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St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. February 24 Amanda Hardy Jones, 38, 200 block of W. Cherry Street, Opelousas. Hold for Opelousas City Court. Arrested by Opelousas City Marshals. Heather R. Sorcia, 33, 200 block of E. Dean Street, Eunice.

News notes

St. Mathilda Church Lent dinners Fridays St. Mathilda Church will have Fried Fish and fish courtbouillon dinners fundraiser on every Friday during Lent. Pick up is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bishop Ceasar Center. A donation of $12 will be accepted.

Joseph Earl Manuel

EUNICE–It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Joseph Earl Manuel, of Eunice announces the unexpected loss of a beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, who passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023 in the comfort of his home at the age of 93.

Are cover crops and crop rotation beneficial for home gardeners?

This week, the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference in Baton Rouge, and I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and nursery crops) producers. Cover cropping was once a common practice in agricultural history.

3 to be inducted into Louisiana Ag Hall of Distinction

Three individuals who have spent their careers dedicated to improving agriculture in Louisiana will be the newest inductees into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. The induction will take place at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge March 2.

Catholics under attack by the FBI!

Did you know that traditional Catholicism is under attack by the FBI for being extreme, and festering terrorism? That’s right! The FBI issued a memo warning of extremists who are infiltrating “radical – traditionalist Roman Catholic organizations known primarily for the love of the Latin Mass.

Have you taken your business elsewhere?

I just heard about a local business losing a major customer over a trivial misunderstanding. Most of us hate change and maintain loyalty to a brand or retailer through thick and thin. True, this veers into creepiness in extreme cases, such as refusing to outgrow your old pediatrician.

Did Coolidge eat his Rice-O-La?

When planter, politician and entrepreneur Henri Gueydan began to manufacture his Rice-O-La breakfast cereal in 1923, he also launched an advertising campaign that could have been the inspiration for the flamboyant Hadacol promotions decades later. The campaign might have been anticipated.

LDWF: Best to leave suspected injured or orphaned birds undisturbed

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) wants to remind the public to leave suspected injured and orphaned birds alone and undisturbed.

Acadia Parish project is among those bid by DOTD

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Thursday that 21 projects around the state received bids recently. Seventeen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $87.9 million.