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The Road to Serfdom: Part II

In our first article we talked about the importance of knowing history when it comes to the utopian promises of Socialism and Marxism, and that F.A. Hayek’s well-known book The Road to Serfdom was an excellent guide as most utopian promises were economically infeasible.

Is the gardening craze growing on you?

According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other foods has tripled since 2008.

Call for rails took time for an answer

The steamboat opened the bayous of south Louisiana and helped bring prosperity to the communities alongside them, but by the middle 1800s the romance of a ride on a steamer and the convenience of shipping crops on them began to be challenged by pragmatic leaders who argued for the speed and...

Armed robber in Rayne sought

The following information is a release for the media regarding information distributed by Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish. Rayne Police detectives are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the People’s Credit Union, located at 904 E. Texas Ave. This incident occurred at about 1 p.m.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 27 Andy Fontenot, 53, 100 block of North 8th Street, Eunice. Reckless operation of a vehicle, hit and run, no insurance, driver’s license suspension/revocation and no license plate. Thomas Aaron Glass,39, 700 block of Simar Street, Iota.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. Traffic stops are not normally included. July 28 00:16 In pursuit of a vehicle near McArthur and Nimitz, two subjects. 00:18 Subject running on Gaspard. 00:30 Weapon recovered.

Hurricanes generated 800K claims

Over the past two hurricane seasons, 800,000 claims were generated statewide following Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida. Because of this, insurance companies paid $23 billion to policy holders for damages.

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles releases Legacy Series schedule

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Legacy Series will take place on the first Thursday of every month. Each event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Feed & Seed Lafayette, 106 N Grant St, Lafayette.

St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial raises brick price

The engraved bricks for St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial will go up in cost and slightly in size effective Aug. 1 at $100. The Memorial has: — 112 brick spaces available on the Military Walk-way; and — 204 brick spaces on the civilian walk-way located on the left side of the Monument.

LSUE computer information technology professor featured

LSU Eunice Computer Information Technology (CIT) assistant professor Laure Seeder is receiving national publicity as a featured subject in the July edition of Certification Magazine.