Janet Gonzales, licensed pilot and manager of Louisiana Regional Airport celebrates 100 years since the first woman, Raymonde De Laroche, received her pilot’s license.

Last Monday marked 100 years since the first woman was granted a pilot’s license, and Gonzales is encouraging other women to follow in her footsteps.

1. It is funded through a two-year stimulus fund. Two certified teachers work with infants and parents to focus on folding literacy into lives of babies. Teen moms who dropped out of school are the targets for this program.

In an effort to increase communication between readers and the staff, the Donaldsonville Chief has joined the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

The Facebook page is located at the following link:

www.facebook.com/pages/Donaldsonville-LA/The-Donaldsonville-Chief/80835703246

The Gonzales Weekly Citizen, a sister publication, also has a Facebook page at:www.facebook.com/pages/Gonzales-Weekly-Citizen/81811048300

The staff invites Facebook users to "Become a Fan" through the site.

To follow The Donaldsonville Chief on Twitter, visit the following link:

Q&A with Nick Porto

Age: 75
Native of Donaldsonville

What are your hobbies Mr. Porto?

To keep myself busy when things slow down some are going to the workshop. It is inviting where I make small wooden trinkets and during the winter months I enjoy deer hunting.
 

Name:  Breanna Bernard
Age: 11
Class: Mrs. Lorraine Delatte-Homeroom teacher
School:  Ascension Catholic Elementary School
Grade:  Fifth
Family:  Mark and Cheryl Bernard
Hometown: Donaldsonville
Extracurricular: Member of the fifth and sixth grade quiz bowl team
Interests:  Reading, writing stories, riding my horse, and dancing