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Belly Buddies Color Fun Run set April 13
There will be a Belly Buddies Color Fun Run in downtown Eunice from 10 a.m. until noon on April 13.

Louisiana school choice: Moment of truth

The State Legislature has quickly passed bills promoting Educational Savings Accounts (ESA’s) out of both the Senate and House Education Committees, and the ESA bills are now headed for critical floor votes — and an all-out opposition from governm

Moved by the disaster in Baltimore

I was born in Baltimore at the end of 1961.
I was only in Charm City for the first months of my life, and was younger than a toddler when my mom and dad traveled back home to their native Philadelphia.

Freedom of choice in motorcycle helmet debate

One of the hot issues in the current session of the Louisiana Legislature, meeting at the state capitol in Baton Rouge, is the repeal of a law that currently mandates the wearing of a safety helmet when riding a motorcycle.

Bill seeks absentee ballot restrictions

Louisiana’s top election official wants to restrict how voters can obtain and submit forms to request absentee ballots, along with limits on who may assist voters with the ballots themselves.