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Tips to overcome your pruning fears

Pruning intimidates some gardeners. When to prune and when not to prune? It can be scary. For trees and shrubs that are grown for their flowers, you must consider when they bloom before you decide when to prune them.

LSU astronomer and NASA missions unmask cosmic eruptions in nearby galaxies

A brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system on April 15, triggering many space-based instruments, including those aboard NASA and European missions.

Reality trims seed catalogue dreams

One hot day summer day some years ago I was pulling weeds along a row of tomato plants, when the realization came to me that I was crawling down garden rows to cultivate vegetables that we would mostly give to friends and neighbors who also grew more veggies than they would eat and were planning on...

Strawberry crop early, looking good

Despite the recent cold snap, Louisiana strawberries are coming in at a steady clip. LSU AgCenter agent Mary Helen Ferguson said the producers are off to a good start this season, with no extreme temperatures so far.

Motorcyclist dead after colliding with Suburban in Acadia Parish

A two-vehicle fatality crash involving a motorcycle on La. 95 at General Lane in Acadia Parish claimed the life of 21-year-old Brent Allen Miller of Lafayette at about 1 p.m. Friday, according to a Louisiana State Police Troop I news release.

Parish Council mulls virtual meetings

At the end of nearly two hours of Zoom meeting, St. Landry Parish Council members discussed their virtual meetings and COVID-19. The discussion about whether to meet virtually or not hasn’t been the rule. The Parish Council has been on and off about virtual meetings.

48th annual March of Life held

The annual March for Life was held in Eunice Friday at noon. The walkers began at North 2nd Street near Picou’s Drug Store and concluded at the City Hall parking lot with a prayer led by the Rev. David Richard of North Eunice Baptist Church in Eunice. Students from St.

Path to despotism seen in online censorship

People often try and sound profound by quoting Santayana’s apocryphal statement, “Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” But Santayana had his finger on the pulse of my nation in this moment.

Ever sing the college brochure blues?

It has been a bittersweet experience seeing the mailbox flooded with college recruiting brochures addressed to my son Gideon.

4 wounded in domestic incident

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Meadow Apartments near Crowley regarding a shooting incident at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday. During the investigation, it was discovered that four people had been shot.