The emperor has no clothes!
Rebecca Chaisson
The year 2021 can only be described as one of massive delusion (or deceit) in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
News
Tools stolen in rural burglary
Rebecca Chaisson
Acadia Parish Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the burglary of a building that occurred in the 1300 block of St. Margaret Road, north of Church Point, on Jan. 4 or 5.
Entry into the building was by force. Once inside, several pieces of diamond plate metal and various tools were stolen.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Parish residents are among Gov. Edwards’ appointees
Rebecca Chaisson
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions on Friday.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Sunset man killed in wreck
Rebecca Chaisson
A Sunset man was killed in a single-vehicle auto wreck on Boxie Road in Sunset at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Omicron variant, other factors decimate blood supply
Rebecca Chaisson
A national blood shortage is further stressing the nation’s fragile health care system. Vitalant, which services about 900 hospitals across 28 states, including 23 across 21 Louisiana parishes, is experiencing an historic, two-year low blood supply.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Edwards announces mortgage relief program
Rebecca Chaisson
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announce the launch of the Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Fund, a federally funded relief program for homeowners financially impacted by COVID-19 who are behind on their mortgages and at risk of foreclosure.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne represents the governor on the Revenue Estimating Committee. (Photo by Elizabeth Garner/LSU Manship School News Service)
Louisiana to have $1.6B more to spend in upcoming session
Rebecca Chaisson
Louisiana will have an additional $1.6 billion to spend over the next year and a half after a state panel approved new revenue projections Tuesday.
The state expects to collect $1.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot speaks at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Police Chief cites missing family, loss of God for violence
Rebecca Chaisson
Eunice Police Randy Fontenot cited several factors for recent street crime, but focused on the lack of God and a breakdown in family as prime reason.
Fontenot wrote the following on social media and read it as Tuesday’s Board of Alderman meeting.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot, let, visited with people after Tuesday’s city meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Killing, gun violence dominates city meeting
Rebecca Chaisson
A street murder and a Sunday shooting said by Police Chief Randy Fontenot as retaliation dominated Tuesday’s city council meeting.
Newly named mayor pro-tem Ernest Blanchard asked Fontenot to speak about the gun violence.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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Shootings mar weekend
Rebecca Chaisson
A Eunice teen was gunned down in a store parking lot on Friday and a man was wounded in what was believed to be a retaliation on Sunday.
The siege of violence followed weeks of gunshots on Eunice streets caused by “Godless, senseless fools,” Police Chief Randy Fontenot said recently.
At about 10 p.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022