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Did oysters on half shell lure ancients?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
If we think at all about the earliest inhabitants of south Louisiana, we tend to think of them as living on the higher and drier places away from the coast.

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The new golden age of the automobile

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
Flooring the accelerator of Donny Krieger’s ‘69 SS Chevelle was one of the great thrills of my life. I was only 15 when I slammed the Chevelle’s four-speed Hurst shifter into second and stomped on the gas.

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Are you guilty of ‘weekend rentals’?

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
“And if it comes back the very next day, well, then I’ll go bankrupt…” — apologies to Elvis. It started with “wardrobing.” Unscrupulous shoppers would buy expensive outfits for a special occasion and return them to the store the next day. (“I guess I just trusted this once-great store too much.

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St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office. Thursday, Sept. 4 Kaleb Gerard Jordan of Breaux. Bridge and Destiny Jhailing LeDoux of Opelousas. Friday, Sept. 5 Aidan Joseph Cochran and Jillian Eve DeLucca, both of Opelousas.

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St. Landry Parish civil cases

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The following are civil cases filed in the 27th Judicial Court District. Thursday, Sept. 4 Derafecus Williams vs Logan Handy et al, damages. Buddy’s Enterprise Inc vs Oger Francisco Iraola Palma etal, executory process. Angelica Nimer Johnson vs Keith Johnson, divorce.
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Carissa Ann Hebert

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Hebert, Arvie named Cotton Festival royalty

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Louisiana Cotton Association announced the royalty for the 71st annual Louisiana Cotton Festival, which will be held from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. Carissa Ann Hebert is being honored by the festival board as Colonel Cotton this year for her dedication to the festival for many years.
Eunice royalty were recognized at the Sept. 9 Eunice Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting. Front, from left, are Toddler Miss Eunice Julia Bellard, Little Miss Eunice Paisley Bordelon, and Tiny Miss Eunice Evelyn Doucet. In back, from left, are Alderman Randall Reed, Alderwoman Germaine Simpson, Alderman Chad Andrepont, Deb Miss Eunice Ava’ Claire Thomas, Junior Miss Eunice Elizabeth Kathryn Reed, Teen Miss Eunice Gracie Lou Oliver, Ms. Eunice Nichole Young-David, Miss Eunice Samantha Gobert, Mayor Scott Fon

Eunice royalty were recognized at the Sept. 9 Eunice Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting. Front, from left, are Toddler Miss Eunice Julia Bellard, Little Miss Eunice Paisley Bordelon, and Tiny Miss Eunice Evelyn Doucet. In back, from left, are Alderman Randall Reed, Alderwoman Germaine Simpson, Alderman Chad Andrepont, Deb Miss Eunice Ava’ Claire Thomas, Junior Miss Eunice Elizabeth Kathryn Reed, Teen Miss Eunice Gracie Lou Oliver, Ms. Eunice Nichole Young-David, Miss Eunice Samantha Gobert, Mayor Scott Fon

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Eunice royalty recognized at city council meeting

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
Eunice royalty were recognized at the Sept. 9 Eunice Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting. Front, from left, are Toddler Miss Eunice Julia Bellard, Little Miss Eunice Paisley Bordelon, and Tiny Miss Eunice Evelyn Doucet.
A. Sherwood

A. Sherwood

3 wanted for burglaries in Acadia Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating the following fugitives wanted for various burglaries. Joseph Blaine Mistric is a white male, 43 years of age. He is 5’11” in height and weighs approx. 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

Remains found in Beauregard Parish linked to Evangeline Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
A timber marking crew discovered the skeletal remains of a black male south of Merryville, on Jan. 4, 1993, in Beauregard Parish. The initial autopsy results conducted by the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Lake Charles indicated that the unidentified victim died of multiple gunshot wounds.

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Parish Council faces $4.6M debt request

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 12, 2025
The St. Landry Parish Council faces a decision on Parish President Jessie Bellard’s proposal for a $4.6 million revenue bond to pay off past and current expenses. The debt issue is on the Council’s agenda for its meeting on Wednesday in Opelousas.