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Howard Paul Terry Sr.

Myra Miller

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Howard Paul Terry, Sr. passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 at the age of 77. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Golden Star Baptist Church with Reverend Matthew Alfred officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Mamou.

Sunset man dies in single-vehicle crash in St. Landry Parish

Rebecca Chaisson

Monday, May 30, 2022

Shortly before 4 p.m. on May 28, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on La. 357 near Park Avenue in St. Landry Parish. The crash took the life of 67-year-old Reginal Clinton Miller of Sunset.

Willie Walters Gibson, now 80, and his wife Ora Gibson discussed his journey at their home in Rochester, New York. (Liz Ryan/LSU Manship School News Service)

A man the FBI thought was dead recalls details of 1960 murders

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

Not a day has passed during the past 62 years that Willie Gibson hasn’t thought of Louisiana and the horrific shootings in Monroe that left four of his friends and co-workers dead and a fifth seriously wounded.

Kathy W. Oubre

Pass drug savings to consumers

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

From groceries to gas prices, consumers are dealing with sticker shock in almost every part of the marketplace, including prescription drugs.

Do you have a personal catch phrase?

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

Hollywood makes iconic catch phrases seem easy. Whether it’s McGarrett’s “Book ‘em, Danno” or Vizzini’s “Inconceivable!” in “The Princess Bride,” we take them for granted.

Hillary’s long journey home

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

The solemn bugle tones of “Taps” and the 21-gun salute from a military honor guard were long overdue when Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau was finally laid to rest in Cedar Hill cemetery in Washington on May 21. Nearly 80 years overdue.

Tips sought on construction site theft near Church Point

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a theft that occurred at a construction site near St. Raphael Drive, east of Church Point sometime between May 12 and 18. A truck, trailer and skid steer were stolen and several pieces of construction equipment were vandalized.

The Acadia Convention and Visitors Commission (Acadia Parish Tourist Commission) unveiled its new brand and logo during a program Tuesday morning at The Crying Eagle Lodge near Basile. Among those on hand for the event were, from left, Sharon Calcote, Byways director, Louisiana Office of Tourism; Nancy Loewer, executive director, Acadia Commission; and Wynne Waltman, part of the creative team that designed the new logo and brand. (Photos by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

Acadia Parish Tourism Commission rebrands

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Crying Eagle Lodge near Basile was the perfect setting for the unveiling of the new brand for the Acadia Convention and Visitors Commission Tuesday morning. The Lodge is a little-known jewel of Acadia located just off La. 97 in the northwest corner of the parish.

Chef Tory McPhail

Area chefs among those chosen for seafood cook-off

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

Area chefs are among the dozen selected to compete in the 15th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. They are among eight first-time competitors vying to take the crown of King or Queen of Louisiana Seafood. This year’s competition will be held June 7 at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette.

Andre Guillory, left, vice president and chief customer officer, and Bill Fontenot, center, president and CEO of Cleco Corporate Holdings, present a $500,000 check to Raymond Hebert, right, CEO of the Community Foundation of Acadiana. (Submitted photo)

Cleco donates $500,000 to support non-profits

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, May 27, 2022

Cleco Power donated $500,000 to the Community Foundation of Acadiana to support and fund projects across their seven-parish service region.