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UL Lafayette alumni remembered for wartime heroism

LAFAYETTE — Marine Col. Jefferson DeBlanc and the late Air Force Capt. Steven Bennett have much in common. Both are University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni. Both were fighter pilots in two of the biggest conflicts in United States history.

Save pig, kill a child

Headlines printed in a Rhode Island newspaper highlights “Brown University criticized for using live pigs in medical training.

New Zealand and our social media conundrum

It isn’t Facebook’s fault that a gunman went on a murderous rampage and killed 50 people at two New Zealand mosques. Social media abets evil. It doesn’t create it. And now we wonder why the beast we’ve unleashed and fed has turned on us.

God chose her to be a beggar

Sister Margaret Mary didn’t think she was up to the job. Nine years ago, during her 40th year of religious service, she had been assigned the most difficult role of her life: full-time beggar at the Little Sisters of the Poor retirement residence in Pittsburgh.

UPDATE: Eunice shooting suspect surrenders

UPDATE: The suspect turned himself in at the St. Landry Parish Jail Thursday morning. St. Landry Crime Stoppers and Detective Shane Larson of the Eunice Police Department needs the public’s help in locating DeMondre Desmond Terry for the March 16 shooting of a Eunice man.

Groundwater model could help conserve Louisiana resource

Working to save one of Louisiana’s most valuable resources, LSU Civil and Environmental Professor Frank Tsai is in the process of creating a statewide groundwater model that will enable future generations to conserve the state’s most precious commodity—water.

KBON founder Marx, 71, dies

Local musician Travis Matte revisited a song Monday that he recorded five years ago with radio pioneer Paul Marx, who died Sunday at the age of 71. Marx’s song, “Don’t Cry for Me when I’m Gone,” has a different meaning now than it did in 2014 when Matte recorded it at his studio.

Senate chairs look toward regular session

In fiscal sessions of the Louisiana Legislature, like the one that convenes April 8, members of the Senate are typically in a holding pattern during the opening weeks since the annual budget bill and most all tax proposals must originate in the House.

Crawfish Etouffeé Cook-off is Sunday

The 34th annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffeé Cook-off is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Northwest Pavilion on Samuel Drive. The family-oriented event offers étouffeé from a variety of chefs with crews serving from decorative booths. Admission, parking and live music is free.

Fire destroys rural Eunice house; family needs help

A morning fire destroyed Blake and Amelia Smith’s at 368 Lafleur Road northeast of Eunice on Sunday. Amelia Smith, who was home at the time, with her two younger children and pets, said she heard what sounded like a crackling sound and called 911 at about 6:20 a.m.