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Cleco Power to work with customers who need assistance with their bill

Multiple factors are contributing to higher than usual Cleco Power bills, but some of the increases are temporary. “By early next year, our fuel costs will be lower,” said Shane Hilton, president of Cleco Power.

More than ever, we need to live up to their legacy

Reflections on 20 years since 9/11 Over the past few days, I have had an opportunity to chat with several fellow Veterans, Service Members, Military family members, and Gold Star families.

Favoring OPEC over USA to lower gas prices is an insult

As the supply of oil is now being outpaced by the growth of demand, gasoline prices are climbing across the country. Yet, the Biden Administration has asked OPEC – not domestic producers and USA energy workers – for help to supply the U.S. with more oil.

Unemployment rate trends downward

Preliminary data for July released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows Louisiana added 12,700 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs from June. The July estimate of 1,849,200 also shows a gain of 58,200 jobs from July 2020 as the state continues to rebound from the impact of Covid-19.

Big memories of Little League

The thwack of a baseball colliding with a bat and the thump of a folded newspaper landing on a porch are sounds I cherish. They’re rewinding for me this month while watching the Little League World Series. As a kid, I played for four years on a team in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Have you thanked a school bus driver lately?

According to CNN, pandemic fears and enhanced unemployment benefits have left the nation facing a serious shortage of qualified school bus drivers. The problem is acute, despite districts implementing recruitment campaigns, offering sign-up bonuses, and even fudging on the standards. (“Question one.

We have a long tradition of gossip

I have a mind’s-eye vision of Jean Gaudet as a crusty old Frenchman, sun-burnt, with dark, work-hardened hands, capable of doing what had to be done to wrest a simple life from the soil. He was probably an independent old cuss.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. August 20 Michael Robins, 59, 900 block of South Academy Street, Opelousas. Hold for Opelousas City Court, bench warrant. Arrested by Opelousas City Marshals.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. August 19 06:56 Gas drive off from 24/7 Truck Stop and Casino. 07:41 911 advised bus in a ditch with children on board at Eunice-Iota Highway. 07:56 Location clarified as Tyler Lane.

Ordinance is introduced to raise Chataignier sewer rates

The seemingly never ending story of sewer plant problems in Chataignier persists as the chlorine pump is again down.