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Avoyelles commemorates 165th anniversary of Northup freedom from slavery

Last week’s commemoration of Solomon Northup’s release from slavery in 1853 shows “how we can take a wrong situation and make it a right situation,” a descendant of Northup said.

Frigid winter SAD for anti-Trumpers

Boy, it’s cold across America. It’s so cold, politicians are picking their own pockets, people are flocking inside the U.S. Capitol just for the hot air, and the outlook for anti-Trumpers has been downgraded from miserable and bewildered to hopelessly depressed.

Fiscal cliff: The elephant in the room

EDITORS NOTE: This is the second of a series of articles on the Fiscal Cliff crisis facing Louisiana today. Louisiana is facing a $1 billion fiscal cliff this July, and our political leaders have yet to provide a solution.

Did you know? Use of force or violence in self-defense

recently received an email concerning what can a person do if someone is breaking into their home. In recent events, a homeowner in Louisiana shot and killed an intruder and another shot and wounded the burglar.

Homeland Security extends use of state’s Real ID

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles began issuing Real ID credentials on Oct. 3, 2016, and is awaiting official confirmation from Department of Homeland Security that it is in full compliance.

Keep Louisiana Beautiful tallies its 2017 successes

Keep Louisiana Beautiful collected data from its extensive network to determine the overall impact that the nonprofit organization had on the state in 2017. Among the accomplishments Keep Louisiana Beautiful cited in a news release were: — 517,229 lbs.

Action taken on 5 properties to be cleaned up

Five properties in Eunice moved closer to a cleanup after Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Aldermen and mayor. Two properties were given 30 days to get cleaned up. Those properties are 210 E. Oak St. and 571 Halsey St. Property at 580 Lewis Street is targeted for a Feb.

Eunice aldermen move to update aging fire truck fleet

The agenda item was not much more than a blink of an eye, but in that moment the Eunice Board of Aldermen cleared the way to update the city’s aging fire truck fleet. Mayor Scott Fontenot is to buy a new fire truck expected to cost about $400,000.

Treasurer aiming for website to track spending

When Treasurer John Schroder was running for the statewide-elected office he was sworn into last month, he promised voters a website where government spending could be tracked and investigated.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Jan. 10 10:56 Animal complaint in the 800 block of South Beulah. 13:30 Son pushed mother down in the 100 block of Prairie. 16:16 Loose dog in the 2000 block of West Dudley. 16:19 Broken gas line at North St.