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Eunice Mardi Gras schedule

The Eunice Mardi Gras music line up is scheduled for downtown Eunice beginning Feb. 21 and continues through Feb. 25 — Mardi Gras. The Eunice Mardi Gras season begins with the 10th annual Taster’s Choice event at the LSUE Acadian Center from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 19.

Health officials investigating norovirus outbreak in Lake Charles

The Louisiana Office of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of norovirus in the Lake Charles area that appears to be spreading in the Calcasieu and Vernon Parishes.

Mamou Mardi Gras schedule

The music in Mamou for Mardi Gras weekend begins Feb. 22 and continues throughout Mardi Gras day. Here is a schedule of the weekend’s events: Feb. 22 Performing at the south end of 6th Street: Ferral Manuel and Wild Rice from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys from 2 to 5 p.m.

Council OKs Acadia-St. Landry Hospital tax on ballot

The St. Landry Parish Council approved placing a tax proposal for the Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District on the May 9 ballot. Cindy Walters, hospital CEO, spoke at the Parish Council’s meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. The proposal is for a 10-mill property tax for 10 years.

Edwards’ $32B budget hikes spending $285M

Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed a $32 billion state budget Friday focusing on education as a high priority, with increases in funding for early childhood, K-12 and higher education, including TOPS scholarships.

Don’t know how your dog is feeling? Check his eyebrows

I would love to know what my dog is thinking or feeling. Apparently, someone does know, or at least has an inkling. I recently stumbled upon an essay in the Wall Street Journal titled, “What does it feel like to be a dog?” The piece was written by Dr.

Riding across the prairie sea

My dictionary defines a “cove” as “a sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake,” and says that, in a geographical sense, a “point” is a “projection of land,” usually into a body of water. But south Louisiana is full of places that are far inland and named for those nautical features.

Do greeting cards face a St. Valentine’s Day massacre?

Spending a rainy Saturday afternoon reminiscing over congratulatory keepsakes stored in the attic. Clutching vintage Valentines purchased at an estate sale. Sorting through all those shoeboxes of yellowing mementoes in your late great-aunt Sadie’s House Where Time Stood Still.

Did you know? First African-American officers named

February is Black History Month, a month we honor the memory, history, and achievements of African-Americans in the United States. At the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office we appreciate all the hard work, dedication, and heroism of all our deputies who serve our communities.

Port Barre man sentenced for carjacking, firearm, kidnapping

Jon Michael Mauldwin, 28, was sentenced today to 241 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a federal carjacking and related firearms charge stemming from the kidnapping of a Port Barre man, announced David C. Joseph, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.