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Update: Crash kills Basile woman, Eunice man

Update: The deceased passenger is identified as 38-year-old Michael C. Vidrine of Eunice, LA. On May 8, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle, fatal crash on La. 27 on top of the Choupique Bayou Bridge in Calcasieu Parish.

Presidential primary scheduled July 11

Barring another executive order, the Louisiana Presidential Preference Primary election will be held July 11. The race has been whittled down to only two presumptive candidates — incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden — since the coronavirus virus-induced postponements.

Acadia jurors look at mosquito control company change

Some members of the Acadia Parish Police Jury are not happy with the parish’s mosquito control company and may be looking to make a change.

Mystery gadget did it all

Today we’re used to doing all sorts of things with the click of a button, or maybe just the wink of an eye, thanks to modern technology. But in 1940 the idea that such things could be done was considered science fiction, if not outright magic.

Eunice native pens memoir of family life at Stone Motel, now L’Acadie Inn

Welcome to the Stone Motel. Check-in anytime 24/7 with the Ardoin family at your service 365 days a year with “towels, soap, sheets, and toilet paper.

Parish Council wary of its finances as it considers weed spraying

The St. Landry Parish Council delayed a decision about spraying weeds along its roads. With Council members holding a teleconference meeting Wednesday, what would have been a routine expense came under the microscope.

State to hire contract tracers

Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health outlined a plan for COVID-19 testing and tracking that would hire as many as 700 Louisianans to serve as “contact tracers,” interviewing and advising people who have tested positive to determine who in their lives could also be at risk.

Using a mask to mask your feelings

I have been trying to do my civic duty. I stay more than 6 feet away from most people. I live alone, so my trips to the store are surgical strikes. I have social distanced from vulnerable friends and relatives, mastered the art of Zoom and Facetime, and learned to make my own damn coffee.

Are you ready for the murder hornets?

Murder hornets. (Not to be confused with their close relatives: accessory-to-murder hornets, involuntary-manslaughter hornets, justifiable-homicide hornets and turning-state’s-evidence hornets.) Killer hornets. Asian giant hornets.

Acadia Parish patrol vehicles

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has declared fove vehicles as surplus. In doing so, Sheriff KP Gibson has donated one police unit to five different agencies to assist with their needs for units to patrol their communities.