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Annual 4th of July fireworks display in Eunice

Hundreds of families were at the Eunice Recreational Complex in Eunice Friday at 9 p.m. to watch the annual 4th of July Fireworks Display. A 30-minute showing of brilliant fireworks lit the skies ending with a grand finale. (Photos by Myra Miller)

Driver charged in death of unidentified pedestrian in St. Landry Parish

On July 2, shortly before 10 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on La. 31 (Creswell Lane) near Pebble Road. This crash ultimately claimed the life of a pedestrian whose identity remains unknown.

Mamou man arrested for child porn

In June, the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit (LSP/SVU) began an investigation into the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, which resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old James O’Reily of Mamou.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Marriages The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Offic. Thursday, June 26 Damaya Ashlyn Variste, of Greensburg, and Kadejah Renee Bocard, of Opelousas. Friday, June. 27 Travis Clay Matthews of Zachary and Billie Clare Myers, of Church Point.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial District Court. Wednesday, June 25 St. Landry Lumber Company LTD vs Wesley G. Walker, monies due. St. Landry Lumber Company LTD vs Al’s Auto sales LLC , monies due. Lacey Fontenot vs Shawn Credeur, custody.

Tips for a successful Louisiana fig harvest

The figs are green, plump and plentiful. Yes, it’s almost fig harvest season in Louisiana, and soon it will be time to use the delicious, nutritious fruit in preserves, baked treats and other goodies.

Next time, please send smarter bombs

The recent 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic regime in Tehran began with a bang — literally — as some of the regime’s most notorious criminals were wiped off the map. It was a surgical strike, and for many Iranians, a moment of relief.

Easy prediction: Time for ice and shade

Today’s weather gurus use sophisticated computers to model all of the forecast possibilities as fronts push this way and that, pockets of high or low pressure skip hither and yon, and jet streams meander through the atmosphere, but the imprecise science of weather prediction still comes down to the...

Founding Fathers did not separate church and state

At our founding 250 years ago, there was much separation between the original 13 states soon to be called the United States of America (big states v. small states, slavery), and between America and Great Britain.

St. Landry Parish School Board nutrition director honored

No Kid Hungry announced its annual Summer Hunger Heroes awardees, t13 honorees hailing from 10 states across the country who have shown outstanding commitment to summer hunger relief.