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U.S. Rep Mike Johnson at a town hall in Eunice in 2019. (File photo)

Rep. Mike Johnson holding town halls

Rebecca Chaisson

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, will hold town hall meetings on Wednesday and Thursday to provide updates from Washington and take questions from constituents. Each town hall event is open to the public. Allen Parish town hall: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Kinder City Hall, 333 N. 8th St., Kinder.

Helen Mae Huval Bourgeois

Myra Miller

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Helen Mae Huval Bourgeois announces her passing on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the age of 91. Visitation services will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m.

Kenneth "Sonny" Johnson

Myra Miller

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

BASILE–It is with heavy hearts that the family of Kenneth “Sonny” Johnson announces his passing on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Oaklane Wellness & Rehabilitation Center at the age of 71. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile.

News notes items

News notes

Myra Miller

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Box Fan Drive through July 8 Many Eunice businesses, as well as local area ones, are sponsoring a Box Fan Drive beginning today through July 8. Drop off locations include Eunice Manor, First Baptist Church in Eunice, and The Road Home Therapy Center in Church Point.

Group plants according to water needs — called hydrozones. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

How to help your plants survive a drought

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

After last year’s record rainfall, it’s hard to believe that this year we are barely getting any rain at all. Watering my poor, wilted plants this morning, I recalled that I did not have to pull out my garden hose last year. Looking back at historical weather data, this is not abnormal.

This scene from “Charlotte’s Web” shows some of the barnyard animals at the Zuckerman farm and Lurvy, the farm hand, played by Everett Reppond. Goose and Gander are played by Elle Soileau and Issack Henderson; Lamb is played by Bailey Fruge. (Submitted photo)

Play opens Thursday at Eunice Players’ Theater

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, July 2, 2022

After weeks of rehearsal, the cast and crew of “Charlotte’s Web” at Eunice Players’ Theatre are ready for their opening night performance at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Price of July 4th cookout costing more than last year

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

If you plan on holding a July 4 cookout this weekend, expect to pay a lot more than what you paid for last year’s meal. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey, the overall cost for the Independence Day cookout is up 17%, or about $10 from last year.

Inflation has our political leaders trapped

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Inflation is now at a 40-year high of 8.6%, with energy and food cost leading the way. To stop inflation monetary policy requires a nominal interest rate 2% higher than the inflation rate, such as 10.6% — yet the Federal Reserve has only raised its policy rate to 1.6 percent.

Memories of Nixon in Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, July 2, 2022

This month marks the 50-year anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Those of us who remember were often mesmerized by the full press coverage the event produced. Driving to and from the state capital, I was glued to my radio as events unfolded that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

What happened at Roswell 75 years ago?

Rebecca Chaisson

Saturday, July 2, 2022

The front page of the July 8, 1947, “Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record” seized the American imagination with the headline “RAAF (Roswell Army Air Field) Captures Flying Saucer.” That announcement added fuel to the saucer craze of summer 1947 (“Keep your raccoon coats, grandpa – we’ve got Martians!