Citizen body, yet many have a problem with how the voting process went. Vote trading and Parish Party Chairmen voting on candidates incorrectly rubbed a lot of…