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Texas is not the new Taliban

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
As expected, everyone’s apoplectic about the Supreme Court’s decision not to block the Texas abortion law. It’s no secret I have been advocating for the criminalization of abortion for decades. Many people disagree with me, and that’s okay.

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The ‘rural purge’ of 1971

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
In mid-1971, I experienced a most distressing visit to the dentist. A TV fan magazine in the waiting room divulged life-changing news.

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Providence led schooners to Teche

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
When we think about boats on Bayou Teche in days gone by, we think first about steamboats. But a surprising number of ocean-going schooners regularly visited Franklin and other bayou towns, bringing fancy goods and staples from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other places.
Downed power lines and leaning poles lie near a house with blue tarps on the roof after Hurricane Ida in St. James Parish, Sept. 8. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Downed power lines and leaning poles lie near a house with blue tarps on the roof after Hurricane Ida in St. James Parish, Sept. 8. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

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Got the blue tarp blues? Here’s how to get a hurricane-hardy roof

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
Singing the blue tarp blues is no joke. If your home’s roof was damaged by Hurricane Ida, it doesn’t have to happen again. There are now roofing products and methods that can withstand a category 4 hurricane.
Demographer Mike Hefner at a St. Landry Parish Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Demographer Mike Hefner at a St. Landry Parish Council meeting. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Parish Council, School Board to discuss redistricting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
St. Landry Parish Council and School Board members are to hold a joint meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Delta Grand Theatre in Opelousas to discuss redistricting. Aug. 12, census results were released showing the the parish population is 82,540.
Robert Fuller in Klan regalia. (From “Ten Years of Leadership in the Original Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc.,” a book published in 1972 by Robert Fuller and Jack Barnes)

Robert Fuller in Klan regalia. (From “Ten Years of Leadership in the Original Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc.,” a book published in 1972 by Robert Fuller and Jack Barnes)

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A case that ‘flips justice on its head’

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
More than six decades ago a grand jury assembled to hear a grisly case. Four Black men had been shot to death and a fifth seriously wounded in a hail of gunfire on Ticheli Road near Monroe, Louisiana.
The Rev. Hampton Davis delivers the blessing.

The Rev. Hampton Davis delivers the blessing.

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Sept. 11, 2001, remembered

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
On Friday, Ardoin’s Funeral Homes free barbecue plate lunches for all first-responders, as well as others who work to serve its community. Bill Wimberly, Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice manager said 200 plates were prepared.
Chataignier native Phyllis Rozas Talbot died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. (Submitted photo)

Chataignier native Phyllis Rozas Talbot died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. (Submitted photo)

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Chataignier native died in terrorist attack

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was written by J. Anfenson-Comeau for The Eunice News to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. When the Sept.
An Honor and Remembrance 911 Ceremony was held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eunice Circle Park.

An Honor and Remembrance 911 Ceremony was held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eunice Circle Park.

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Recalling the Sept. 11 attack

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 10, 2021
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack is seared into the memories of those who lived that day. Donnie Fontenot was in the Navy serving on the destroyer USS Fitzgerald, which was in port in San Diego. “I didn’t understand how people could say ‘I remember when Kennedy was killed’ and I do now.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office arrests

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office arrests

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St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office Arrests

Myra Miller
Friday, September 10, 2021
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. September 10 Ricky James Richard, 35, 1300 block of Frilot Street, Opelousas. Simple assault. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Christopher Gabriel Nations, 33, 100 block of E. Courtableu Road, Port Barre. Bench warrant.