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Ground broken for new Opelousas wastewater plant

Growth along the I-49 corridor in Opelousas is prompting the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 16 at the plant’s site next to the Bayou Callahan bridge on the I-49 South Service Road, near the entrance to Clos du Bois subdivision.

Edwards OKs trading higher unemployment benefits for ending federal assistance

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law a bill that will end federal pandemic unemployment in exchange for a long-term increase in state unemployment benefits. The bill passed last week as the state’s regular legislative session came to a close.

Number of employed continues to rise in COVID-19 recovery

Preliminary data for May released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted number of employed individuals rose both over the month and over the year.

Sinning is bad, but not being sorry is worse

When I was in the second grade, I got myself into a bit of a theological pickle. Enchanted to the point of obsession by the art teacher’s collection of beads and baubles, I pinched a string of glass pearls one day when Sister Inez wasn’t looking.

Learning summer job dignity for $1 an hour

They called me “The Trail Blazer,” Good Buddy.  That was my citizens band radio handle in the summer of 1977, when the hit movie “Smokey and the Bandit” created a CB craze and millions of kids like me dreamed of getting one.

On campus: Students honored at colleges, universities

Johnson on Centenary College Dean’s List SHREVEPORT — Teri Johnson, of Eunice is among 206 Centenary students named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2021. The honor list names all students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.

Virtual hands on

Tools aren’t new for vocational schools, but the centers at Eunice and Washington have devices on hand that allow users to learn through virtual reality. The technology was on display at the St. Landry Parish School Board’s Academic Committee meeting Tuesday.

Solar farm may come to St. Landry Parish

A solar farm may be coming to St. Landry Parish. Parish President Jessie Bellard reported to the Parish Council that leases are already in place for 1,300 acres in the the Washington, Grand Prairie, Plaisance area.

Rural revitalization plan cites 4 key issues (Download the report)

The Advisory Council on Rural Revitalization released its Strategic Plan Report on Wednesday.

WWII priest is closer to sainthood

“Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.