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Sheriff offers advice as sugar cane harvest season kicks off

With sugarcane harvest set to begin, the mills are running and there will be an increase in farm traffic on the roadways of St. Mary Parish. Safety is especially important as farmers and motorists share the road during grinding season, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said.

Support Amendment No. 3

It has been said before, but bears repeating: Louisiana must increase transportation infrastructure investment if critically-important projects, like I-49 South, will ever be completed. The failure to raise transportation revenue during the 2017 legislative session was disappointing.

NFL Pigskins at the public trough

I’m calling foul on all the leftists rushing to protect the NFL’s protest crusaders from President Donald Trump’s criticism of their national anthem antics. Their shabby line of defense?

Spending other people’s money

I can’t blame them, really. It’s human nature to want something for nothing. I speak of two tenants who recently moved into a rental unit I own. I made the mistake of renting the unit for one flat rate that included “free” utilities.

Economist to provide economic outlook

Financial holding company IBERIABANK will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2017 Entrée to Business Breakfast with Dr. Loren Scott as he gives his Louisiana Economic Outlook. The annual event, now hosted by One Acadiana (1A), will return to DoubleTree by Hilton from 7 to 9 a.m. Oct. 12.

Eunice’s champion of cleanup recognized with state award

Donna Baltakis, director of Keep Eunice Beautiful, was recognized as the Affiliate Director of the Year by Keep Louisiana Beautiful. Keep Eunice Beautiful also received one of 25 Circle of Excellence award presented in the state. The award included $500.

School tax vote in the works

The St. Landry Parish School Board announced it will consider a tax election in March that would raise money for salary increases and facility improvements. Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, in an intervew outside the meeting on Monday in Opelousas, said he plans a 10-year, 11.

Early voting Saturday at Eunice City Hall

For the first time early voting will take place at the Eunice Municipal Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the second-floor Clerk of Courts office in Eunice for the Oct. 14 election. St.

Governor directs donation drive for Puerto Rico hurricane relief

Gov. John Bel Edwards has directed the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) to lead a statewide donation drive to help Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico.

Sugar harvest off to a favorable start

The 2017 harvest of the parish’s sugar cane crop appears to be off to a good start, says County Agent Stuart Gauthier. The LaSuCa mill at St. John cranked up last Wednesday, Sept. 20, for a season that is expected to stretch well into December.