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Molly Rowe takes the helm at Hilliard Art Museum

LAFAYETTE — Molly Rowe, a Lafayette native with two decades of experience working with arts and culture organizations around the world, has been named executive director of the Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Crime Stopper tip in June leads to drug bust in December

CA Crime Stopper tip on June 4 led to the arrest of an Opelousas man on Thursday, Sheriff Bobby Guidroz reported. The tip was about illegal drug activity in the 1300 block of Nash Drive, Opelousas.

Lafayette men busted for conspiracy to commit armed robbery

Three Lafayette men targeted for an undercover buy of four pounds of marijuana ended up being charged with criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz stated that on Wednesday, detectives initiated an undercover purchase of four pounds of marijuana.

Do you own enough Christmas music?

A large part of my collection was destroyed earlier this year, but I still have visions of the world’s largest stockpile of Christmas music dancing in my head. I cherish a handful of songs that I “must” hear each yuletide season, but my reach inevitably exceeds my grasp as I try to “have it all.

Sign me up for cursive

The death of cursive handwriting reared its ugly head during the recent presidential election. Since 2010, according to Yahoo News, many states have dropped cursive writing from their curricula as they shifted to Common Core State Standards for English.

Sticky paws and south Louisiana oil

Sticky bear paws may have led to one of south Louisiana’s earliest oil discoveries — but it took a while to put two and two together and make them add up to anything worth counting.

Trump’s floating fish farms might surface in the Gulf of Mexico despite opposition

Floating cages with fish by the thousands may be popping in the Gulf of Mexico under a controversial plan that was backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration four years ago and is likely to gain traction again after Trump begins his second term next month.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday to Monday, Dec. 7 - 9 Cory James Robert, 46, 1000 block of Harrington Drive, Lafayette.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Thursday, Dec. 5 Kasey Perron, 50, 400 block of 2nd, Eunice.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, Dec. 6 Frank James Dupre, 27, 1100 block of N. Vivian Avenue, Eunice. Domestic abuse battery (child endangerment).