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Edwards is a top GOP target

Operatives for the Republican Governors Association tell LaPolitics that Gov. John Bel Edwards will be its “top target” this fall, not that the GOP has many other options. Edwards is the nation’s only Democratic governor up for re-election in 2019.

Edwards is a top GOP target

St. Landry Parish ranked 57th in health outcomes among Lousiana’s 64 parishes in the 2019 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Trosclair applying for top school job in Lafayette

Irma Trosclair, a former Eunice educator, is among nine people who have applied for the job of interim superintendent of the Lafayette Parish school system.

Do Democrats hate Trump more than they love America?

The most troubling thing about the end of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was the reaction of so many on the left when they learned that Donald Trump was not a Russian asset. They were, to put it mildly, disappointed.

Tax time: Better to laugh than cry

Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose to laugh.

St. Landry, Acadia parishes added to USDA natural disaster areas

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared two parishes as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 2018.

LSU launches $1.5B Fierce for the Future Campaign

LSU announced the launch of a $1.5 billion campaign in support of the flagship campus in Baton Rouge, the LSU AgCenter, LSU of Alexandria, LSU Eunice, LSU Health New Orleans, LSU Health Shreveport, LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center and LSU Shreveport.

Drawdown scheduled for Chicot Lake

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled a drawdown for Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish as part of its integrated management plan for aquatic vegetation control. The drawdown will not begin until after Labor Day on Sept.

AgCenter rice station hosts leadership class, African visitors

The LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station hosted two agricultural groups on March 28. The Rice Leadership Development Class made its annual tour of the station, and a group of 11 Africans also visited the facility.

Hubert McGee

EUNICE~It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Hubert McGee announces his passing Tuesday, April 02, 2019 at Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles at the age of 83.