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Fire Marshal notes economic improvement

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
BATON ROUGE — State Fire Marshal Chief H. “Butch” Browning is announcing the agency’s 2021 performance outcomes which show continued strides toward improved services to and protection for the people of Louisiana.

Cleco: Being energy efficient is a resolution worth making

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
PINEVILLE — It’s a new year, and as customers contemplate what to include on their list of New Year’s resolutions, here’s an achievable one that will benefit them and their family or business, as well as the community as a whole – being energy efficient.

J.D. Powers ranks SLEMCO a top ten power company

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
In the national 2021 J.D. Powers Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, Lafayette-based SLEMCO ranked seventh out of the nation’s 145 largest electric utilities.

Louisiana state income tax filing begins Jan. 24

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2021 state individual income tax returns on Jan. 24. The date coincides with the date the IRS begins accepting 2021 federal income tax returns. On Jan.

Bellard announces ‘State of the Parish’ address in February

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
OPELOUSAS – St. Landry Parish Government President Jessie Bellard announced the first annual “State of the Parish” address is scheduled at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas. The event is to inform the public of everything that Parish Government is doing.
Fête-Dieu du Teche’s new Friar Truck which will be rolled out for the Bible Marathon. The retrofitted antique fire truck has been transformed into a mobile church with a built-in pulpit.

Fête-Dieu du Teche’s new Friar Truck which will be rolled out for the Bible Marathon. The retrofitted antique fire truck has been transformed into a mobile church with a built-in pulpit.

Bible Marathon returns

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
ST. MARTINVILLE – Fête-Dieu du Teche in conjunction with St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church will host the annual Bible Marathon beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and concluding on Word of God at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

Governor: Most COVID reinfections in La. are among unvaccinated

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
People who have not received a coronavirus vaccine account for the majority of those who have contracted COVID-19 more than once, according to data Gov. John Bel Edwards shared Thursday. From September through December 2021, 60% percent of reinfections were among the unvaccinated, the governor said.
John Pucheu, right, chairman of the Eunice Rotary Citizen of the Year committee, presents Alicia Mire with the Citizen of the Year award at Wednesday’s Eunice Rotary Club meeting, (Photo by Myra Miller)

John Pucheu, right, chairman of the Eunice Rotary Citizen of the Year committee, presents Alicia Mire with the Citizen of the Year award at Wednesday’s Eunice Rotary Club meeting, (Photo by Myra Miller)

Mire is Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
The Eunice Rotary Club’s 2021 Citizen of the Year is Alicia Smith Mire. The nomination letter written by Pam Quirk requested the club consider Mire to be honored as Citizen of the Year. Mire is employed by the city of Eunice as director of tourism and Main Street and event coordinator for St.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, right, and Karia Rami, executive assistant and permit officer, open bids at the Jan. 5 Parish Council meeting in Opelousas. Also present at the bid opening was Richard Lewis, code enforcement director. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, right, and Karia Rami, executive assistant and permit officer, open bids at the Jan. 5 Parish Council meeting in Opelousas. Also present at the bid opening was Richard Lewis, code enforcement director. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Parish Council accepts bids on adjudicated properties

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, January 14, 2022
The St. Landry Parish Council accepted bids on 29 adjudicated properties in the parish at a special meeting on Jan. 5. “This is the first time the parish has done this to this magnitude,” Parish President Jessie Bellard said in telephone interview.