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What’s that hanging in my tree?

Some 20-plus years ago when I was an undergraduate at LSU studying horticulture, I first began to notice the strange new gray growth on the limbs of the trees across campus, especially the live oaks and crape myrtles. No, it wasn’t Spanish moss as we are all accustomed to here in Louisiana.

Re-enactment planned at Port Hudson

To commemorate the 157th anniversary of the “Siege of Port Hudson,” Port Hudson State Historic Site will host its annual re-enactment on March 28-29. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., volunteer re-enactors in Union and Confederate uniforms will stage activities representative of the siege of 1863.

From the March 2010 files of The Eunice News

From the March 2010 files of The Eunice News

AgCenter researcher receives distinguished service award

LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Don Groth received the Distinguished Service Award from the Rice Technical Working Group on Feb. 26.

Cleco warns customers to beware of scams

Cleco is reminding customers to be on alert for fraudulent phone calls, text messages and emails, as well as in-person scammers posing as representatives of Cleco.

Legislators says education is a top priority for upcoming session

A capacity crowd was on hand for Wednesday morning’s Legislative Breakfast to hear area legislators explain their plans and expectations for the upcoming session. State Sen. Mark Abraham of Lake Charles and Rep.

Biden’s comeback and Bernie’s Cuba problem

Joe Biden sputters and gaffes his way along the campaign trail and somehow manages a resounding victory on Super Tuesday. Go figure. Perhaps what Super Tuesday revealed, among other things, is that Democrats prefer an uninspiring, sometimes-bizarre Biden to a Marxist.

Cajun prairie canal plan ran dry

Farmers and businessmen rolled out the red carpet in the early summer of 1906, when a dozen men from Pennsylvania chugged across the south Louisiana prairies in a special railroad car.

Thank God for Supreme Court’s look at same-sex foster parents

A few years ago, an LGBTQ couple approached Bethany Christian Services and expressed an interest in becoming foster parents. Bethany Christian, which maintained a contract with the city of Philadelphia to provide foster care, turned them down based on a religious opposition to same-sex unions.

Did you know? School bomb threats are costly

Routinely our office investigates and arrests students for bomb threats made at local schools. In most cases, the bomb threats are written on the school’s wall. Law enforcement must and will always respond to any and all threats made towards the students, teachers, and schools.