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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage license from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Wednesday, May 7 Rogers Lee Jones and Debra Faye Hard, both of Opelousas. Wesley Ty Brown and Alli Alizabeth Sittig, both of Eunice.

If TikTok existed in 1980, my prom would’ve gone viral

Social media has transformed the American prom. Today’s teens have grown up with smartphones and TikTok, where the real event isn’t the prom itself — it’s the content they edit and post afterward. My prom experience surely would have gone viral had TikTok been around in 1980.

Ship sailed from Sabine Pass, and vanished

Many people know that the Union Sulphur Company made a huge fortune from a rich deposit in Calcasieu Parish in the early 1900s and became the leading producer in the world.

What is your opinion of second honeymoons?

“Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love…of tourism.”

Childhood TV idols went full-throttle left

“Little House on the Prairie” was never one of my favorite television shows for a very specific reason: The series of books about a pioneer girl and her family, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, was in fact one of my favorite pieces of literature.

Do shareholder proxy firms have too much power?

Few of us own as many shares as Warren Buffett, who recently announced he would retire at year’s end.

My mother’s ultimatum

I’m 63 and still single, but my mother has never given up hope that she will get me married. “What about that nice young lady who cuts my hair?” “Ma,” I tell her, “I’m old enough to be her father.” “What about the community director at my apartment complex?”

Ever experience job interview blues?

My son recently interviewed for an internship as part of his master’s degree program in engineering management. We’re still waiting for news, but it started me thinking about the whole phenomenon of job interviews.

Dear Grandpa: Making sugar like making cider

The success of the sugar industry in south Louisiana in the early 1800s made planters rich and attracted scores of young men seeking their fortunes to the Teche country. One of them was Joseph W. Lyman, a young doctor who moved from his native New Hampshire to Franklin in 1830 or 1831.

What comes next for the church?

I am a papal expert, because I have seen the following three movies over the past two days: Conclave Shoes of the Fisherman The Cardinal None of us knows what will happen when the conclave convenes next month.