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Acadia graduation dates set

Ceremonies — albeit very different ceremonies than are traditional — celebrating graduating seniors at all five Acadia Parish public schools have been announced.

Update: Crash kills Basile woman, Eunice man

Update: The deceased passenger is identified as 38-year-old Michael C. Vidrine of Eunice, LA. On May 8, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle, fatal crash on La. 27 on top of the Choupique Bayou Bridge in Calcasieu Parish.

Presidential primary scheduled July 11

Barring another executive order, the Louisiana Presidential Preference Primary election will be held July 11. The race has been whittled down to only two presumptive candidates — incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden — since the coronavirus virus-induced postponements.

Mystery gadget did it all

Today we’re used to doing all sorts of things with the click of a button, or maybe just the wink of an eye, thanks to modern technology. But in 1940 the idea that such things could be done was considered science fiction, if not outright magic.

State to hire contract tracers

Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health outlined a plan for COVID-19 testing and tracking that would hire as many as 700 Louisianans to serve as “contact tracers,” interviewing and advising people who have tested positive to determine who in their lives could also be at risk.

Using a mask to mask your feelings

I have been trying to do my civic duty. I stay more than 6 feet away from most people. I live alone, so my trips to the store are surgical strikes. I have social distanced from vulnerable friends and relatives, mastered the art of Zoom and Facetime, and learned to make my own damn coffee.

Are you ready for the murder hornets?

Murder hornets. (Not to be confused with their close relatives: accessory-to-murder hornets, involuntary-manslaughter hornets, justifiable-homicide hornets and turning-state’s-evidence hornets.) Killer hornets. Asian giant hornets.