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Tri-Parish jobless rates up from a year ago

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Tri-Parish unemployment rates are down from January, but remain up from a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics were released Tuesday. February unemployment rates were: — St. Landry Parish, 7.7%, down from 8.
St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto at a March meeting. Donatto was critical at the April 1 School Board meeting about action taken on Washington Elementary. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto at a March meeting. Donatto was critical at the April 1 School Board meeting about action taken on Washington Elementary. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Donatto criticizes superintendent

Harlan Kirgan Editor
Thursday, April 8, 2021
OPEOUSAS — In a rare public rebuke, St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto was sharply critical of Superintendent Patrick Jenkins about his proposal to keep Washington Elementary open. “I feel like this Board was bamboozled in the way this was handled,” she said.
Roger Young at a St. Landry Parish School Board meeting in May 2016. Young, who died Sunday, served 32 years on the School Board. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Roger Young at a St. Landry Parish School Board meeting in May 2016. Young, who died Sunday, served 32 years on the School Board. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Longtime educator Young dies

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Roger Young, who served 32 years on the St. Landry Parish School Board, and started a career in education in 1949, died on Sunday. He was 97 years old. His obituary states he died at Acadian Medical Center. An obituary appears on Page 5.

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Kennedy on right track to protect local journalism

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Over the past year, local journalism has been more important — and more needed — than ever. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the reignited social justice movement to the explosive 2020 U.S.

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Judges ask citizens to answer jury duty call

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Our courts need your help. As judges across our state return to conducting jury trials, we are asking you to answer the call to serve as a juror.
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Michael Reagan

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Hail to the punter in chief

Michael Reagan
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
He may not be the fastest president on his feet we’ve ever had. He may bore you to death compared to the last president. But I will tell you, if anyone in the NFL is looking for a punter, Joe Biden is your man.
Danny Tyree

Danny Tyree

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May I sing the housing subdivision blues?

Danny Tyree
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
My wife and I would never have met, except that her family fled a densely populated state when she was 11. Given her satisfaction with the simple life (deer in the yard, the neighbors’ ponds and livestock across the road), I dreaded sharing game-changing news with her the other evening.

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Land use guidelines are pivotal to I -49 Midway development

From St. Landry Parish Development
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Coordinated development along a central segment of I-49 is important and should move forward, according to a consensus of those most affected by it. The question is how to do it.

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Free hearing aids, amplified phones

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Free amplified telephones and hearing aids are available to Louisiana residents. The program is funded by a state agency, Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. Call Stacy at Affiliated Blind of Louisiana for more information on how to qualify at 337-234-6492.

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Clovis Crawfish books on sale

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The City of Eunice is selling Clovis Crawfish books by Mary Alice Fontenot as a fundraiser for the city’s 125th anniversary. Anyone wishing to buy a book is asked to call 337-457-7389, extension 1, or 337-305-3672.