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High tariffs cause soybean price to plummet

American farmers receive billions of dollars in federal aid every year to protect them when prices fall due to weather or market fluctuations.

EPSO captures two fugitives wanted for theft

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has located two individuals wanted for theft and criminal trespassing. The two fugitives have been identified as Ashley R. Yielding and Jessica H. Wiles, both of Pine Prairie.

Lawsuit filed to challenge qualifications of Mamou councilman candidate

A week after qualifying ended for the November 6 elections, a civil lawsuit was filed Friday morning with the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court office that challenges the qualifications of a candidate for District 3 City Councilman in the Town of Mamou.

BNSF will pay to replant Rayne’s memorial magnolias

Many local citizens were saddened — and some angered — when an out-of-town crew showed up to cut down more than 20 magnolia trees that had been planted in downtown Rayne.

Mayor Greg A. Jones to serve as 82nd International Rice Festival Grand Parade Marshal

Mayor Greg A. Jones has been chosen as the 82nd International Rice Festival Grand Parade Marshal which will roll through downtown Crowley on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The son of Florence Jones and the late Donald Jones, he is a graduate of Crowley High School and Louisiana State University.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 1 Richard Nimer, 55, 500 block of Clay Street, Opelousas. Distribution of schedule III; distribution of schedule II. Arrested by Opelousas Police. Brent Rasheed Thomas, 20, 900 block of Park Circle, Opelousas.

Eunice Police dispatch radio logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. July 31 05:21 Call through 911 for an officer to go to the nature trail park. Someone is there waiting for them. 07:18 Open door in the 200 block of South Vivian.

Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 31 Blaze Dowden, 25, 800 block of South Broadway Street, Church Point. Two counts of theft less than $1,000. Sabrina Adams, 35, homeless. Probation violation. Hilary Suire Marvant, 30, 800 block of South Broadway Street, Church Point.

​A man of God sins against my father

If a liberal like Jesse Jackson went on CNN and accused my father of being a “known womanizer” like President Trump, conservatives across America would go off the rails. They’d defend the reputation of Ronald Reagan to the max and blast Jackson for his false and evil equivalency.

GUEST EDITORIAL: Negative effects of tariffs on newspapers

Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850), a French economist and member of France’s National Assembly, wrote prolifically about how most people see only the positive effects of a policy, while the negative effects, even if greater, are not as evident to the casual observer.