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Friend or foe: Vermiculite, perlite and horticultural grit

Vermiculite, perlite, and horticultural grit can be added and mixed with compost to make your soil more open structured, more free-flowing, and free-draining. However, they each have different qualities and do not necessarily work the same way.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas. Thursday, April 11 Portfolio Recovery Assciates vs Patsy Lewis, monies due. TD Bank USA vs Clara A. Langlois, open account. Stephanie Myers vs City of Eunice, write of mandamus.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. Thursday, April 11 Brent Dale Langley of Mamou and Shelly Lynn Smith of Mamou. Ngoc Bich Le of Broussard and Kyle Keith Alcock of Broussard.

Acadia Parish road crews returning to 4-day work week

The Acadia Parish Road Department is returning to a four-day, 10-hour-a-day work week schedule. The decision to return to that schedule was voted on at the April 9 Acadia Parish Police Jury meeting.

The Impossible Burghers to perform free at NUNU

A free concert is scheduled at 2 p.m.. April 28 at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Hwy., Arnaudville . Performing will be The Impossible Burghers, a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band started through a class at Sunburst School of Music..

News notes

KEB Clean-up Day is Saturday The statewide Love the Boot cleanup will be from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. with registration Saturday at the Eunice City Hall. All supply pickup will be located in the lobby of city hall. Volunteers will be asked to pick up all trash from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way to allocate $30,465 to parish food, shelter program

St. Landry-Evangeline United Way will oversee distribution of federal funds made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Emergency Food and Shelter funds for Phase 40 to St. Landry Parish will be $30,465.

Ville Platte alderwoman indicted for election fraud

Prosecutors with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office obtained a 36 count grand jury indictment in Evangeline Parish on April 10 regarding voter fraud between May and November of 2022 during the general election.

Landry emergency declaration for severe storms, tornadoes includes St. Landry Parish

Following his visit to some of the hardest hit areas, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration for the severe storms and tornadoes that took place on April 10. The declaration permits the use of state resources to assist with the recovery process in each of the affected parishes.

Eunice photographer’s work featured in book

“Courir,” 128-page book published in France with photographs depicting Mardi Gras runs in rural Acadiana, will be on sale at a book launch held at Fred’s Lounge, 420 6th St. in Mamou, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.