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OGHS earns recognition for breastfeeding program

Opelousas General Health System announced its recent recognition as a Gift Shining Star designated hospital, which is the highest designation within The Gift program.

Parish Council proceeds with CAO position

An ordinance to activate the chief administrative officer job is headed to the Aug. 19 St. Landry Parish Council meeting. The ordinance was introduced Wednesday prior to the Council’s committee meetings.

Teachers to get scrub option

Teachers will be given the option to wear scrubs when classes start in St. Landry Parish. The scrubs were added to the dress code included in the district’s Strong Start plan to reopen schools.

Crawfish concerns weighed in mosquito spraying decision

Police jurors wanted input from the public — specifically, from parish crawfish farmers — before they authorized aerial spraying for mosquitoes in Acadia. To that end, a public hearing was held Thursday night in the Community Room of the Cooperative Extension Office.

Bill could save state more than $1B on hurricane protection

Pending changes to federal law could save Louisiana more than $1 billion for a hurricane protection system that has been promised since Hurricane Katrina but not delivered.

Acadia Parish school start reset to Sept. 8

Acadia Parish School Board voted Thursday night to delay the start date of public schools until Sept. 8.

Teen shot in stomach

A 17-year-old male was shot in the stomach at about about 1 p.m. Thursday, but Eunice Police have more questions than answers after the initial investigation, Police Chief Randy Fontenot said. “The shooting incident happened at 1:02 p.m. on Aug.

Hospice of Acadiana recognized as ‘Best Places to Work’

Hospice of Acadiana, Inc. has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist.

LSU researchers develop saliva-based test to make COVID-19 easier to track

LSU Professors Stephania Cormier, a respiratory immunologist, and Rebecca Christofferson, an emerging viruses expert, have developed a saliva-based test to help track COVID-19 in K-12 school children and teachers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Free COVID-19 testing to end soon

Free COVID-19 testing at sites sponsored by the federal government will end next week. Testing is available at Cajun Field at the University of Louisiana, the Lake Charles Civic Center and the Rapides Parish Exhibition Center in Alexandria.