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Can we please retire the word debunked?

Did I ever tell you about my late Uncle Vernon and the time his slanderous lies about a respected business got unceremoniously debunked? In the mid-70s Uncle Vernon hired a Nashville company to apply vinyl siding to his home.

Staying in touch

State representative District 41 Rep. Phillip DeVillier (R), P.O. Box 986 Eunice, LA 70535; voice — 337-457-0194 fax — 337-457-5649; e-mail: devillierp@legis.la.gov. State senators District 28 Sen. Heather Cloud (R), P.O Box 269, 13988 Veterans Memorial Highway, Turkey Creek, LA 70585.

It’s time to spring into the garden

Garden centers are full of color right now. Plants of all kinds — from annual and perennial bedding plants to flowering shrubs and flowering trees — are available to add to your landscapes.

Eunice Police radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. April 5 15:58 Wreck reported at 4th and Park. Road blockage reported. 16:01 Report of a vehicle stuck in the roadway at North 12th.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. April 6 David L. Boone, 39, 500 block of Kyries Hebert, Eunice. Bench warrant. John Reed, 36, 400 block of North Beulah, Eunice. Bench warrant. Jonathan Mason, 45, 800 block of South Beulah, Eunice. Probation violation hold. April 7 Ricky L.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. April 2-5 Brittney V. Walker, 29, Homeless, Opelousas. Entry or remaining after being forbidden. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Chelsie Goodley, 27, 800 block of Lemoine Drive, Opelousas.

More active hurricane season again in 2021: Colorado State forecasters

Expect another more active hurricane season in 2021, with 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes, with four of those being major, Category 3 or above, climatologists with the Colorado State University Tropical Weather and Climate Research team said Thursday.

Oil-covered brown pelican transported to Georgia after 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster finds its way back

The distance is about 700 miles as the crow flies. But a brown pelican transported from Louisiana to Georgia in 2010 was bound and determined to cover that ground and return to the Bayou State. And back home it is.

Opelousas man killed in crash; vehicle ends up in Bayou Teche

PORT BARRE – A single-vehicle crash on La. 103 near Cheramie Road near Port Barre at about 2 p.m. Wednesday took the life of 46-year-old Avery Charles Hudson of Opelousas, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.

Ville Platte man sentenced

LAFAYETTE — Eric J. Richard, 42, of Ville Platte, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. to 71 months (6 years, 11 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute cocaine.