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DeVillier eyes House speaker role

By Harlan Kirgan
Editor
State Rep. Phillip DeVillier says he wants to become speaker of the House to bring its members together.

Advice for 2024 promgoers

Editor’s note: A version of this column was published in 2017.
Social media is driving up the cost of proms, as promgoers are under intense pressure to post glamourous prom photos on their feeds, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Does your town need renaming?

The venerable comic strip “Gasoline Alley” is wrapping up a storyline in which the dastardly assistant mayor schemed to change the town’s name from Gasoline Alley to the ostensibly more modern Electric Acres (without even offering a compromise suc

Who were the Hoo-Hoos, anyhoo?

In a recent column about early baseball rivalries, I noted that the Orange Hoo-Hoos were one of the teams in the short-lived Gulf Coast League in the early 1900s. That prompted a reader to ask, “Why would a team have such a silly name?”

Acadia Parish sheriff warns about 4-wheeler thefts

Four-wheelers, side-by-sides and certain types of trucks have been targeted for theft in various areas of Acadia Parish and surrounding parishes, according to Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson in a Crime Stoppers news release.

Budget bills pass House

The House of Representatives advanced House Bill 1 (HB1) by a unanimous vote of the members present (104-0) sending it to the Senate for further consideration.

Gerald Reed

On April 25, 2024, we bid a heartfelt farewell to a remarkable soul who graced this world with his presence.