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Le Vieux Presbytère honors T. C. Cary and the Cajun Ladies Le Vieux Presbytère Museum, 205 Rue Iry Lejeune in Church Point, invites the public to hear close relatives of the late T. C. Cary speak at 11a.m. Aug.

Clara Bollich Miller

EUNICE-It is with the heaviest hearts that the family of Clara Bollich Miller announces her passing on Friday, August 19, 2022 at her home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 93. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at St.

Janice Elizabeth Moffitt Boersma

Janice Elizabeth Moffitt Boersma passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the age of 65. No Services have been planned at this time.

Gregory Louis LaFleur

Gregory Louis LaFleur passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the age of 40. Service details are pending.

St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers: Fugitives in murder cases sought

St. Landry Crime Stopper is seeking information and offering up $2,500 for it on two suspects in murder cases Ricky Dejaylon Washington, 18-year-old black male who is 5 foot 7 and weighs 156 lbs., has active arrest warrant for attempted second-degree murder.

Caretaker accused of tapping man’s credit card accounts for $30,000

Two Port Barre residents are accused of running up $30,000 in charges on a credit card accounts of a man the female took care of. According to Sheriff Bobby Guidroz, on April 25, St.

Correctional officer offered food for sex acts, lewd behavior

A St. Landry Parish correctional officer is accused of offering to trade food with female inmates for sexual acts and displays of lewd behavior. The arrest was announced on a St. Landry Parish Office’s social media page.

Black-eyed peas and cabbage are not the only foods that bring luck

Pomegranates are unique fruits whose origins have been traced to Persia. Native to Iran through northern India, they are grown around the world today. The fruit is considered sacred and is believed to provide abundance, fertility and even luck.

Roberts Cove Germanfest returns after two-year absence

Come celebrate German-style at the 2022 annual Roberts Cove Germanfest on Oct. 1 and 2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath, the festival was forced to be canceled in 2020 and 2021, but will now return to the historic grounds of St.

Billy wouldn’t leave his gold

Jean Lafitte left New Orleans and the ruins of his Baratarian kingdom in 1818 to make a new start on Galveston Island, but not all of his band went with him. One of those who stayed behind was known as Billy Bowlegs, and he became almost as notorious as a Gulf of Mexico raider as Lafitte himself.