Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes | News from The ⁠2%

By The Advocate⁠3%

7/16/2026, 1:09:31 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Optimism Bias, and Anecdotal, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 18.3% saturation with 100 hits. Analysis detected 203 faulty-reasoning hits from 546 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 12.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (20,078 of 20,452 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the article peer group.

Thousands of Livingston Parish students will have what they need to start the school year thanks to the Assess the Need school supply drive, now in its 26th year. 
Charles Salzer covers sports for The Livingston-Tangipahoa Advocate. 
He can be reached at livingston@theadvocate.com 
Addison Forbes, of Denham Springs, has been named to the president's list for the spring 2026 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College. 
Denham Springs students makes Northwest Mississippi’s president's list 
Community news report 
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Harvey the Rabbit entertains at Livingston libraries 
BY Richard Meek | Contributing writer 
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Livingston Parish delegation attends 4-H University 
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Denham Springs named to dean’s list at Radford University 
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Mark Phillips to lead DEMCO as new chief executive officer 
The DEMCO Board of Directors has named Mark Phillips as the cooperative’s next chief executive officer and general manager. 
Hammond recycling dates announced 
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The city of Hammond recycling days will be July 11 and July 18. 
North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 16 new residents 
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At the library 
Walker student awarded SLU Gateway Ford Sports Media scholarship 
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Southeastern Louisiana University’s television station, the Southeastern Channel, and underwriting partner Gateway Ford have awarded the 2026 Waddell Family Southeastern Channel Sports Media S… 
North Oaks Health graduates 1st class of transitional year residents 
North Oaks Health celebrated a major milestone Friday, June 12, with the graduation of the inaugural class of its Transitional Year Residency Program, part of the organization’s expanding Grad… 
SLU appoints communication and media students department head 
Southeastern Louisiana University has appointed a new communication and media studies department head. 
Caroline E. 
Sawyer will join the Southeastern faculty from the University of South Caroli… 
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Alissa Michel launched a toss to dunk Damian Lacombe during the City of Walker’s 4th of July Celebration at Sidney Hutchinson Park on July 4. 
Michel said she enjoyed dunking her friend and per… 
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Two area students were named to Rhodes College’s spring 2026 honor roll. 
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Community news report 
Jun 30, 2026 
Southeastern Louisiana University recently added two new academic concentrations in the College of Science and Technology — one in applied artificial intelligence in the computer science bache… 
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Walker plans Fourth of July celebration 
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546 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers19%attributed speech444writer words
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Writer's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 29 words • 0.0% coverageCharles Salzer • 8 words • 0.0% coverageCharles Salzer • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 22 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 7 words • 0.0% coverageRichard Meek • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 28 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 17 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 17 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageDEMCO Board of Directors • 19 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 4 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 28 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageDARLENE DENSTORFF • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 24 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 29 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 8 words • 0.0% coverageSoutheastern Louisiana University • 13 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 2 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 10 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 25 words • 0.0% coverageAlissa Michel • 9 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 12 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageSoutheastern Louisiana University • 27 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverageDARLENE DENSTORFF • 7 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 3 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 6 words • 0.0% coverage
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Alissa Michel

100%flagged-word coverage
9 attributed words8.8% of attributed speech27% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Unattributed Quote+85.6 ptsWriter: 14.4%Alissa Michel: 100.0%100.0%Biased Writer Voice-6.5 ptsWriter: 6.5%Alissa Michel: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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