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LSUE Fall Semester Open House set Aug. 23 LSU Eunice will host a Fall Semester Open House from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 23 offering incoming and returning students a one-stop opportunity to prepare for the new academic year. The North Commons of the Dr.

Eddie Thibodeaux cleared in release of convict

Eddie Thibodeaux, St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s jail administrator, was cleared Friday of any impropriety in the release of a Eunice man convicted on Wednesday of several felony grade offenses committed during his employment as fleet services supervisor with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Tuesday, Aug. 5 Henry Thomas vs Irene Briley, damages. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs unopened succession of John Michael Mouton, executory process. Wednesday, Aug.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Aug. 7 Mitchell Mack Ewing III and Layla Marie Rider, both of Opelousas. Tuesday, Aug. 12 Steve Glenn Fontenot and Joanne Marie Kling, both of Krotz Springs. Wednesday, Aug.

Acadia Parish School Board adopts $90.9M budget

Taking center stage on Aug. 5 during the regular monthly meeting of the Acadia Parish School Board was the presentation and approval of the budget.

The Peggy Martin rose: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

A quick glance at Peggy Martin’s Gonzales, Louisiana, home, and it’s clear she loves plants. Paintings and prints of flowers line her walls, tablecloths pop with colorful flora, potted plants fill corners and bouquets dot shelves and end tables.

Easy-to-grow okra is a Louisiana tradition

Okra holds a special place in the hearts of many Louisianans. For some, it’s an essential ingredient in gumbo, and for others, it’s a must-grow crop in the summer vegetable garden. It’s no wonder why: Okra is tasty and nutritious. It’s easy to grow and prolific, even in intense heat.

Tariff brought Bull Moose to sugar belt

Seventy-five sugar mills operating in Louisiana in 1800 produced five million pounds of sugar that sold for eight cents a pound, netting about $400,000 to the planters. That was a lot of money in those days, and the sugar industry was just getting started.

Navigating crime in Washington, D.C.

My friend and his wife, longtime residents of Washington, D.C., helped me understand one of the root causes of crime in the nation’s capital — truancy. “It starts there,” said my friend. “During COVID-19, kids got used to skipping online classes without consequences.

Are you making the best use of your ears?

“Hear that lonesome whippoorwill/ He sounds too blue to fly/ The midnight train is whining low…” — Hank Williams Among the books I mean to get around to reading is Neil Ansell’s “The Edge of Silence: In Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature.