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Founding Fathers and the Ten Commandments

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
Louisiana invoked a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public-school classroom. A federal lawsuit was filed alleging that Louisiana’s mandate is unconstitutional. Perhaps we should study what our Founding Fathers thought.

Are you and your blood pressure best buddies?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
Although I receive three or more official doctor’s office blood pressure readings annually, I have procrastinated about regularly assessing my blood pressure at home. I’m sincerely striving to behave responsibly.

Klondikes far apart and far different

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
As the family story is told, Samuel Marquart intended to find a fortune in the cold, rugged gold fields of the Yukon territory of northwestern Canada.
A St. Landry Crime Stoppers of home targeted in a shooting on June 22.

A St. Landry Crime Stoppers of home targeted in a shooting on June 22.

Tips sought in Eunice shooting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
St. Landry Crime Stoppers and the Eunice Police Department need help with solving a shooting inside the city of Eunice. On June 22, Eunice Police were dispatched to 351 Dulles St.
St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is asking parish government to split the $1.2 million renovation cost for the above building in Opelousas. Parish President Jessie Bellard says the cost is not in the budget and the cannot afford to help foot the bill. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is asking parish government to split the $1.2 million renovation cost for the above building in Opelousas. Parish President Jessie Bellard says the cost is not in the budget and the cannot afford to help foot the bill. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Clerk’s building remains disputed

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
By Harlan Kirgan Editor St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said the parish is not obligated to help Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux pay for a building in Opelousas. The building at 306 W. Landry St.
Ernest Blanchard, St. Landry Parish Council member from Eunice, listens to Richard LeBouef, executive director of the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission, speak at Wednesday’s Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Ernest Blanchard, St. Landry Parish Council member from Eunice, listens to Richard LeBouef, executive director of the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission, speak at Wednesday’s Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Blanchard challenges commissioner’s residency

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 5, 2024
St. Landry Parish Council member Ernest Blanchard challenged the residency of St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission member Jodie Powell at a committee meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Blanchard, of Eunice, said Powell is using a 1321 Oak St.
Elwin Berzas Granger

Elwin Berzas Granger

Elwin Berzas Granger

Myra Miller
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Elwin Berzas Granger passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at the age of 84. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 5, 2024 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Reed Cemetery in Lanse Meg.

State’s juvenile sexual abuse victims given hope

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
I suffered sexual abuse from the age of 4 to 18. For years, I’ve been trying to bring that person to civil justice. But I was told I waited too long to file my claim.

Seniors can stay sharp using these tips

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Sunday’s paper (6/30) contained a couple of articles about how seniors can maintain their mental acuity. I’m 84. I can tell you what I do. It may not work for other people, but it works for me. — I am the church treasurer.

In attacking Trump, Left has demonized blue-collar values

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
By the time I knew what the term “blue collar” meant, I wasn’t. I come from a long line of blue-collar people, proud Italians and Irish who were carpenters and cooks and iron workers, and in the case of my beloved Pop Pop, a trashman.