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Education savings accounts advance

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Friday, March 22, 2024
Parents who want to tap into taxpayer money to send their children to a private school or a different public school could soon have that choice based on legislation a Louisiana Senate committee advanced. Eventually, the resources would be available to any family regardless of their income.

Understanding open pollinated, heirloom, hybrid, organic and GMO seeds

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
Each of these types of seed comes with its own set of characteristics and benefits. Knowing more about the differences in these seeds will help you make more informed decisions about your garden. Open-pollinated seeds are like the old-fashioned treasures passed down through generations.
Citrus plants offer a crisp, refreshing top note, injecting a burst of energy into scents. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Citrus plants offer a crisp, refreshing top note, injecting a burst of energy into scents. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

The fragrance of nature

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
National Fragrance Day, celebrated March 21, might not be a widely recognized day on our calendars, but it’s hard to deny the integral role that fragrances play in our everyday lives.

So you acknowledge Jesus as a wise teacher? Really?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
It’s probably not the Easter message you expected, but for the sake of argument, let’s set aside miracles, repentance, heaven, hell and claims of divinity. Countless people who reject Jesus Christ as the Son of God will nonetheless grudgingly acknowledge him as a “good man” or “wise moral teacher.

Jail coffee gave spunk to mystery blonde

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
Mystery and glamour always make a good news story. If you throw in a big-time gangster, it’s almost guaranteed to make the front page. That’s why the first paragraph of the Opelousas Daily World story on March 27, 1940, caught my eye. It offered all of the needed elements.

Arrest made in agent-involved shooting in Evangeline Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
Following the investigation into the altercation that took place on Feb. 12 involving a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent, State Police investigators have arrested 43-year-old Johnny Clark of Turkey Creek.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
The following people obtain marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. Wednesday, March 13 Damien Lawrence Ned of Opelousas and Lee Rene Antoniou of Opelousas. Thursday, March 14 Leo Anthony Demouchet Jr. of Opelousas and Ava Janice Chambers of Opelousas.

St. Landry Parish civil cases

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, March 22, 2024
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District, Opelousas. Wednesday, March 13 Lakeview Loan Servicing vs Stephen Craig Bristol et al, executory process. Tracy Pomeranian vs Peter Lavigne IV et al, custody. Shauna Nicole Broussard vs Tyechia Nicole Johnson, divorce.
Incoming Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple speaks at the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana candidate’s forum April 27, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Incoming Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple speaks at the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana candidate’s forum April 27, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Temple pushes insurance industry-friendly package

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Friday, March 22, 2024
By Wesley Muller Louisiana Illuminator A package of legislation to benefit insurance companies found widespread support in a Louisiana Senate committee Wednesday after only one member questioned why the state would help the industry instead of drivers and homeowners who pay extraordinarily high...