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The white powdery substance contains the spores that infect next year’s plants if left on the ground. Be sure to rake up and remove all infected leaves and dispose of them in trash bags in the trash. (Photo by Hampton Grunewald/LSU AgCenter)

The white powdery substance contains the spores that infect next year’s plants if left on the ground. Be sure to rake up and remove all infected leaves and dispose of them in trash bags in the trash. (Photo by Hampton Grunewald/LSU AgCenter)

What’s growing on my shrub?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Noticed some type of alien growth on your azaleas this spring? I’ve recently gotten phone calls for strange growths on azalea shrubs that were described by the caller as what looked like “cauliflower ear” — enlarged and puffy.

What’s taking Biden so long?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Outwardly at least, the Democratic Party’s national leadership has exhibited no sense of urgency over the absence of any definitive announcement of a President Biden re-election campaign.

What else needs a baseball pitch clock?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
My brother, the former Babe Ruth Leaguer, remains deeply skeptical of Major League Baseball’s newly instituted pitch clock. He is not alone in regarding the sport’s leisurely pace as an integral part of its charm. But many analysts cheer any attempt to trim the bloated runtime of modern games.

Pie was the best shooter ever

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
In days long gone by, when people thought we could shoot as many ducks as we could hit, and when they were in big demand at New Orleans restaurants, hundreds of sharpshooting market hunters earned a good living in the south Louisiana marshes. People said Florine “Pie” Champagne was the best of them.
Rep. Tony Bacala expressed concern about giving money to low-grade schools. (Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service)

Rep. Tony Bacala expressed concern about giving money to low-grade schools. (Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service)

Teacher pay raise question

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Conservative lawmakers’ concerns about spending some of the state’s surplus on teacher pay raises is already stirring up controversy on the third day of the session.
The West Walnut scene of fatal shooting on April 6. (Submitted photo)

The West Walnut scene of fatal shooting on April 6. (Submitted photo)

Tips sought in fatal shooting in Eunice

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
St. Landry Crime Stoppers and Eunice Police need help in solving a homicide in the city of Eunice. During the evening hours on April 6 officers responded to gunshots being fired near 951 West Walnut Avenue.
St. Landry Parish School Board members vote on candidates for superintendent at Wednesday’s meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board members vote on candidates for superintendent at Wednesday’s meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board cuts superintendent list from 7 to 5

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
The St. Landry Parish School Board will interview five applicants for its top job of superintendent on April 20 and 21. The candidates who applied for the position of superintendent of St. Landry Parish School Board are Milton Batiste, Hamilton P. Brock, Curt R. Green, Paul E.
Former Eunice Junior High School Principal Dwanetta Scott was voted interim superintendent of the St. Landry Parish School school district at School Board meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Former Eunice Junior High School Principal Dwanetta Scott was voted interim superintendent of the St. Landry Parish School school district at School Board meeting on Wednesday. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Former Eunice Jr. High principal voted interim parish superintendent

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Dwanetta Scott, a former principal at Eunice Junior High School, was selected by the St. Landry Parish School Board as interim superintendent. “I am forever grateful for the opportunities that have been provided to me through the St.
Judge Jason Meche

Judge Jason Meche

Council answers judge’s request

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
District judges do not ordinarily come to Eunice city meetings, but Judge Jason Meche did and won the Board’s approval of a resolution in support of an Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District. The Board joined other Acadiana governments in backing the nine-parish district.
Dr. Zeb Stearns

Dr. Zeb Stearns

Dr. Stearns describes coroner’s job

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, April 14, 2023
Dr. Zeb Stearns, a Eunice family practice physician, gave the history and origin of a coroner, and talked about his role as the St. Landry Parish coroner at the Rotary Club meeting Wednesday. The parish’s coroner seat opened when the former coroner, Dr. Russell Pavich, died on June 10, 2022.