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Acadia Parish school superintendent Richard to leave

Following an executive session held during the March 19 special meeting of the Acadia Parish School Board, it was announced that the search would begin for a new superintendent.

Firefighters rescue man from rice bin

Firefighters rescued a man after he fell into a rice bin at North CC Duson and East Vine, according to Eunice Fire Chief Chaise Brown.
The incident occurred at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday.

What is a respectable tip for OK service?

The other night, I took a friend out for her birthday at an upscale French restaurant.
The food is magnificent, as authentic as anything I tasted when I lived in Paris — cue the accordion music. But even perfection has its tics.

March Madness means big bucks for college athletes

Are you all fired up and into March madness? It’s my favorite sports time of year. I understand you may disagree, but I’ll take the college basketball tournament over any other sporting event, even the Super Bowl.

Student Arts Expo puts talent on display

St. Landry Parish students showed their art, technology, and filled the Courthouse Square with music on Saturday during the second annual Arts and STEAM festival.

House panel OKs bill giving police space

A House committee moved forward with a bill Tuesday that would criminalize coming within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer if ordered to halt by the officer.

Garcille wins judicial election

Laura Rougeau Garcille won the three-way race for Division B 27th Judicial District judge in Saturday’s election.
Garcille won with 1,610 votes — 57% — in the tally posted on geauxvote.com.