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Bambi Polotzola speaks to the St. Landry Parish Council in favor of removing a monument to Confederate soldiers from the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. The meeting was held Wednesday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Bambi Polotzola speaks to the St. Landry Parish Council in favor of removing a monument to Confederate soldiers from the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. The meeting was held Wednesday. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

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Courthouse Confederate monument to be moved

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 8, 2022
What to do with the monument to Confederate soldiers on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds is scheduled to come up again at the Council’s April 20 meeting. Another round of public comment on the monument occurred at Wednesday’s Public Works Committee meeting.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Donate gently worn shoes to St. Francis St. Francis School in Iota is accepting gently worn used and new shoes until May 16. Collected shoes are used to support micro-enterprise vendors. Micro-enterprises are small businesses in developing nations.
Mary Morrison

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Morrison to to lead SLCC Crowley campus

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
A familiar face is leading South Louisiana Community College’s Acadian Campus as campus director.
Deidre Deculus Robert

Deidre Deculus Robert

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Mamou native appointed by Biden as Rural Development State Director for Louisiana

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
President Joe Biden on March 17 announced his intent to appoint Deidre Deculus Robert as Rural Development State Director for Louisiana. “Our state offices are on the frontlines of providing critical USDA programs and services,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Vernon and Justin Fuselier initially adopted LSU Professor Emeritus Malcolm Vidrine’s approach to rebuilding land as Cajun prairie for bird hunts and cattle grazing. It has since “transformed everything we do,” according to the father-and-son team. They now direct-market their own grass-fed beef and chemical-free rice and crawfish. Justin Fuselier is a horticulturist and LSUE-LSU graduate. (Photo courtesy of Justin Fuselier)

Vernon and Justin Fuselier initially adopted LSU Professor Emeritus Malcolm Vidrine’s approach to rebuilding land as Cajun prairie for bird hunts and cattle grazing. It has since “transformed everything we do,” according to the father-and-son team. They now direct-market their own grass-fed beef and chemical-free rice and crawfish. Justin Fuselier is a horticulturist and LSUE-LSU graduate. (Photo courtesy of Justin Fuselier)

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LSU Eunice puts Louisiana’s future farmers on the fast-track

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
(This news story was featured in LSU’s free research publication, Working for Louisiana, where you can learn more about how work on every LSU campus impacts residents and industry in the state and beyond.

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Sales tax revenues increase

Staff Report
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
St. Landry Parish sales tax revenues through March were up 8.9% over the same period in 2021, according to St. Landry Parish School Board tax division. The parish total was $21,467,714, which is up $1,751,839 over the January to March collections in 2021.

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Tri-Parish workforce increases; jobless rates are down

Staff Report
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Tri-Parish workforce increased by 1.2% or 831 to 67,348 in February, according to data released Monday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Tri-Parish jobless rates in February were down from the previous January and from a year ago.
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Myra Miller
Monday, April 4, 2022
CDA meeting scheduled Monday Court Eunice 208 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Jeanmard Hall, North 3rd Street.

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‘Old boys’ didn’t seek training

Jim Bradshaw
Friday, April 1, 2022
It’s pretty well known that during World War II SLI president Joel Fletcher and academic vice president Joseph Riehl persuaded the Navy to locate V-12 and V-5 officer training programs at the Lafayette school.
Corbin Marks, from Troop 51 in Opelousas, refurbished the Sherburne WMA Nature Trail for his Eagle Scout project. (Submitted photo)

Corbin Marks, from Troop 51 in Opelousas, refurbished the Sherburne WMA Nature Trail for his Eagle Scout project. (Submitted photo)

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Eagle Scout project refurbishes Sherburne WMA nature trail

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, April 1, 2022
Corbin Marks of Opelousas recently completed his Eagle Scout project, refurbishing the nature trail at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near his hometown of Opelousas. Marks is with Boy Scout Troop 51.