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Never forget: Muslim hate crime hoaxes

Another year. Another Sept. 11 anniversary. Another opportunity for grievance-mongering Muslim agitators to decry the imagined “epidemic” of “Islamophobia.” South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) convened with Mad Maxine Waters and other House Democrats in Washington, D.C.

Should you have the right to die?

We pride ourselves as Americans in our lifestyle choices. The right to freedom of choice, protecting our individual assertion of free will, and deciding just how we want to live our lives. And yes, we have the right to excess. You can live a gluttonous life by overindulging in many personal hazards.

WWII shaped offshore drilling

World War II had a bad effect and then a good one on the offshore oil industry. The industry probably would have developed much earlier than it did if there had been no war, but the end of the war brought together men and machines and circumstances that sped it along once it got started.

Cosper, former UL administrator, state higher education commissioner, dies

Dr. Sammie W. Cosper, a former vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Southwestern Louisiana who later served as the state’s higher education commissioner, died Sept. 19. He was 83.

Acadiana men sentenced for drug distribution

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced Friday that multiple people were sentenced for their roles in distributing illegal drugs in Acadiana.

Loving Trump’s U.N. speech

Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations on Tuesday was not just great, it was totally refreshing. The president’s address to the U.N. General Assembly was so perfect it almost made me forget all the horrible speeches his predecessor gave to that corrupt, bloated and anti-American body.

Why are Louisiana insurance rates high?

With major hurricanes recently hitting Florida and Texas, and since some parts of Louisiana are still cleaning up after last year’s torrential rains, many property owners in the Bayou State are asking if insurance rates will go up. Will rates go up? Is the Pope Catholic?

Tri-Parish jobless rates improve

Unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish area posted improvement in the Bureau of Labor and Statistics report released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The August jobless rates in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes were lower than those reported in August 2016.

Speed limits on parish roads raised: Roads listed

Nearly 300 miles of newly paved roads lace St. Landry Parish, but the speed limits on those roads remain mostly in the 20 to 30 mph range. The St. Landry Parish Council voted 10-1 to change the speed limit on 67 roads at its Wednesday meeting.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sept. 22 Ian Paul Langley, 26, 200 block of Shelton Manuel Road, Eunice. Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, unauthorized use of a moveable, simple criminal damage to property. Arrested by St.