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Bells pealed, priests politicked

On Jan. 11, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel visited St. Martin de Tours Church in St. Martinville, the oldest church in the Diocese of Lafayette, to say a special Mass.

Sheriff’s church security team training planned in Eunice

Church security team members must complete a tactical training course, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz. “Certified instructors with the St.

Crime in Eunice is down

Crime rates during 2017 continued a downward trend that started in 2015, according to Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot. Fontenot said he cannot say exactly why crime has been dropping since he became chief in 2015. “What to attribute it to I really can’t tell you.

Wild hog damage featured at turfgrass conference

Turfgrass professionals heard about a wide range of topics at the 2018 Louisiana Turfgrass Association conference on Jan. 9 at Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus. Even LSU head baseball coach Paul Mainieri explained the importance of good turf as he welcomed attendees to the LSU campus.

Victorian talks of building youth in MLK address

The following is the text of a speech given by Michael Victorian at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. City-Wide Celebration on Jan. 14 at the New Zion Baptist Church.

Vermilion Voyage planned in March

Lafayette Travel and the Bayou Vermilion District have partnered to create the Vermilion Voyage on March 22-25, a three-day overnight paddle down the Bayou Vermilion launching from the Acadiana Park Nature Station to Palmetto Island State Park.

Helping anyway we can

Since 1975, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) has made it our mission to serve our diverse business membership by working towards the singular goal of fostering a climate for economic growth by consistently championing the principles of free enterprise.

Energy dominance without sacrificing safety

Contrary to recent misleading reports, neither the Department of the Interior nor our agency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, is weakening offshore safety or environmental rules.

Woman claims Ville Platte Police forced her to strip, put her in closet

A woman claims in a suit that Ville Platte Police forced her to strip and held her in a closet for two days. The lawsuit was filed Jan. 8 against the City of Ville Platte was filed in the Western District Court of Louisiana by local attorney Tony Dupre on behalf of Latasha Pleasant.

Bourque corrects salary report

Fallout from the arrest of a teacher at Monday night’s meeting of the Vermilion Parish School Board has led to inquiries into the salaries of various parish school superintendents.