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Trump’s polling slides in Louisiana

“Love him or hate him, most every (Louisiana) voter has an opinion about President Donald Trump.” That was the analysis offered up by Bernie Pinsonat of Southern Media and Opinion Research, a Baton Rouge-based polling firm that conducted a statewide survey of 500 likely Louisiana voters from Nov.

Humane Society reminds pet owners to protect pets during cold spell

With weather barely over the freezing mark during the day and dropping to the mid to low 20s at night, the Humane Society of Louisiana is urging and advising pet owners to bring their pets in during this cold snap or, at the very least, provide suitable shelter.

A Mamou holiday

It has been 60 years since the famed Holiday Lounge in Mamou first brightened the night sky with flashing lights that welcomed any and all looking to feel like they had escaped to a new world.

Ex-officer pleads in federal court

Troy Leblanc of St. Martinville pleaded guilty to one count of “misprision of a felony” before Judge Elizabeth E. Foote of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division, on Dec. 21. Leblanc, who reportedly resigned from the St.

Patterson Family Dollar sustains major damage in fire

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated arson after starting a fire Monday at Family Dollar store on Catherine Street in Patterson, causing major damage to the store, said Brant Thompson, chief deputy with the state fire marshal’s office. No one was injured in the fire, Thompson said.

Beverly Golden Morrow

Funeral services will be held for Beverly Golden Morrow, 87, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home. Beverly died peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning on December 29, 2017, at her home in Crowley. Rev.

William A. “Cotton” Greenman

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home for William A. “Cotton” Greenman, 88, who died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at 2:04 p.m. in Crowley. “Cotton” was born Nov. 3, 1929, in Crowley to the late A.L. Greenman and Madge Welch Greenman.

Clara Mae Morel Faulk

Clara Mae Morel Faulk passed away at 11 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mrs. Faulk was born in New Roads on Aug. 23, 1923, and spent much of her life in Crowley, where she retired as an elementary teacher in the public school system.

Turkey Creek toys with the idea of making police chief an appointed position

The Village of Turkey Creek could possibly be changing the way its Chief of Police is selected after the council decided to call for an election at one of its recent meetings to change the position from elected to appointed.

Chataignier PD promotes safe driving; adds additional patrol

By: TONY MARKS Associate Editor During the December meeting of the Chataignier Village Council, Police Chief Clint Brasseaux reported that his department has partnered with a local grocer to promote safe driving and reported the need to add a patrolman to the insurance.