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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.

Garrard uses technology to fight crime

Shane Garrard, chief information officer and cyber crime commander with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office, said he is working with the Eunice Police Department to set up a shared dispatching system.

Take our daughters and sons to grandma’s

“Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” is on April 25th, and I think we should try something different this year: Let’s take our daughters and sons to grandma’s.

Would Mamou tea kill or cure you?

There was at least a minor hullabaloo in the spring of 1941 when health officials in Washington made the claim that the Mamou plant widely used in south Louisiana to make a herbal tea could kill you.

Ready for the bathroom of tomorrow?

Bathroom floor tiles that weigh you, analyze your gait and evaluate your fall risk. Bathroom mirrors that initiate telehealth conferences based on your complexion or facial tics.

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.