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McNeese releases fall President’s honor List

The President’s Honor List for the fall 2018 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours.

Leadership EXCEL’s 25th class begins year

The 25th class of the Leadership EXCEL program kicked off a new year with a two-day retreat held at the First Baptist of Crowley on Jan. 17 and 18. Twenty participants from the parishes of Acadia and Jeff Davis are participating in the year-long program.

Andrew Cuomo rejects fundamental values of his faith

Thirty-five years ago, while visiting the University of Notre Dame, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo gave a landmark speech on the topic of abortion.

Tech making ‘Car Guys’ endangered species

My Uncle Jimmy would’ve hated the late-model SUV I rented for a recent trip to New Jersey. I sure did. You see, this modern SUV boasted “smart” technologies designed to keep me safe and happy. It made me miserable.

Tips sought about trailer, wire theft

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the felony theft of a cargo utility trailer and 1,200 pounds of copper wire from Entergy, located at 1134 Osage Trail in northeast Acadia Parish that occurred on Jan. 20.

Port Barre man sentenced for child porn possession

A Port Barre man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for possessing child pornography on his computer and an external hard drive, a news release from U.S. Attorney David Joseph stated. John G. Bertrand, 35, of Port Barre, was sentenced on Jan. 2 by U.S. District Judge Dee. D.

Illegal alien pleads guilty to illegally re-entering U.S.

U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced that an illegal alien from Mexico arrested in Acadia Parish pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally re-entering the country. Jose Melchor-Martinez, 49, of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol B.

PAR to keep constitutional issues on front-burner

Legislation to pave the way for another constitutional convention in Louisiana failed to get approval from the House last year, but a respected public policy organization still intends to keep the issue on the front-burner in 2019.

Sittig is Rotary’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

Dale Sittig accepts the Eunice Rotary Club’s 2018 Citizen of the Year Award, presented to him by John Pucheu, chairman of the club’s Citizen of the Year committee. The Rotary Club was founded in 1924 and has given the Citizen of the Year award since 1942.

Experience Louisiana Festival discontinued

The Experience Louisiana Festival announced on its website and Facebook page that the four-year-old event held at LSUE has been discontinued. The festival, first held in 2015, offered an expansive vision of what a community festival could be.