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The St. Landry Parish School Board meeting was packed iwith people on Thursday protesting the possible closing or consolidation of schools. The protest was calmed when School Board President Albert Hayes Jr. announced the issue was not on the meeting’s agenda. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

The St. Landry Parish School Board meeting was packed iwith people on Thursday protesting the possible closing or consolidation of schools. The protest was calmed when School Board President Albert Hayes Jr. announced the issue was not on the meeting’s agenda. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

School closures left off agenda, but draws an energetic crowd

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
For two weeks the St. Landry Parish School Board has discussed consolidating and closing schools, but Thursday the issue was left off the agenda.

Ask legislators to support suicide prevention lifeline

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth.

COVID-19 lockdown’s long hauler effect

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
It all started with the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, and it’s one of the few lingering effects of the experience that hasn’t tempted me to seek intense electroshock therapy.

Care for some stolen random thoughts?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
Honest, I’m going to write a book chockful of random thoughts someday (my more serious book about religion is already available on Amazon), but deadline pressures keep forcing me to cannibalize my ideas for this column instead.

Fit only for frogs and alligators

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
Every year about this time, when the Mississippi begins to fill with snowmelt and rainwater from the north, talk begins again about the possibility of the Atchafalaya grabbing almost all of the water from the big river — with dire consequences on both of the streams.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's arrests

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. May 6 Davienontray L. Breaux, 28, 400 block of Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Lafayette. First-degree murder (2 counts), attempted first-degree murder (3 counts), felon in possession of a firearm, home invasion.

Eunice Police radio dispatch logs

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. May 5 00:20 St. Landry Parish Sheriff office advised of a subject at Acadian Medical with severe burns, residence is at Samuel and Magnolia, wants an officer to be sure it is not still burning.
A hammerhead worm discovered by a Denham Springs homeowner. Photo provided.

A hammerhead worm discovered by a Denham Springs homeowner. Photo provided.

Hammerhead worms on the rise in Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
An invasive, wriggling creature with a head that resembles a hammer has been showing up lately in some south Louisiana lawns. They’re called hammerhead worms. LSU AgCenter entomologist Nathan Lord said it is believed they were imported from Southeast Asia in the soil of ornamental plants.
Bruce Gaudin

Bruce Gaudin

Statue to honor Saint Landry

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
Bruce Gaudin with the Opelousas Rotary Club informed the Eunice Rotarians Wednesday about an upcoming Centennial Celebration and Dedication of the statue of St. Landry. The dedication ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on May 24 at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square in Opelousas.
Marianne Addy

Marianne Addy

Cleco expert offers energy-saving tips

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, May 6, 2022
Marianne Addy, an energy efficiency marketing analyst with Cleco, gave informative presentation and talked about how to make your home and business more energy efficient at the Eunice Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday.