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Healthcare training program addresses need for skilled care

Acadiana Workforce Solutions (AWS) is launching the Country Road Inclusion Project, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for skilled healthcare workers in Acadiana while providing equitable opportunities for marginalized and rural communities.

Tips to protect your home and family during freezing temperatures

With freezing temperatures arriving, the LSU AgCenter LaHouse Research and Education Center shares practical advice to help Louisiana residents protect their property and ensure safety during extreme cold.

Why plant heirloom seeds this spring?

Heirloom seeds come from plants passed down through generations. These seeds help keep cultural history alive, connecting us with ancestors who also grew these plants. It is like bringing the past back to life.

Pawpaws: An uncommon yet valuable addition to the Louisiana landscape

Increasing the use of native plants, growing your own food and supporting butterflies are all admirable goals. You can accomplish all three by planting pawpaw trees.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Jan. 2 Kenneth Ralph Ansley, of Opelousas, and Julia Marie Olsen, of Melville. Jeremy Allen Broussard and Katie Marie Fruge, both of Carencro.

Church Pt. man arrested for pornography involving juveniles

Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Church Point on Jan. 8. Jacoby Jamal Recard, 37, of Cobblestone Road in Church Point was arrested on six counts of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13 (Felony).

Evangeline Parish LDWF agent Guillory recognized

Five Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) employees were recognized for their commitment to managing, protecting, and conserving Louisiana’s abundant natural resources at the Jan.

Sulphur made a fortune, kept roaches at bay

It was big news across south Louisiana when the Union Sulphur Company announced in January 1925 that its fabulous mines in Calcasieu Parish had been shut down.

Snow brings out the best in us

I love the snow. I love how it forces us to slow down and take pause. I especially love how a good snowfall puts Washington, D.C., into panic mode, as it has again this week, causing federal office buildings to shut down. I lived in the D.C.

Remember that deluxe apartment in the sky-y-y?

In 2007 the farmers cooperative for which I work relocated its maintenance shop from the back lot to a building with actual road frontage. As editor of the company newsletter, I couldn’t resist reporting the change with the headline “We’re movin’ on up.