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Jindal: A political punch-bag

A voter would think that former Gov. Bobby Jindal is running again in the coming fall elections. Rarely does current Gov. John Bel Edwards make a speech where he does not lay all the state’s financial woes at the feet of Jindal.

Looking for the town that never was

It created a mystery and a good bit of fun when a crew from the state highway department showed up in downtown Crowley in early August 1948 to put up a sign reading “Dura 4 miles.” The arrow on the sign pointed to the east, which seemed to place the town midway between Crowley and Rayne.

Ag centers bring buyers to small farmers

Small-scale vegetable growers in St. Landry Parish recently met face-to-face with major produce buyers in the area to discuss ways to market their produce.

Deadline approaching for LSU AgCenter Leadership Program

The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program aims to provide potential leaders involved with agriculture and agribusiness the tools they need to become effective advocates for agriculture.

Mississippi River diversions: Driving land gain or land loss?

River diversions have not created or maintained land, but resulted in more land loss, according to a new paper in the peer-reviewed science journal Restoration Ecology. LSU Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner and his LSU co-authors Erick Swenson and Michael Layne, and Dr.

DeVillier asks where state will get Superdome money

The State Bond Commission has given the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s governing body the go-ahead to sell up to $350 million in bonds to fund a stadium upgrade that is a key part of talks to keep the Saints in New Orleans for the next several decades.

A procession at St. Edmund Catholic School

St. Edmund Catholic School celebrated The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary with a Eucharistic procession Thursday. Students attended their first all school Mass at 9 a.m. and then had a procession outdoors along North 3rd Street and proceeded to the St.

Keep Eunice Beautiful director values volunteer work at more than $170,000

The more than 1,000 volunteers for Keep Eunice Beautiful had a workforce value of more than $170,000, according to Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful. Baltakis presented an annual report at Tuesday’s city Board meeting detailing the efforts of 1,155 volunteers.

DeVillier: Many helped get Maple Avenue funding

When Gov. John Bel Edwards released the annual list of projects the surprise for Eunice residents surely was that $1.8 million for the overlay of La. 91 — Maple Avenue — had been cleared. For years Eunice city officials had sent resolutions to governors seeking the overlay project.

Simpson to be honored for photos of Acadiana music, festival scene

In journalism, there are cautions issued about stating something is the biggest, best, largest or tossing out superlatives. But in David Simpson’s case it is difficult not to use such an absolute. So here goes.